Gwyneth Paltrow is not holding back when it comes to her exes.
In her appearance on the “Call Her Daddy” podcast, the Hollywood star candidly spoke about ex-boyfriends Brad Pitt, Ben Affleck, and Chris Martin.
She shared what initially attracted her to Chris:
“When I heard [Coldplay’s] music, I had this very powerful reaction to it. I was like, ‘This is incredible.’ And I watched their whole thing, and I was like, ‘This band is going to be huge.’”
On their relationship, she said:
“It felt very different than my other relationships and it’s not so much that the relationship itself turned out to be like, healthier than my other relationships. It’s just that I think I had this deep calling on some level.
I knew he was going to be the father of my kids, maybe.”
She talked about getting engaged to Brad when she was 24:
“One night we were on the balcony of this house we were renting in this little town in Argentina. I wish I remembered exactly what he said, but he proposed, it was fantastic, I was thrilled. We had talked about it, but I was surprised in the moment, I remember that. I must have been 24.”
Gwyneth also opened up about their breakup:
“[I was] totally heartbroken when we broke up. It was the right thing at that time, but it was really hard. There were a number of things that had happened, he was nine years older than me so he was far more … he knew what he wanted, he was ready to do it and I was kind of all over the place, so it was really one of those difficult things, where I felt like, ‘Oh my God, not only am I not ready, I’m not living up to the standards again.’ It was a familiar refrain I felt about myself.”
At one point, she was asked to play a game called “Brad or Ben.” She initially thought that was the question and answered “Brad”! Here are her answers:
Better style? Brad
More romantic? Brad
More likely to make Gwyneth laugh? Ben
More likely to get into an argument with? Ben
More high maintenance? “I’m not sure I would characterize either of them as high maintenance”
Who cared more about their appearance? “I’m not sure. Neither of them were very vain like that…Although Ben did have a mirror face that he would throw at the mirror. He had a funny mirror face. I think he was joking though.”
Better kisser? “They were both good kissers.”
Better in bed? “Brad was like the sort of major chemistry, love of your life, kind of, at the time, and then Ben was, like, technically excellent. I can’t believe my daughter [Apple] is listening to this.”
Better actor? “Wow. Hm. I mean…they’re both so talented. Ben is a great writer and director. I guess I would probably have to say, acting alone, Brad. Ben is great too. They’re both great.”
Gwyneth was likewise asked to play “F**k, Marry, Kill” with Brad, Ben, and Chris.
She chose to marry Chris:
“I would do that all again.”
She revealed she would have sex with Brad one more time, and that unfortunately left Ben for the final choice.
