﻿Gwyneth Paltrow's romantic history with her impressive list of exes is no mystery. And yet,
after all of these years, she still has some information to share about her previous
relationships. Most recently, the actress didn't hold back on the more … steamy details. So who's
better in bed? Brad Pitt or Ben Affleck? And who did she choose to kill off during
a game of "Fuck, marry, and kill?" During an episode of the podcast,
'Call Her Daddy,' Paltrow was probed for some very intimate details about her past relationships.
When the actress was asked who was the better kisser between Brad Pitt and Ben Affleck,
she kept her answer quite neutral. "They were both good kissers." She said.
The interviewer took the questions one step further by asking who was better in bed,
and Gwyneth didn't hesitate to answer. "Brad was like the sort of major chemistry,
love of your life, kind of hookup. And then Ben was, like, technically excellent."
For those of you who need a little bit of a recap on her romances with both actors,
let's turn back the clock and take a trip down memory lane. Gwyn and Brad met as any
fated Hollywood couple does on a movie set. They starred as an on-screen couple in the
film 'Se7en' back in 1995, and their chemistry was magnetic. Soon, the pair were inseparable.
Gwyn, who was just twenty-two years old at the time, admitted it was "love at second
sight" with Brad, who was thirty-one. It wasn't long before everyone knew they were an item,
and a smitten Paltrow confirmed it to the world when she gushed: "I am properly in
love for the first time in my life... and I do not care if my former boyfriends read this."
The couple was obsessed with each other. They even turned down jobs so that they could spend
as much time together as they could. When the actress was away on set, she drank out
of a mug with Brad's face on it. As for Brad, he called Gwyn his 'angel' and described the time
away from her as "A beast. A big hairy beast." "Really, all I can tell you is I've never been
happier. My girl's got class." Pitt confessed. In 1997, Brad proposed after two years of
dating. He described the moment as "one of the greatest" of his life.
When asked about her thoughts on her up-and-coming nuptials, Paltrow said that she took "the
institution extremely seriously." Adding, "There are no divorces in my family either – and
in his either, so this is not something – we've been together for quite some time,
so this is not a rash decision." Unfortunately, it seemed like Brad's
proposal was the downfall of their relationship. It wasn't much later that their blissful romance
suddenly began to unravel. The pressure of getting married felt like too much for Gwyn.
A few months after their engagement, the couple confirmed that they had broken up.
"I think I was a kid, and I wasn't ready. He was too good for me, I honestly do think;
I was too young and didn't know what I was doing." The actress confessed.
Paltrow also explained that their relationship 'wasn't healthy,' adding
that certain things happened between the two of them that made her 'hate' herself.
"My kind of internal stuff really tripped up that whole relationship,
and I felt really responsible, and also like I was the architect of my own misery, and I just
made a big mess out of it," she admitted. But it wasn't long before Paltrow found love
with another one of her co-stars. The same year she and Brad split,
the actress was introduced to Ben Affleck. The pair went on to feature in 'Shakespeare
In Love,' together and quickly started dating. The couple shared quick wit and a wicked sense
of humor — but their relationship also had its share of ups and downs. In an interview with
Howard Stern, Paltrow said that dating Affleck was fun, but her parents did not approve.
"He's super intelligent and really, really talented, and he's funny. But he wasn't in a
good place in his life to have a girlfriend." Gwyn recalled, adding that her parents "were
OK with the two of us not being together." As beautiful and accomplished as they both were,
Ben and Gweyn were, sadly, not built to last. Since the breakup with Pitt still
felt so fresh, it seemed as though Affleck was more of a rebound.
The actress shared, "I just think we have a very different sort of
value system. Ben makes life tough for himself. He's got a lot of complications,
and you know, he really is a great guy." The pair dated on and off before finally
ending their romance for good in 2000. Looking back, Paltrow sees the importance
of her relationship with Affleck. She explained that there are "certain boyfriends where you
are trying to work stuff out," adding that Ben "was very much a lesson in that way."
"I'm not sure exactly what I was trying to heal in that instance, but it was ... he was,
ya know, it was specific." She said. Although their romance had its turbulence,
the actress shared that she still thinks fondly of Affleck and that they're "still friends."
Gwyn went on to marry Chris Martin in 2003. The couple welcomed two children together, Apple and
Moses, before divorcing in 2016. Since then, she's been happily married to Brad Falchuk since 2018.
Jumping back to the recent intimate podcast interview, when Paltrow was
asked to play 'Fuck, Marry, Kill' with her exes, Ben didn't fair very well.
Gwyn said, "I think Brad," as the option to take him to bed. She said that she would
"remarry" her ex-husband, Martin, and lastly, she chose to kill off Affleck. She added, "Ben,
yeah, God bless him." - Owch, sorry, Ben. At least we know he's happily married to JLo now,
so he has nothing to worry about. When asked who she regarded as the better
actor between the two, she said that "they're both so talented," adding that Ben is a "great
writer and director." However, on acting alone, she admitted that Pitt was better because "of
all the different roles that he's done." Diving into more comparative questions,
the actress stated that Brad had more style and was more romantic. And while Ben was more
likely to make her laugh, she was also more likely to get into an argument with him.
Paltrow was even asked who she considered being more high maintenance between the pair,
but she didn't believe either of them was. Although she jokingly admitted that Ben had
a "mirror face that he would throw at the mirror" when he was looking at himself.
The actress also shared that she was still in contact with Brad and that they still have a love
for one another. Gwyn explained when they first broke up, they "weren't friends for a while."
"And then we sort of found our way back, probably about 18 or 19 years ago,
something like that, and then just kind of stayed in touch over the years." Adding,
"I adore him. 'He's an amazing person, and he's a great entrepreneur, and such
a creative, and such a good person. I really love him. I'm a big fan."
We love a good trip down memory lane, especially when it comes to those
epic romances from the '90s. Even though her romances with Brad and Ben are ancient history,
we won't say no to getting more details on their time together, especially the steamy kind.
What did you think about Paltrow's answers? Were they what you predicted they would be?
Were you surprised by any of them? Let us know in the comments below!