Gwyneth Paltrow was fired from major movie over ‘conscious uncoupling’ from Chris Martin
Gwyneth Paltrow has revealed her high profile divorce from Chris Martin led to her losing out on a major film role.
The Iron Man star is currently enjoying success of the back of her performance in sports-comedy Marty Supreme, which involved several steamy sex scenes with Timothée Chalamet and appears to be a frontrunner at the upcoming awards season.
However things weren't always plain sailing for the 53-year-old.
During a new interview with Amy Poehler on her Good Hang podcast, the Shakespeare in Love star revealed her ‘conscious uncoupling’ from the Coldplay frontman had an unfortunate impact on her career.
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"So, that was great, because I was getting a divorce and then I got fired. It was so awesome," she told the Parks and Recreation star.
Paltrow and Martin first met in 2002, with the singer-songwriter penning the hit song 'Fix You' for the actor after the loss of her father Bruce Paltrow. The couple later married in December 2003 and welcomed two children, Apple and Moses.
However the relationship would come to an abrupt end over a decade later, with Martin and Paltrow confirming their divorce - or ‘conscious uncoupling’ to be more precise - in 2014.
The divorce was later finalised in 2016.
Paltrow didn't reveal the film or distributor which she was allegedly fired from, but confirmed that it had coincided with the 2014 separation.
"I was supposed to do a movie at one point, and it was right after the kind of 'conscious uncoupling' thing with Chris," she explained.
"There was a lot of harsh stuff in the press, and I think the distributor was like, I think this might be too hot to touch," the actor continued, adding that she believed the distributor had maybe been cautious about having the project attached to her personal life.
"They were like, we don't need the heat."
Following her split from Martin, The Royal Tenenbaums star began dating producer Brad Falchuk, with the couple later tying the knot in 2018.
Meanwhile Martin has been in a relationships with Peaky Blinders star Annabelle Wallis and Dakota Johnson, the latter of whom he was engaged to before separating last year.
Paltrow also touched on the divisive reaction to her and Martin's decision to brand their divorce a ‘conscious uncoupling’, noting that it would have struck a chord for couples whose relationships didn't end on such good terms.
"I think, say, you had a really nasty divorce, or your parents had a really nasty divorce, and then you hear this idea that it doesn't have to be done this way," she said. "I think the implicit learning is, oh, f**k, they're saying I did something wrong, which of course was not the intention.
"Of course, that makes sense to me. Like, oh no, is the inference that I messed someone up? That's not a nice thing to contemplate. I do understand why it was so personal for people. Because it was. You only see that kind of reaction when it's personal."
Topics: Celebrity, Gwyneth Paltrow, Sex and Relationships, Coldplay
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