Gwyneth Paltrow Will Not Star In Any More Films, And She Shared Her Reasons With Fans
Gwyneth Paltrow is still on TV screens selling Goop stuff or heading up Goop shows — but she doesn’t star in movies. In fact, she hardly even acts anymore. Sure, she might pop up in a Marvel movie every now and then, but that’s about it. The Oscar-winner hasn’t properly headlined a movie since Proof in 2005. And the reasons why Paltrow has taken a step back are actually kind of stunning.
Revelation
The former actor revealed her thinking in an interview with Harper’s Bazaar. She was appearing in the fashion mag to promote the six-part TV series The Goop Lab — but the conversation was much more enlightening than that. Even her first comment about her recent lack of acting credits was pretty surprising.
Gag reflex
It turns out the actor can’t bear to see herself on screen. “I vom,” Paltrow said of her reaction to watching herself act. “I gag. I hate it.” That’s saying something, considering she has around 60 acting credits to her name! But she expanded on this strange physical response in an interview with Howard Stern.
Stern stomach
Speaking to the DJ in 2019, Paltrow said, “I don’t like hearing the sound of my voice.” She also reiterated how she simply “can’t watch [herself] in a movie.” The pair were talking about a defining moment in the actor’s career — her Oscar win. It’s crazy to think this emotional victory was the first time the actor thought about stepping back from acting.
What happened
Let’s face it: we all remember Paltrow blubbering over the Oscar podium. The star collected her Best Actress statue for Shakespeare in Love in 1999, and the emotion of the moment seemingly got the better of her. The person up there certainly didn’t seem like someone ready to throw in the towel. So, what happened?
