Archive · 10 Sep 2026
Gwyneth Paltrow Revisits Brad Pitt Romance and Broken Engagement
Gwyneth Paltrow once had a crush on Brad Pitt after seeing him in a movie.
They later met while making the film Se7en.
Paltrow said they felt an immediate connection.
She was 22, and Pitt was 31 when they started dating.
They became engaged but ended the relationship before getting married.
Paltrow said she was not ready for marriage at that time.
Their busy acting careers and strong media attention made the relationship feel even more intense.
She now says Pitt is a great guy and that they remain friends.
Gwyneth Paltrow said her long-standing crush on Brad Pitt began after watching Thelma & Louise in 1991.
Paltrow and Pitt met while filming Se7en and described their connection as “love at first sight.”
Paltrow was 22 and Pitt was 31 when they began dating around 1994.
The couple became engaged in 1996 but ended their relationship in June 1997 before marrying.
Paltrow said she was too young for marriage, while career demands and intense media attention added pressure; the pair remain friends.
- Who
- Gwyneth Paltrow and Brad Pitt, who dated and became engaged in the 1990s.
- What
- Paltrow revisited their romance, first meeting, engagement, breakup and continuing friendship.
- When
- They dated around 1994 to June 1997; Paltrow discussed the relationship on a podcast appearance on September 8, with the year not specified.
- Where
- They met while filming Se7en; the podcast appearance was on Friends Keep Secrets.
- Why
- Paltrow said she was very young and not ready for marriage, while demanding careers and intense public attention added pressure.
- First meeting
- Paltrow and Pitt met while filming the 1995 thriller Se7en, in which they played a married couple.
- Relationship period
- They were a couple between approximately 1994 and 1997.
- Age difference
- Paltrow was 22 and Pitt was 31 when they began dating, a nine-year difference.
- Engagement
- They became engaged in 1996.
- Breakup
- Their relationship ended in June 1997 before they married.
- Current relationship
- Paltrow said she and Pitt remain friends and described him as a great guy.
- Paltrow's marriage
- She married television producer Brad Falchuk in 2018.
