16 interesting facts about Gwyneth Paltrow
- In 1999 Gwyneth Paltrow won an Oscar for Best Actress in a Leading Role for Shakespeare In Love.
- Gwyneth Paltrow outraged animal rights campaigners by appearing in a luxury fur campaign by Italian designer Tod's in 2008.
- Gwyneth's favorite designer is Stella McCartney.
- Gwyneth had a Labrador Retriever named Holden. After her longtime canine companion passed away, she took comfort in the thought that her late father Bruce would be able to walk with her dog in heaven.
- In her early 20s, Gwyneth spent a summer in Paris and as a result, can speak French almost fluently. She is also fluent in Spanish.
- Friends of Gwyneth Paltrow joke with her by telling her to make a sequel to the complete bomb Duets.
- Gwyneth turned down the role of Rachel Keller in The Ring in 2002.
- Gwyneth Paltrow is 5' 9½".
- In 1999, Gwyneth Paltrow was sued for an undisclosed amount, by a couple who claimed that she injured them during a car accident.
- In 2002, Gwyneth Paltrow was nominated for a London Evening Standard Theatre Award for Best Actress for her performance in Proof. It was performed at the Donmar Warehouse in London, England.
- Gwyneth Paltrow claimed she was 'tricked' into posing nude for Bazaar magazine in 2001.
- Gwyneth Paltrow follows a strict macrobiotic diet, which prohibits alcohol, yet she appeared in Martini & Rossi liquor ads outside the United States in 2002.
- Although an American, many people think Gwyneth Paltrow is British. Reporters have also wrongly identified her as English in the press.
- In 1998, Gwyneth was voted Movieline's 'Most Stuck-up' actress.
- Before she was married, Gwyneth spent Thanksgiving every year with Steven Spielberg and Kate Capshaw at their home in the Hamptons.
- Gwyneth Paltrow is a big fan of yoga. She even purchased the book Little Yoga for her daughter Apple. She also once raised $74,000 by auctioning a yoga lesson.
