Oscar-winning actress Gwyneth Paltrow has candidly discussed the initial apprehension she felt about performing multiple sex scenes with her much younger Marty Supreme co-star, Timothée Chalamet, citing their notable 23-year age gap as a primary concern.
Navigating On-Screen Intimacy
Speaking at a recent Q+A session for the film in Santa Monica, the 53-year-old star admitted she was convinced the 27 or 28-year-old Chalamet would find the on-camera intimacy "really weird" because of the age difference. Paltrow revealed her own reservations, stating, "I mean, it's weird. And I [thought], 'Oh, if it's weird for me, then it's going to probably really weird for [him].'"
However, the actress was pleasantly surprised, confirming the experience was ultimately "fine" and "not that weird." She elaborated, explaining it was a significant undertaking given the number of scenes and her own hiatus from such filming, but praised the process as "very comfortable." Paltrow went on to gush about Chalamet's professionalism to People magazine, calling him "so easy to work with" and highlighting his brilliance, commitment, and confidence.
Family Reactions and Mechanical Realities
The personal fallout from the steamy scenes extended to Paltrow's home life, with her two children having starkly different reactions. During an appearance on Late Night With Seth Meyers, Paltrow revealed her 19-year-old son, Moses, handled seeing the scenes "not great," often covering his eyes. In contrast, her 21-year-old daughter, Apple, thought her mother was "bad-a**" for kissing the young actor, as she told Extra.
Paltrow has previously demystified the nature of filming such sequences, describing them on The Drew Barrymore Show as "very mechanical" and akin to a choreographed routine, devoid of any real romance. "It's like you're making out with someone that you don't [know]... It's like a choreography but involving tongues," she quipped, with host Drew Barrymore agreeing it was like being intimate with a colleague.
Chalamet's Continued Awards Success
The revelations come as Timothée Chalamet continues to receive critical acclaim for his leading role in the film, which was released last month. His performance has cemented his status as an awards season frontrunner, a notion proven correct when he recently won the Golden Globe for Best Actor in a Musical/Comedy.
In a grateful Instagram post celebrating his win, Chalamet thanked his fellow nominees, his director Josh Safdie, and gave a shout-out to his parents and his partner, Kylie Jenner, who attended the ceremony with him. His success underscores the professional chemistry that ultimately overrode any initial on-set anxieties about the pair's age difference.
