Gwyneth Paltrow has been part of the MCU for a long time. She portrayed the character of Iron Man’s love interest Pepper Potts. As Paltrow played the role of Pepper Potts she had to lock lips with Robert Downey Jr. who played the character of Iron Man in the MCU world.
The 50-year-old actress often reveals many intricate details about her life and career on her podcast. The Hook actress’s The Goop Podcast is one of the most famous podcasts and the actress invites many actors to tell their stories on her platform. During one of the episodes of her podcast, Paltrow talked about her kissing moment with Downey Jr.
Gwyneth Paltrow says Robert Downey Jr. is a like brother to her
The world knows Robert Downey Jr. and Gwyneth Paltrow had sizzling chemistry in the MCU movies, where they play the role of lovers. People have loved watching Downey Jr. and Paltrow’s chemistry on screen but for the 50-year-old actress to create that chemistry was a difficult part. During one of the episodes on her podcast, when the Iron Man actress invited Kate Hudson, she talked about her kissing experience with the 58-year-old actor.
As both the actresses opened up about their on-screen kissing experiences, the Emma actress mentioned that her worst kiss was with the Downey Jr. Paltrow revealed that for her, the Due Date actor is like a brother and she wasn’t okay locking lips with her brother. While talking about the kiss with Downey Jr. Paltrow said,
“Like with Robert, when I kissed him and I was like, ‘You’ve got to be kidding me. This is literally like kissing my brother.”
On her Podcast, Paltrow explained that it was one of the most awkward moments when she had to romance Downey Jr in the MCU films. The 50-year-old actress and the Zodiac actor have known each other for many years.
Gwyneth Paltrow says she found her inspirational partner in Robert Downey Jr.
Paltrow and Downey Jr. have known each other for almost 30 years now as per reports. During an interview, the She Said actress talked about her relationship dynamics with the Sherlock Holmes actor. While talking about the 58-year-old actor, the actress said,
“My relationship with Robert Downey Jr. which was obviously forged through all the Iron Man and Avengers movies. I feel like I was able to find an incredible, lifelong, inspirational partner and friend.”
While talking about Paltrow, the Iron Man 2 actor revealed that his wife Susan Downey and the Duets actress are great friends. The Tropic Thunder actor also mentioned that his wife doesn’t have a problem when he and Paltrow are kissing behind the cameras. Downey Jr. and the Couple Strong actress’s friendship has always been the talk of the town.
