Gwyneth Paltrow’s high-profile marriage to Brad Pitt ended in a shocking split, leaving fans wondering what went wrong. The couple met on the set of 1995’s Se7en and were considered Hollywood’s golden couple until their breakup in June 1997. During their engagement, which began after Paltrow won her Best Supporting Actor Golden Globe for 12 Monkeys in 1996, the pair even sported matching haircuts.
“I take the institution extremely seriously,” Paltrow said at the time of their engagement. “There are no divorces in my family either—and in his either.” However, just two years later, they called it quits, citing that they weren’t meant to be together.
In a 1998 interview, Paltrow’s words cut deep: “When two people aren’t supposed to be together, they’re not supposed to be together.” Years later, in 2015, Paltrow explained her regret over the split. She admitted she wasn’t ready for marriage at age 22 and felt Pitt was too mature for their relationship.
The news of their breakup also had an emotional impact on Paltrow’s family, particularly her father Bruce Paltrow. “My father loved him like a son,” he said in the aftermath. As for Paltrow herself, she confessed that she fell deeply in love with Pitt but couldn’t make it work. In hindsight, she admitted to not being ready for marriage at 22 and acknowledged Pitt’s maturity level was beyond her own at the time.
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