Gwyneth Paltrow has said she still “adores” her ex Brad Pitt — and that her husband “totally respects” their enduring friendship.
The Oscar-winner spoke about how she and Pitt managed to set aside their differences after they broke off their engagement in 1997 following a three-year relationship.
“When we first broke up, we weren’t friends for a while and then we sort of found our way back, probably about 18 or 19 years ago, something like that, and then just kind of stayed in touch over the years,” she said in an interview with the US TV show Entertainment Tonight.
“I adore him. He’s an amazing person, and he’s a great entrepreneur, and such a creative, and such a good person. I really love him. I’m a big fan.”
Paltrow started dating Coldplay singer Chris Martin in 2002 and the couple were married for over 10 years before they famously announced they were “consciously uncoupling” in 2014. She is now married to American TV writer Brad Falchuk, and said she thinks he “totally respects” the friendship she and Pitt share. “Probably one of the things that he likes about me is that I believe in conscious uncoupling,” she added.
“Whether you’re uncoupling with a co-worker, a spouse, a boyfriend, I really do believe that if you’ve invested in somebody — and of course there are exceptions — to amputate that relationship ... maybe you’re not then fully letting the full lesson reveal itself and the healing happen. So even though sometimes it can be uncomfortable, I think it’s nice to work through it and reconnect with the value that person brought to your life.”
Pitt, 58, married Friends star Jennifer Aniston in 2000 but they divorced five years later. They have also managed to stay friends.
Pitt then married fellow Hollywood star Angelina Jolie in 2014, but they divorced in 2019 and are fighting for custody over their six children.
Jolie has claimed he was verbally and physically abusive towards his family on a flight but he has denied it.
