Gwyneth Paltrow Says Her Parents' 'Interfaith Marriage' Was 'Scandalous' at the Time: 'Nobody Was Happy About It'

Mar. 15, 2025

“My mother’s Christian, my father’s Jewish,” said Gwyneth, 52. “It’s interesting — I grew up in a time in the ’70s where interfaith marriage was still kind of a big deal. And so it was really hard for both of my parents' parents thatthey were marrying each other.”

“It was a bit scandalous. Nobody was happy about it,” she continued, adding, “They definitely grew to accept it later in life and kind of let go of all of that.”

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Gwyneth Paltrow in Paris on Sept, 24, 2024; Bruce Paltrow and Blythe Danner on Sept. 19, 2002.Stephane Cardinale - Corbis/Corbis via Getty; Mathew Imaging/FilmMagic

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Danner, 81, and Bruce tied the knot in 1969 and shared two children: Gwyneth and her younger brotherJake Paltrow, 49.

Bruce and Blythe were married for more than 30 years, beforehis death in 2002 at age 58, after a years-long battle with throat cancer.

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“I’m so close to everybody on that side of my family. We’re all kind of interwoven and so important to each other and just show up for each other again and again and again,” the Oscar winner added. “I came to find out that we are from 17 generations of rabbis.”

Of her own special memoryfrom celebrating Hanukkahas a child, Gwyneth said, “My most favorite is when I go back to being at my grandparents' house on Long Island and getting the Hanukkah gelt.”

“I have such a strong memory of the gold round coins and my brother and I tearing into them,” the actress added with a smile.

source: people.com