Gwyneth Paltrow is taking a stroll down romantic memory lane.
THE Iron Man The actress subtly referenced her former boyfriend Ben Affleck during her appearance on Amy Poehler’s Good Hand podcast on Tuesday, January 6. Paltrow, 53, opened up about her brief romance with the Oscar winner while reflecting on her bond with the late Robin Williams, explaining that their paths crossed around the release of Goodwill Hunt in 1997 – a film that Affleck co-wrote and starred in.
“I only learned [Williams] a little when Goodwill Hunt came out [in 1997] because I was dating one of the people who wrote this movie and was in this movie,” the Goop founder said.
“We’re well aware of that,” Poehler joked, before praising Affleck’s performance. Paltrow agreed, adding, “I love this movie. It’s a perfect movie. I love it so much.”
It was a rare acknowledgment of her romance with Affleck, whom she dated starting in 1997 after her split from Brad Pitt. During their relationship, the two also worked together, starring in Shakespeare in Love in 1998 and Bounce in 2000, before putting an end to it the same year.
Paltrow later found love with Coldplay frontman Chris Martin. The former couple share two children, daughter Apple, 21, and son Moses, 19, and split in 2016. She then married television writer and director Brad Falchuk in 2018.
Affleck, meanwhile, was married to Jennifer Garner from 2005 to 2018, and most recently to Jennifer Lopez from 2022 to 2025.
