Gavin and Stacey star calls out ‘dismissive’ Gwyneth Paltrow over behaviour on set of 90s film-Kitty Chrisp-Entertainment – Metro

The actress opened up about sharing a scene with Gwyneth in the movie (Picture: David Appleby/Matchmaker/Miramax/Kobal/Rex/Shutterstock)

Ruth Jones has revealed the ‘heartbreaking’ interaction she had with Gwyneth Paltrow as a young actress.

The Gavin and Stacey star, 57, described Gwyneth, 51, as ‘dismissive’ of her during filming for 1996 flick Emma, in which Ruth played Bates’ maid.

While Gwyneth was a global superstar playing the titular character, Ruth only had two lines in what would be her first ever film.

However, Ruth claimed her time in the spotlight was cut to just one line after Gwyneth declared there was no need for the second one.

Chatting on podcast Rob Brydon &, Ruth explained: ‘I had two lines, I had to announce Gwyneth Paltrow and say, “Miss Woodhouse is here” and then I had to say “Goodbye Miss Woodhouse” at the exit and let her out, and Gwyneth Paltrow cut one of my lines. 

‘She said, “Does she really need to say that, can I just come in?” Imagine this for people who are starting out. You’ve got two lines, and someone cuts 50% of your script, it’s heartbreaking.’ 

Before Ruth found fame on Gavin and Stacey she starred in a number of smaller roles (Picture: Baby Cow)

She continued: ‘I had to do the scene letting her out of the house, you can imagine the camera is on the other side of the door, in this beautiful little village, lovely little thatched cottage. 

‘We were waiting for them to shout action, so it was just me and Gwyneth behind the door. She didn’t want to talk to me, I was a nothing was I, I had two lines then I was down to one. 

‘So, I tried to make conversation with her and at the time she was going out with Brad Pitt. And I said, “do you have any Welsh connections?” 

‘Because Gwyneth, I always think of as a Welsh name. “How come you’re called Gwyneth?” She said, “My mother had a friend called Gwyneth and she really liked the name, so she called me Gwyneth.” 

‘She was quite dismissive of me, so I was thinking it’s an old woman’s name where I come from so when you get married, you’re going to be Gwyn Pitt!’

Ruth told Rob Brydon the story on his podcast (Picture: PA)

Of course, Gwyneth didn’t end up as Gwyn Pitt as her and Brad’s relationship ended in 1997.

While Pitt married and divorced Angelina Jolie, lifestyle guru Gwyneth now lives with her television producer husband Brad Falchuk and her two children – Apple, 14, and Moses, 12 – who she shares with her ex, Coldplay frontman Chris Martin.

Meanwhile, Ruth went on to star in TV series’ Drovers’ Gold the year after, As Time Goes By in 1998 and film The Theory of Flight that same year.

2002’s Heartlands saw Ruth star alongside Michael Sheen as Mandy and she also appeared in Fat Friends, but it wasn’t until Little Britain in 2003 that she gained national fame.

After that, her appearance in Gavin & Stacey as Nessa for 21 episodes cemented Ruth as a beloved mainstream British actress.

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