He was Tyler Durden in Fight Club, she was Viola De Lesseps in Shakespeare in Love. Of course, we’re talking about Brad Pitt and Gwyneth Paltrow, one of the biggest Hollywood couples of the 1990s.

Like many couples in Hollywood, their relationship was short-lived but captured the fascination of all.

Whether it was the matching haircuts and outfits that they rocked at various red-carpet events, their willingness to openly reflect back on the relationship decades later, startling new revelations about the intimate goings on of their courtship that lay bare some of the curdled power politics of Hollywood – some of which we’re still learning about right now -- there’s something about the two of them together that continues to hold our attention all of these years later.

Or it could be that there’s simply something innately compelling about a couple that look really, really good together. Gwyneth Paltrow and Brad Pitt are also still making headlines to this day, which may also be a variable.

Of course, they both went through their fair share of love and heartache well after they broke up. However, let’s rewind back to the mid-'90s and learn some of the secrets about the time when Gwyneth Paltrow and Brad Pitt were utterly besotted with each other.

Here are the 15 Secrets Behind Brad Pitt And Gwyneth Paltrow’s Relationship.

Pitt Threatened Harvey Weinstein

In an interview on Howard Stern’s show, Gwyneth Paltrow recounted an incident with Harvey Weinstein during which the powerful producer asked her for a massage in his hotel room. The experience proved especially fraught for Paltrow, not least because she had signed on to do two more movies with Weinstein.

Paltrow then told Pitt about this. Brad Pitt confronted Weinstein at the opening of Hamlet on Broadway, and used some choice words to hurl at the producer.

Paltrow said, “it was the equivalent of throwing him against the wall.”

It must be said that this didn’t prevent Brad Pitt and Harvey Weinstein from doing business together, as Brad Pitt has since then signed on to some Weinstein pictures, including perhaps most famously Inglourious Basterds.

Although Gwyneth Paltrow only talked about this incident very recently, it barely lasted the 24-hour news cycle. Harvey Weinstein has been accused of misconduct and assault by over 50 women, including Salma Hayek, Uma Thurman, Lupita Nyong’o, Cara Delevigne.

His recent downfall kick-started the Me Too movement, although Weinsten has denied all allegations of non-consensual encounters.

Paltrow said of the confrontation that it was “fantastic.” “He leveraged his fame and power to protect me at a time when I didn’t have fame and power yet.”

They Met On The Set Of Se7en

Brad Pitt and Gwyneth Paltrow first met on the set of David Fincher’s dark neo-noir crime thriller, Se7en, when he was 31 and she was 22. In it, Paltrow plays Brad Pitt’s love interest Tracy, and ultimately suffers a grisly fate.

The climactic “What’s in the box?” scene is surely one for the books.

Although Paltrow’s role is quite a bit thinner, and she only appears in a handful of scenes, part of the reason the ending is so profoundly affecting is due to the natural chemistry shared between her and Pitt. Even Pitt’s co-star Morgan Freeman noted that “the chemistry between them was real.”

Pitt, who had suggested Paltrow for the role after being blown away by her audition for Legends of The Fall, further gushed, “The Tracy character is so important, because it’s the one bit of sunshine we have in the film. We needed someone who could take those little seconds she gets and fill them with soul. She [Paltrow] took a fantastic part and made it even better.”

Later Paltrow added, “When we met to start work on Se7en, playing husband and wife, it was love at second site.”

Their Relationship Inspired A Song

Sure, it’s common for celebrity couples to inspire the media and fans to come up with those mishmash names that denote a Hollywood power couple – Bennifer, Brangelina – but how many have inspired a “Queen of Country Pop” to write a hit song? Not many. However, Gwyneth Paltrow and Brad Pitt did.

Canadian singer Shania Twain released the song "That Don’t Impress Me Much" in 1997. If you think the title implies something less than fawning adoration over Brad Pitt and Gwyneth Paltrow, you’d be kind of right.

However, what was it that left Twain so unimpressed about Brad Pitt that she decided to incorporate his name into her lyrics? The specific lyrics being, “Ok so you’re Brad Pitt. That don’t impress me much.” It was, apparently, had to do with some leaked revealing pictures.

Twain explained, “I remember I had a girl friend visiting me and it was near Christmas and we were baking cookies. I was writing this album and there was this scandal of Brad Pitt and Gwyneth Paltrow where there were these [revealing] photos of him. And this was like all the rage. I’m like, well that don’t impress me much. We see [revealing] people every day.”

Pitt managed to successfully sue over the images, which were obtained without his permission. It’s all a little sordid, but at least we got a catchy song out of it.

Pitt's Proposal Was One Of The Greatest Moments Of His Life

Brad Pitt and Gwyneth Paltrow had only been dating for 2 years before he got down on one knee and popped the most important question. This was only one year before they decided to call it quits on their engagement, and their brief relationship along with it.

Like any great moment, rapidly changing circumstances can retroactively sour the memory somewhat. Who’s to say if this is the case for Brad Pitt?

However, in December of 1996, it was undoubtedly happy times for the celebrity couple. Though they were a little more private than your standard Hollywood power couple, their jubilation was plain as day.

Pitt told E! that the proposal was “One of the greatest moments” of his life.

However, Gwyneth Paltrow was a little more measured in discussing her then-recent engagement, telling Entertainment Tonight that “I take the institution very seriously. There are no divorces in my family – and in his either – so this is not a rash decision.”

Of course, Pitt and Paltrow would, a decade and a bit later, go through their own extremely high profile divorces with their spouses Angelina Jolie and Chris Martin respectively. Once again, circumstances meant going down certain roads once thought unthinkable – celebrities, they’re just like us.

Pitt Refered To Paltrow As His "Angel" In His Golden Globe Speech

Brad Pitt won the Golden Globe for his terrific performance in the Terry Gilliam science fiction movie, 12 Monkeys. The acceptance speeches for these kinds of awards can often be drawn out and reek of false modesty and self-importance.

Despite the fact that we’re watching to see who’ll win, the actual speeches are often something to endure rather than something to look forward to.

However, during his acceptance speech, Pitt, most infuriatingly, was all the right things that make you grudgingly like a guy who’s richer, better looking, and more talented than most everybody on the planet-- he was bashful, slightly self-deprecating, funny, nervous, and clearly not prepared for the fact that he would actually win.

Brad Pitt spent most of the speech earnestly thanking every single person in history just short of Jesus himself, but he left the most heartfelt thank you to his then girlfriend, Gwyneth Paltrow.

“Most especially, I’d like to thank the love of all my life, Gwyneth Paltrow. My angel,” he said. To add to the endearment, it was at this part of the speech that Pitt was clearly at his most bashful and nervous.

Whatever you might think of the two actors now, in rewatching his acceptance speech, you can’t help but observe how extremely cute they were.

They Got Matching Haircuts

At the peak of their relationship, Brad Pitt and Gwyneth Paltrow were so off the charts into each other that they got matching haircuts.

With their combined good-looks and overabundance of hair to shape and tame, they sparked some serious ‘90s hair envy. (David Duchovny comes in at a close second, arguably.)

Since then, Brad Pitt has run the gamut of every possible hairstyle available to men, albeit genetically gifted men who can afford to change their looks on a whim, anytime, anywhere.

From trendy buzzcuts to slickly maintained manes, Pitt has worn every style and made it his own. However, his stylish coordination with Gwyneth Paltrow was perhaps his most memorable and graceful look – with matching razor sharp jawlines and the same sun shiny blonde hair suiting both of them rather well.

They didn’t have a catchy celebrity couple name – Bragwyn? Gyenbrad? It doesn’t exactly roll off the tongue – but with that matching 'do, they nevertheless seemed to morph into the same person.

It went beyond mere haircuts, however, as they would also mix and match outfits too. Whether you find their uncanny similar appearances a little bit creepy or adorable, one thing absolutely cannot be denied: they really liked each other.

They Won't Get Back Together

Most breakups leave couples embittered toward each other. However, two decades following the cancellation of an engagement, Gwyneth Paltrow confirmed that she and Brad Pitt, while not exactly best buddies, are still friendly to each other whenever they run into the same social or work circles.

Uncouplings, conscious or not, usually entail a fair amount of resentment on both sides, so it’s nice to know that celebrities can rise above that sort of thing, especially in the spotlight.

It’s easy for such negative feelings to be amplified due to the paparazzi, tabloid rags and such. So for exes in Hollywood to remain even cordial seem like a miracle, or a defiance of the laws of showbiz physics.

Saying “hey, how are you?” to an ex and eventually reconciling with them is a bit leap that might require Superman or Superwoman to make. However, Brad Pitt and Gwyneth Paltrow aren’t Superman or Superwoman – though they’d surely do a fine job of playing them in a movie.

Last year, in a Q&A with her fans, Paltrow faced the question of whether a reconciliation with Brad Pitt was on the table following his divorce from Angelina Jolie. Paltrow did indeed confirm that it isn’t 1995 anymore when she humorously replied to the question with, “I think that ship has sailed, Corey.”

They Broke Up Because Paltrow Wasn't Ready

The relationship between Brad Pitt and Gwyneth Paltrow ultimately ended because Paltrow wasn’t quite ready for marriage, which, in all honesty, is understandable as she was only 24 years old at the time.

Paltrow said of the breakup, “My kind of internal stuff really tripped up that whole relationship and I felt really responsible and also like I was the architect of my own misery and I just made a big mess out of it.”

Jean Black, a long time friend of Pitt, said of the split, “I think there were a lot of things that made Brad feel as if Gwyneth wasn’t ready for marriage.”

Gwyneth Paltrow, who is not even the least bit shy about admitting her faults, further expanded on the reasons on Howard Stern’s show in 2015.

“I think that when you’re in your 20s, you can get swept up in good looks. When you’re a kid, you tend to be more shallow and you’re also immature, so you think that being with a good looking person validates you in some way. It’s not true,” Paltrow said.

However, only two months before their breakup, Brad Pitt was more than eager to tie the knot. “I can’t wait, man… Walk down the aisle, wear the ring, kiss the bride. Oh, it’s going to be great,” he told Rolling Stone.

Bruce Paltrow Considered Pitt A Son

Gwyneth Paltrow’s father Bruce Paltrow, who is a well respected producer and director in his own right, is said to have adored Brad Pitt like a son. Winning such approval from a father is no easy thing, but we’d be willing to bet that it was a walk in the park for the notoriously charming leading man.

However, their father/son dynamic seemed to be a true thing. Brad Pitt said that one of the most important pieces of advice he’s ever received was from Bruce Paltrow.

Pitt often refers to himself as a “self-employed” rather than as an actor. He told Esquire, “I learned that from Bruce Paltrow. I always liked it. It’s a humble way to describe what we do.”

When Brad Pitt and Gwyneth Paltrow went their separate ways, she admitted that her father “was devastated.” However, following their split, he kindly leveraged his producer clout to allow Pitt to back out of the movie Duet, wherein Brad Pitt and Gwyneth Paltrow would have to be co-stars again.

By doing this, any behind-the-scenes drama relating to their recently fractured relationship was thankfully avoided.

Sadly, Bruce Paltrow passed away in 2002 at the age of 58 after a prolonged battle with throat cancer.

They Dated For Three Years

Brad Pitt dated Gwyneth Paltrow from 1994 to 1997. That’s not the longest time to be dating anybody, not by a long shot, and yet the blonde Hollywood couple seemed to capture everybody’s imagination in the ‘90s.

It of course helped that their stars were on the rise at roughly the same trajectory, which is one of the key ingredients of a Hollywood relationship lasting a little more than a minute.

Simply put, if there were a ‘90s time capsule still buried somewhere, it would contain a picture of Brad Pitt and Gwyneth Paltrow rocking matching haircuts-- or Brad Pitt’s anguished face in Se7en when he realizes that it’s Gwyneth Paltrow’s head that’s actually in the box.

So yes, remarkably, the couple continues to fascinate. For instance, 2017 marked the twentieth anniversary of their split.

Paltrow playfully paid homage to this in Halloween, when she donned a box on her head, while wearing an expression of shock, which was a clear reference to her grisly fate in the movie they did together that spurred their relationship.

Glee co-creator Brad Falchuck, who Paltrow is currently dating, smartly rounded out the cheeky homage by donning the orange jumpsuit worn by Kevin Spacey during the flick’s most infamous scene.

Mario Batali Approved Of Pitt

Close friends are always going to speak their minds. Renowned chef Mario Batali, who’s been a close friend of Gwyneth Paltrow’s for 18 years, only approved of one of Paltrow’s boyfriends: Brad Pitt. Supposedly, Batali isn’t an Affleck fan. It's unclear where he stands on Chris Martin, however.

However, Batali’s word clearly carried some weight, as the credentials of their friendship go back to 2008, when he and Paltrow starred in a travel cooking show called Spain… On The Road Again.

In 2016, Paltrow co-hosted a dinner with Batali at his brand new restaurant La Sirena, which was part of a collaboration between GOOP (Paltrow’s lifestyle brand) and Cadillac.

During the dinner, Paltrow noted, “He [Batali)] was teasing me about every boyfriend I bought to Babbo over the years. He liked Brad Pitt, if you want to know the truth. Didn’t like Ben Affleck that much.”

Why Batali explicitly didn’t care for Affleck isn’t that clear. However, it might have something to do with the fact that Paltrow once said of Affleck that “he’d be better off dating a Scores [dancer].”

However, Paltrow has since gone on to amend those remarks, saying in 2015, “It was true at the time. But he has settle down now and his wife is awesome.”

Some Of Their Photos Were Leaked

One of the downsides of being an A-list celebrity with all of the looks and talent in the world is that, occasionally, the paparazzi will snap you when you’re at your most vulnerable.

In 1995, Pitt and Paltrow vacationed in the French West Indies Island when a passer-by paparazzo, clearly not fussed one way or the other as to whether a celebrity should be afforded even some kind of dignity, snapped an invasive picture of Pitt and Paltrow canoodling in an intimate setting.

Brad Pitt sought to file an injunction against Playgirl Magazine for publishing the image, citing invasion of privacy and infliction of emotional distress. The splashy Playgirl cover, which contained the image, was not subtle about the nature of the image.

You have to imagine that this kind of thing wouldn’t fly today in mainstream publications-- or at least, you’d hope so.

It was clearly a gross invasion of privacy, and Pitt successfully sued, which means that it’s now all but impossible to find those photos, and that Playgirl retracted the remaining issues and were forced to recall all issues that were left on shelves.

Although Pitt won the injunction, it was already too late, as the magazine was already in circulation and no doubt flew off the shelves.

Paltrow Admits A History Of Troubled Relationships

Although Paltrow seems to be the model of perfection, having been hugely successful in her entrepreneurial endeavours with her lifestyle luxury brand GOOP and in her on screen roles, such as in the Iron Man films and Shakespeare in Love, for which she won an Oscar.

However, on Sophia Amoruso’s Girl Boss podcast, Paltrow expressed a startling degree of self-awareness regarding her past imperfect romantic relationships.

“Oh my god I’ve [expletive] so many relationships. I’m a pretty good friend and sister and daughter, but I’m potentially my most vulnerable in any slice of the romantic pie. So it’s taken me a lot of work to get to a place where I have a good romantic relationship,” she stated.

Paltrow then gave a shout out, though it was in jest and good humour, to Brad Pitt: “I [expletive] that up, Brad!”

This is somewhat ironic considering that Gwyneth Paltrow popularised the term "conscious uncoupling" overnight during her split from Coldplay singer Chris Martin.

Conscious uncoupling refers to an attempt to minimize the negativity that comes with ending a relationship. Sure, the term has the pungent whiff of pretentiousness that even Paltrow herself readily admits is “dorky,” but it amounts to making the most civil and thoughtful choices in a painful situation.

Their Personalities Were Very Different

The age difference between Brad Pitt and Gwyneth Paltrow might’ve been considerable when they began dating, but the biggest difference between the two lied in their personalities.

Brad Pitt, as described by some of his closest friends, is a “pretty down home basic boy” with a particular fondness for beer and country music. Pitt was raised by his father Bill, who owned a trucking company, and Jane, a school counselor in the Midwest.

By contrast, Paltrow was raised in New York’s Upper East Side, attended an exclusive girl’s academy, Spence. She also did regional theatre and spent a lot of time in Los Angeles. Not to mention her lineage of Hollywood royalty with her father as a famous writer and producer.

While the couple no doubt had things in common – their career, placing an emphasis on snugly domesticity – it might be possible that their different backgrounds and values led to the breakdown of their relationship.

Following their tumultuous breakup, Paltrow hinted to Entertainment Weekly that such a difference played some part in their split.

“People are, like, obsessed with knowing why we broke up. I think ‘what do you mean why?’ When two people are not supposed to be together, they’re not supposed to be together," she said.

Paltrow Was Almost Obsessively Into Pitt

While they were dating, Gwyneth Paltrow and Brad Pitt adhered to a policy of never spending more than two weeks away from each other. For a Hollywood couple, this would take a level of scheduling gymnastics that boggles the mind.

However, they tried to make it work, as one crew member on the set of Sliding Doors said of Paltrow, “She would say, ‘I need my Brad to be with me today, I am really missing him.’” She would then usually glance at her engagement band with four diamonds – three small stones, with one large one -- which was chosen by Brad Pitt.

Off-set she would also be spotted drinking coffee from a mug emblazoned with Pitt’s likeness.

Paltrow even went so far as to turn down a juicy role in a big screen version of The Avengers (not that one, the other one), where she would star opposite Ralph Fiennes, because it meant she could spend more time with Brad Pitt.

By the time the Sliding Doors wrap party began, Paltrow was more than eager to get out of there and reunite with her then-boyfriend. Another crew member said, “She was very, very keen to get back to Brad. She was saying that she couldn’t wait.”

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