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Gwyneth Paltrow said in a new interview that the last time she felt “properly drunk” was when she was “hammered” with Cameron Diaz on Paltrow’s 43rd birthday<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n
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“The next morning I had a meeting and I\u2019ll never forget it. I was like, \u2018Would you excuse me for a second?\u2019 And I went and puked in the bathroom and then came back,” she recalled<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n
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Diaz and Paltrow have been friends since the 2000s; both women made their return to film acting after years-long hiatuses in 2025<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
Gwyneth Paltrow<\/a> hasn’t been drunk in years, but Cameron Diaz<\/a> was there the last time she cut loose.<\/p>\nWhen Paltrow, 53, spoke with British Vogue<\/a> for its November cover story, published Wednesday, Oct. 15, the actress recalled that the last time she felt “properly drunk” was on her 43rd birthday, as she answered questions about her junk food habits and vices over the years.<\/p>\n“Oh, man, so long ago. I think it was my 43rd birthday,” Paltrow said. “[Her husband<\/a> Brad Falchuk<\/a>] had this dinner for me in New York City, and a bunch of my friends from high school were there, and Cameron Diaz, one of my best friends, and her husband, Benj<\/a>.”<\/p>\n“We had this great Chinese dinner, then someone was like, \u2018Let\u2019s go dancing.\u2019 I did shots and I was hammered,” Paltrow recalled. “The next morning I had a meeting and I\u2019ll never forget it. I was like, \u2018Would you excuse me for a second?\u2019 And I went and puked in the bathroom and then came back. That was the last time.\u201d<\/p>\n
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Gwyneth Paltrow and Cameron Diaz<\/p><\/div>\n
Diaz and Paltrow\u2019s friendship dates back to the 2000s. In a 2012 interview with\u00a0Harper\u2019s Bazaar U.K.<\/a>, Diaz, 53,\u00a0said that she and Paltrow \u201cbecame very close\u201d following her father\u00a0Emilio Diaz<\/a>‘s death in 2008. \u201cShe reached out after my dad\u2019s death,\u201d Diaz said at that time, per\u00a0E! News<\/a>. \u201cIt was very sweet. We bonded on that.\u201d<\/p>\nBack in 2018, a source told PEOPLE that Diaz gave Paltrow advice<\/a> on keeping her wedding to Falchuk, 54, that year as private as possible. (Diaz and her musician husband Madden, 46, have been married since 2015.) Paltrow also referred to Diaz as her “ride or die”<\/a> when she marked Diaz’s 51st birthday on Instagram in August 2023.<\/p>\nNever miss a story \u2014 sign up for PEOPLE’s free daily newsletter<\/a> to stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer\u200b\u200b, from celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.<\/strong><\/p>\n![\"Gwyneth](\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/TuzudwmWkhhuO74JVpnhsg--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTk2MDtoPTY0MTtjZj13ZWJw\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/people_218\/cf270d3ece835c7b39dedd96f28fbadb\"\/)
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Gwyneth Paltrow and Cameron Diaz<\/p><\/div>\n
Both Paltrow and Diaz are in the midst of returning to their film acting careers. Paltrow stars with Timoth\u00e9e Chalamet<\/a> in December’s Marty Supreme<\/a>, her first movie since 2019, and Diaz appeared in her first film since 2014<\/a> with this year’s Back in Action<\/a>. She will also reprise her voice role as Fiona in the Shrek series<\/a> with its upcoming fifth entry<\/a>.<\/p>\nAs for Paltrow’s other vices, the actress told British Vogue that she last smoked a cigarette on the night she and Falchuk married in 2018, and she last ate junk food the night before her interview with the outlet.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cA friend came over and I ate a chocolate-covered Oreo. That is trans fats to the max,” she said. “That\u2019s, like, seed oils all the way. But once in a while, it\u2019s so important to follow those cravings. I love it. I think it\u2019s all about balance. Going too strongly in any direction is never good.\u201d<\/p>\n
Gwyneth Paltrow said in a new interview that the last time she felt “properly drunk” was when she was “hammered” with Cameron Diaz on Paltrow’s 43rd birthday<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n
“The next morning I had a meeting and I\u2019ll never forget it. I was like, \u2018Would you excuse me for a second?\u2019 And I went and puked in the bathroom and then came back,” she recalled<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n
Diaz and Paltrow have been friends since the 2000s; both women made their return to film acting after years-long hiatuses in 2025<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
Gwyneth Paltrow<\/a> hasn’t been drunk in years, but Cameron Diaz<\/a> was there the last time she cut loose.<\/p>\n When Paltrow, 53, spoke with British Vogue<\/a> for its November cover story, published Wednesday, Oct. 15, the actress recalled that the last time she felt “properly drunk” was on her 43rd birthday, as she answered questions about her junk food habits and vices over the years.<\/p>\n “Oh, man, so long ago. I think it was my 43rd birthday,” Paltrow said. “[Her husband<\/a> Brad Falchuk<\/a>] had this dinner for me in New York City, and a bunch of my friends from high school were there, and Cameron Diaz, one of my best friends, and her husband, Benj<\/a>.”<\/p>\n “We had this great Chinese dinner, then someone was like, \u2018Let\u2019s go dancing.\u2019 I did shots and I was hammered,” Paltrow recalled. “The next morning I had a meeting and I\u2019ll never forget it. I was like, \u2018Would you excuse me for a second?\u2019 And I went and puked in the bathroom and then came back. That was the last time.\u201d<\/p>\n Madison Fender\/BFA.com<\/p>\n Gwyneth Paltrow and Cameron Diaz<\/p><\/div>\n Diaz and Paltrow\u2019s friendship dates back to the 2000s. In a 2012 interview with\u00a0Harper\u2019s Bazaar U.K.<\/a>, Diaz, 53,\u00a0said that she and Paltrow \u201cbecame very close\u201d following her father\u00a0Emilio Diaz<\/a>‘s death in 2008. \u201cShe reached out after my dad\u2019s death,\u201d Diaz said at that time, per\u00a0E! News<\/a>. \u201cIt was very sweet. We bonded on that.\u201d<\/p>\n Back in 2018, a source told PEOPLE that Diaz gave Paltrow advice<\/a> on keeping her wedding to Falchuk, 54, that year as private as possible. (Diaz and her musician husband Madden, 46, have been married since 2015.) Paltrow also referred to Diaz as her “ride or die”<\/a> when she marked Diaz’s 51st birthday on Instagram in August 2023.<\/p>\n Never miss a story \u2014 sign up for PEOPLE’s free daily newsletter<\/a> to stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer\u200b\u200b, from celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.<\/strong><\/p>\n Gwyneth Paltrow\/Instagram<\/p>\n Gwyneth Paltrow and Cameron Diaz<\/p><\/div>\n Both Paltrow and Diaz are in the midst of returning to their film acting careers. Paltrow stars with Timoth\u00e9e Chalamet<\/a> in December’s Marty Supreme<\/a>, her first movie since 2019, and Diaz appeared in her first film since 2014<\/a> with this year’s Back in Action<\/a>. She will also reprise her voice role as Fiona in the Shrek series<\/a> with its upcoming fifth entry<\/a>.<\/p>\n As for Paltrow’s other vices, the actress told British Vogue that she last smoked a cigarette on the night she and Falchuk married in 2018, and she last ate junk food the night before her interview with the outlet.\u00a0<\/p>\n \u201cA friend came over and I ate a chocolate-covered Oreo. That is trans fats to the max,” she said. “That\u2019s, like, seed oils all the way. But once in a while, it\u2019s so important to follow those cravings. I love it. I think it\u2019s all about balance. Going too strongly in any direction is never good.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
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