{"id":2228977,"date":"2026-01-09T22:45:38","date_gmt":"2026-01-09T22:45:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2228977"},"modified":"2026-01-09T22:45:38","modified_gmt":"2026-01-09T22:45:38","slug":"ethan-hawke-admits-he-was-disappointed-how-first-real-life-kiss-with-gwyneth-paltrow-went-down","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/ethan-hawke-admits-he-was-disappointed-how-first-real-life-kiss-with-gwyneth-paltrow-went-down\/","title":{"rendered":"Ethan Hawke admits he was &#8216;disappointed&#8217; how first real-life kiss with Gwyneth Paltrow went down"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div data-article-body=\"true\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Ethan Hawke says his first real-life kiss with <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/person\/gwyneth-paltrow\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Gwyneth Paltrow;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Gwyneth Paltrow<\/a> didn\u2019t live up to expectations, and he\u2019s still thinking about it decades later.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The Oscar-nominated actor admitted he was <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.today.com\/video\/ethan-hawke-talks-blue-moon-reflects-on-40-year-acting-career-255543877704\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:&quot;disappointed&quot;;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">&#8220;disappointed&#8221;<\/a> his first real-life make-out with his &#8220;Great Expectations&#8221; co-star happened during a game of Truth or Dare.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">During Wednesday&#8217;s episode of &#8220;Today with Jenna &amp; Friends,&#8221; the 55-year-old actor revealed his biggest <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/entertainment\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Hollywood regret;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Hollywood regret<\/a> involved his first kiss with Paltrow, which happened off-screen and not during the filming of their 1998 film.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/entertainment\/ethan-hawke-calls-celebrity-poison-young-actors-hollywood\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Ethan Hawke Calls Celebrity 'Poison' For Young Actors In Hollywood;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \"><strong>Ethan Hawke Calls Celebrity &#8216;Poison&#8217; For Young Actors In Hollywood<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"relative\"><button aria-label=\"View larger image\" class=\"group absolute bottom-0 size-full\" data-ylk=\"elm:expand;itc:1;sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;\"><span class=\"absolute bottom-3 right-3 rounded-full bg-white p-3 opacity-100 shadow-elevation-3 transition-opacity duration-300 group-hover:block group-hover:opacity-100 md:p-[17px] lg:bottom-6 lg:right-6 lg:bg-white\/90 lg:p-5 lg:opacity-0 lg:shadow-none\"><svg viewbox=\"0 0 22 22\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"size-4 lg:size-6\" width=\"22\" height=\"22\"><path d=\"M12.372.92c0-.506.41-.916.915-.916L21 0l-.004 7.712a.917.917 0 0 1-1.832 0V3.183l-6.827 6.828-1.349-1.348 6.828-6.828h-4.529a.915.915 0 0 1-.915-.915M1.835 17.816l6.828-6.828 1.349 1.349-6.829 6.827h4.529a.915.915 0 0 1 0 1.831L0 21l.004-7.713a.916.916 0 0 1 1.831 0z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/button><dialog aria-label=\"Modal Dialog\" aria-modal=\"true\" class=\"fixed bottom-0 left-0 right-0 top-0 z-4 size-full max-h-none max-w-none bg-white hidden\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"relative text-sm mt-1 pr-2.5\">\n<p>The Oscar-nominated actor admitted he was &#8220;disappointed&#8221; his first real-life make-out with his &#8220;Great Expectations&#8221; co-star happened during a game of Truth or Dare.<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;I remember, to be honest, I didn\u2019t even say this to her, being disappointed that was my dare because I didn\u2019t want that to be the way. \u2026I \u00a0wanted to kiss her, but not in a game,&#8221; Hawke said. &#8220;I\u2019m allowed to say that now.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The candid confession came as Hawke and Paltrow <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=KR72Crg0zKM\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:recently reunited;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">recently reunited<\/a> to reminisce about their early days together in another interview, where the pair reflected on life \u2014 and romance \u2014 before smartphones and social media.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/foxnews.onelink.me\/xLDS\/mvaj7wvj\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Read On The Fox News App;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \"><strong><u>Read On The Fox News App<\/u><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"relative\"><img alt=\"Paltrow and Alfonso Cuar\u00f3n pictured\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"960\" height=\"540\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/44r_yIyMlLlQsd6kXCke6Q--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTk2MDtoPTU0MDtjZj13ZWJw\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/fox_news_text_979\/8d71d038162a22821eec60d9f7cb5f63\"\/><button aria-label=\"View larger image\" class=\"group absolute bottom-0 size-full\" data-ylk=\"elm:expand;itc:1;sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;\"><span class=\"absolute bottom-3 right-3 rounded-full bg-white p-3 opacity-100 shadow-elevation-3 transition-opacity duration-300 group-hover:block group-hover:opacity-100 md:p-[17px] lg:bottom-6 lg:right-6 lg:bg-white\/90 lg:p-5 lg:opacity-0 lg:shadow-none\"><svg viewbox=\"0 0 22 22\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"size-4 lg:size-6\" width=\"22\" height=\"22\"><path d=\"M12.372.92c0-.506.41-.916.915-.916L21 0l-.004 7.712a.917.917 0 0 1-1.832 0V3.183l-6.827 6.828-1.349-1.348 6.828-6.828h-4.529a.915.915 0 0 1-.915-.915M1.835 17.816l6.828-6.828 1.349 1.349-6.829 6.827h4.529a.915.915 0 0 1 0 1.831L0 21l.004-7.713a.916.916 0 0 1 1.831 0z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/button><dialog aria-label=\"Modal Dialog\" aria-modal=\"true\" class=\"fixed bottom-0 left-0 right-0 top-0 z-4 size-full max-h-none max-w-none bg-white hidden\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"relative text-sm mt-1 pr-2.5\">\n<p>Alfonso Cuar\u00f3n directed Paltrow and Hawke in the movie.<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;There was about a six-month period where I would run into you at six or seven different places, at somebody\u2019s house, at a play opening, at Corner Bistro or this other bar. It was so much fun. There were no phones,&#8221; Hawke told Paltrow in an interview with Vanity Fair.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Hawke went on to pinpoint the exact moment their first kiss took place, a casual, unscripted night that has stuck with him decades later.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;That\u2019s the first time we made out. Do you remember? Truth or Dare at my apartment on Prince Street. What a highlight,&#8221; Paltrow said.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"relative\"><img alt=\"Ethan Hawke pictured\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"960\" height=\"540\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/FVX6NmdeBYku3g39AoKHbQ--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTk2MDtoPTU0MDtjZj13ZWJw\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/fox_news_text_979\/62d8d588782e1e35e28c5610816bb675\"\/><button aria-label=\"View larger image\" class=\"group absolute bottom-0 size-full\" data-ylk=\"elm:expand;itc:1;sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;\"><span class=\"absolute bottom-3 right-3 rounded-full bg-white p-3 opacity-100 shadow-elevation-3 transition-opacity duration-300 group-hover:block group-hover:opacity-100 md:p-[17px] lg:bottom-6 lg:right-6 lg:bg-white\/90 lg:p-5 lg:opacity-0 lg:shadow-none\"><svg viewbox=\"0 0 22 22\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"size-4 lg:size-6\" width=\"22\" height=\"22\"><path d=\"M12.372.92c0-.506.41-.916.915-.916L21 0l-.004 7.712a.917.917 0 0 1-1.832 0V3.183l-6.827 6.828-1.349-1.348 6.828-6.828h-4.529a.915.915 0 0 1-.915-.915M1.835 17.816l6.828-6.828 1.349 1.349-6.829 6.827h4.529a.915.915 0 0 1 0 1.831L0 21l.004-7.713a.916.916 0 0 1 1.831 0z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/button><dialog aria-label=\"Modal Dialog\" aria-modal=\"true\" class=\"fixed bottom-0 left-0 right-0 top-0 z-4 size-full max-h-none max-w-none bg-white hidden\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"relative text-sm mt-1 pr-2.5\">\n<p>Ethan Hawke reveals his biggest Hollywood regret.<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/newsletters?cmpid=fnfirstnl\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Click Here To Sign Up For The Entertainment Newsletter;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \"><strong>Click Here To Sign Up For The Entertainment Newsletter<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Still, Hawke said the setting didn\u2019t live up to the romantic expectations he had built up in his mind.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">As he revisited the memory, Hawke emphasized again how he &#8220;didn\u2019t want that [kiss] to happen in that stupid game&#8221; because he &#8220;had different plans for that moment.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/entertainment\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Like What You\u2019re Reading? 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Click Here For More Entertainment News<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Later in the same interview, Paltrow and Hawke spoke in detail about their experience filming 1998\u2019s &#8220;Great Expectations,&#8221; including the <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/entertainment\/gwyneth-paltrow-reveals-why-she-firmly-refused-explicit-sex-scene-acclaimed-90s-film\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:explicit sex scene she;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">explicit sex scene she<\/a> flat-out refused to do.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"relative\"><img alt=\"Gwyneth Paltrow wears floral blouse\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"960\" height=\"540\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/wvAjxZwckn6tn1Q5jBkfZg--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTk2MDtoPTU0MDtjZj13ZWJw\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/fox_news_text_979\/3582ff821ab67a546b4cccfb4a6cd25a\"\/><button aria-label=\"View larger image\" class=\"group absolute bottom-0 size-full\" data-ylk=\"elm:expand;itc:1;sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;\"><span class=\"absolute bottom-3 right-3 rounded-full bg-white p-3 opacity-100 shadow-elevation-3 transition-opacity duration-300 group-hover:block group-hover:opacity-100 md:p-[17px] lg:bottom-6 lg:right-6 lg:bg-white\/90 lg:p-5 lg:opacity-0 lg:shadow-none\"><svg viewbox=\"0 0 22 22\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"size-4 lg:size-6\" width=\"22\" height=\"22\"><path d=\"M12.372.92c0-.506.41-.916.915-.916L21 0l-.004 7.712a.917.917 0 0 1-1.832 0V3.183l-6.827 6.828-1.349-1.348 6.828-6.828h-4.529a.915.915 0 0 1-.915-.915M1.835 17.816l6.828-6.828 1.349 1.349-6.829 6.827h4.529a.915.915 0 0 1 0 1.831L0 21l.004-7.713a.916.916 0 0 1 1.831 0z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/button><dialog aria-label=\"Modal Dialog\" aria-modal=\"true\" class=\"fixed bottom-0 left-0 right-0 top-0 z-4 size-full max-h-none max-w-none bg-white hidden\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"relative text-sm mt-1 pr-2.5\">\n<p>Paltrow and Hawke spoke in detail about their experience filming 1998\u2019s &#8220;Great Expectations,&#8221; including the explicit sex scene she flat-out refused to do.<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;Do you remember Alfonso pitching you the love scene?&#8221; Hawke asked, referring to the film\u2019s director, Alfonso Cuar\u00f3n.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Paltrow replied, &#8220;Oh my god,&#8221; explaining that Cuar\u00f3n had wanted to film a scene in which her character received oral sex from Hawke&#8217;s character.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/foxnews.onelink.me\/xLDS?pid=AppArticleLink&amp;af_dp=foxnewsaf%3A%2F%2F&amp;af_web_dp=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.foxnews.com%2Fapps-products\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Click Here To Download The Fox News App;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \"><strong>Click Here To Download The Fox News App<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;I was like, \u2018Oh my god, my father\u2019s going to have a heart attack,'&#8221; she remembered.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">In &#8220;Great Expectations,&#8221; a modernization of the\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/entertainment\/genres\/classics\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Charles Dickens classic;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Charles Dickens classic<\/a>, Hawke starred as Finn, a painter who was fixated on Paltrow&#8217;s Estella.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><i>Fox News Digital&#8217;s Emily Trainham contributed to this report.<\/i><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><em>Original article source:<\/em> <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/entertainment\/ethan-hawke-disappointed-first-real-life-kiss-gwyneth-paltrow\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Ethan Hawke admits he was 'disappointed' how first real-life kiss with Gwyneth Paltrow went down;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Ethan Hawke admits he was &#8216;disappointed&#8217; how first real-life kiss with Gwyneth Paltrow went down<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.yahoo.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ethan Hawke says his first real-life kiss with Gwyneth Paltrow didn\u2019t live up to expectations, and he\u2019s still thinking about it decades later. The Oscar-nominated actor admitted he was &#8220;disappointed&#8221; his first real-life make-out with his &#8220;Great Expectations&#8221; co-star happened during a game of Truth or Dare. 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