Gwyneth Paltrow reveals how her second husband Brad Falchuk helped her overcome her ‘fear of intimacy’

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Gwyneth Paltrow has revealed how her second husband opened her heart to the possibility of falling in love again. 

Speaking to a packed crowd on stage at the Besties event in Sydney on Friday night, the American actress, 51, explained her husband Brad Falchuk, 52, helped her overcome her vulnerabilities. 

When asked if she feared starting a new relationship, Gwyn told the audience she was, ‘petrified’. 

‘I think I’m a person who is scared of intimacy anyway’ the Shakespeare in Love star explained.  

‘So some of the boyfriends that I had chosen in my life were people that weren’t fully capable of intimacy and that way you can be like, “Oh [they’re the ones with the problem]. I’m ready to do this and they’re not.”

Gwyneth Paltrow has revealed how her second husband opened her heart to the possibility of falling in love again. Pictured with Brad Falchuk

‘Which is just a clever way not to admit you’re the one you know. And I’m still scared sometimes.’ 

Despite being half a decade into her marriage, Gwyn said these are issues she still struggles with.  

‘We’ve been married for five years and sometimes I’m like, “this is hard being so vulnerable”. He demands total intimacy, and openness, so it’s like a practice for me all the time’ she said. 

‘Generally you are reenacting the relationship you had with the most complicated parent.’

Speaking to a packed crowd on stage at the Besties event in Sydney on Friday night, the American actress, 51, explained her husband Brad Falchuk , 52, helped her overcome her vulnerabilities. Pictured alongside host Jackie ‘O’ Henderson 

Gwyn added: ‘I’ve been very lucky with Brad because I have chemistry with him and he’s my best friend. He cares so much about the quality of our relationship.

‘Second marriages can be really special.’

The star went on to explain there is still plenty of spark in the marriage and her man thinks she looks ‘hot’. 

‘He has such a grounding presence. He’s sweet. He’s always like – you’re 51 and you’re getting in the shower and he’s like, “you’re so hot” and I’m like “no, definitely I’m not” – but he thinks so’ she said. 

The couple celebrated their milestone fifth anniversary in September. 

They started dating four years before they tied the knot in 2018, four years after meeting for the first time when Gwyneth made an Emmy award winning guest star turn as teacher Holly Holiday on Glee back in 2010. 

Gwyn told the audience she was, ‘petrified’ of a new romance. ‘I think I’m a person who is scared of intimacy anyway’ the Shakespeare in Love star explained

The couple celebrated their milestone fifth anniversary in September 

After the American Horror Story co-creator popped the question to the business mogul back in 2017, the couple tied the knot in the Hamptons one year later in front of celebrity guests like Steven Spielberg and Jerry Seinfeld. 

Gwyneth shares two kids with ex-husband Chris Martin, Apple, 19, and Moses, 17, and is a step-mom to Brad’s two children, Brody, 17, and Isabella, 19,

She still amicably co-parents her two kids with her Cold Play rocker ex-husband, from whom she divorced in 2016 after 13 years of marriage.

She still amicably co-parents her two kids with her Cold Play rocker ex-husband Chris Martin, from whom she divorced in 2016 after 13 years of marriage. Pictured with their children 

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