Gwyneth Paltrow is one of the most talented actors of her generation and has appeared in many iconic movies. Her best movies include Se7en, Shakespeare in Love, The Talented Mr. Ripley, The Royal Tenenbaums, and many others. From falling in love with the iconic playwright in Shakespeare in Love to meeting a tragic fate at the end of Se7en, Paltrow has undoubtedly left her mark on cinema. Based on these movies, it is obvious that she has also starred in many different genres.

In 2008, the Oscar-winning actor starred in Iron Man, which helped to kickstart the Marvel Cinematic Universe and the superhero genre. Paltrow has starred as Pepper Potts, Tony Stark’s love interest and eventual spouse, in seven MCU movies. She has appeared in all three Iron Man movies, as well as films like Avengers: Infinity War and Avengers: Endgame. However, while appearing in some of the biggest blockbusters in the world, Paltrow also decided to accept a role in a television show in 2010, which completely changed her life.

Starring In Glee Was An Important Moment In Gwyneth Paltrow’s Life

Gwyneth Paltrow Played Holly Holiday On Glee

Paltrow revealed that her brother convinced her to play Holly Holiday in Glee, which ended up being a life-changing role for the actor. Holly only appeared in five episodes of Glee, three in season 2 and two in season 5. However, despite her minor role, she was a standout character on the show. In the hit series, Holly was a subsтιтute teacher who became the temporary glee club director while Will Schuester was sick. She actually forms a romantic connection with Will but breaks up with him once she realizes he’s still in love with Emma Pillsbury.

In a look back at her roles with Vanity Fair, Paltrow reflected on her role in Glee and revealed that she wasn’t even planning on accepting it at first. When she was offered the role of Holly Holiday, she didn’t realize what a mᴀssive hit the series was. Eventually, her brother convinced her that she needed to accept the role, which ultimately led to her meeting her husband, former Glee producer Brad Falchuk. Read Paltrow’s full comments below:

I was living in London at the time and really not acting much, and kind of focusing on my kids and my burgeoning business. And at the time in England, you would get everything from America culturally would be like a year later. Everyone would talk about something so much, and then by the time it came to London it would be like, you know, “Have I missed the boat?” I got this call saying there’s this new TV show and it’s this big hit, and I was like “Yeah, yeah, sure.” I called my brother, he’s like my best friend, and he’s a filmmaker, and I said, “I got offered this TV show, obviously I’m not doing it. Like, I’m not even acting right now. But what is it? Like, they said it’s a big hit over there. It’s called Glee.” And my brother was like, “You have to do it.” And I was like, “I’ll just, you know, I’ll read it.” And it was so delightful, you know, to get to sort of speak Spanish, and sing, and play guitar, and do all the fun things. And I was like “Okay, I’m gonna go do it.”

That’s where I met Brad, who became my husband. He was a producer on the show, and we were friends. We became friends for years, and then we ended up getting married years later. So it was obviously a very important moment in my life, a very consequential decision.

Our Take On Gwyneth Paltrow’s Role In Glee

Holly Holiday Was A Great Character On Glee

Since Will Schuester was such an important character on Glee and so influential, the show needed to cast someone with a lot of star power to be his temporary replacement. In my opinion, Paltrow was the perfect person to play the role of the temporary glee club director. She is one of the biggest guest stars to appear, and it is so clear that she was having a lot of fun on the show. Therefore, in addition to playing a great character, it is amazing that Glee also led Paltrow to meet her husband.

Source: Vanity Fair