Gwyneth Paltrow Really Thought Timothée Chalamet Had “Bad Skin” When She First Met Him On The Set Of Marty Supremeonly to later realize that she had been completely fooled by impressively realistic film makeup.
The frivolous misunderstanding was revealed by Robert Downey Jr. during a recent Q&A, offering fans a behind-the-scenes moment that highlights just how compelling the film’s transformation work really was.
Chalamet, 30, and Downey Jr., 60, spoke at a Q&A event for Marty Supreme at the DGA Theater in Los Angeles on January 14, when Downey Jr. shared the story.
He recounted a conversation with Paltrow and said she was genuinely surprised by Chalamet’s appearance at the time.
“Paltrow told me when she met you, she was like, ‘Oh my God, I didn’t know he had bad skin,'” Downey Jr. recalled. and turned to Chalamet. Then he added with a laugh: “And I was like, ‘That’s f—ing makeup, Gwyneth.'”
The moment resonated even more because Paltrow herself had already admitted to the mix-up.
During a December 2 episode of Run-Through with Vogue podcast, the actress explained that the makeup was so convincing that she assumed it was Chalamet’s real skin.
“IN Marty SupremeTimothée has pockmarks and they made his eyes pearl with contacts and glasses. And it’s all makeup. And in real life he has beautiful skin,” she said.
Paltrow went on to say that she even offered skin care advice before realizing her mistake. “And he says, ‘This is makeup!’ I was like, ‘Oh, s—.’ I wasn’t aware of that. The makeup was so good I thought he had little acne scars.”
Marty Supremedirected by Josh Safdie, Chalamet stars as Marty Mauser, a shoe salesman determined to become the world’s best table tennis player in 1950s New York City.
The film also features Paltrow, Odessa A’zion, Kevin O’Leary, Tyler Okonma, Abel Ferrara and Fran Drescher.
The film, now playing in theaters, is already sparking conversation, not only for its performances, but for the subtle details that even fooled its own cast.
