What?! Gwyneth Paltrow Dated a Serial Cheater—but Can You Guess Who?

Happily married with two kids, the actress talks infidelity in Harper’s Bazaar...whoa!

By Ted Casablanca and Alyssa Toomey Feb 01, 2012 11:48 PMTags
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With two kids, a doting husband and that bod (at age 39!), it's hard to imagine Gwyneth Paltrow ever let a man bring her down.

But in the latest issue of Harper's Bazaar, Gwynnie admits she hasn't always been so wise and fesses up to dating a dude with a major case of the wandering eye.

And since Gwyneth boasts some high-profile relationships past (we're talking to you, Brad Pitt and Ben Affleck), we couldn't help but speculate about exactly which dude Ms. Paltrow's been dissin'…

"I had a boyfriend who used to cheat on me all the time. I was quite naïve. I knew on a cellular level, but I bought his story," Gwyneth admits in the March issue of Harper's Bazaar.

So let's take a step back and look at her most famous beaus:

There's Brad Pitt, whom Gwyneth dated for almost three years and was engaged to for six months. Pitt called Paltrow his "angel, the love of my life." And although there was mucho speculation as to what officially ended their very public union, we're not entirely sure Pitt was the problem.

Gwyneth fessed up to making "a big mess" out of the former relaysh and has even divulged she regrets any pain she caused Pitt during their time in the spotlight.

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So, who does that leave in the mix? A less famous guy, perhaps? And there's Ben Affleck, another one of Gwyneth's high-profile boy-toys, whom she later admitted has a "different sort of value system." And while Gwynnie doesn't seem to gush about Ben in the same way as Brad, she's at least cordial with her former ex, leaving us a little stumped about who's the cheater at hand.

Or maybe she's referring to Luke Wilson, whom Paltrow dated for about a year before she met current hubby Chris Martin? The twosome met while filming The Royal Tenenbaums, but both parties rarely speak of the relaysh. Hmm, perhaps an underlying reason for the silence?

What say you, Awful readers, any guesses?

Regardless of whom the mystery man is (heck, Gwyn, Brad, and Ben are all happily married), Gwyneth certainly doesn't hold onto any hard feelings:

"The older I get, the more open-minded I get, the less judgmental I get. Life is long. I have friends who I love and admire who have had an affair," Ms. Paltrow shares.

But that's not all Gwyn has an open mind about, famous for her bangin' bod and diet detox, Paltrow says she eases up when she's not focused on eating clean:

"I eat whatever I want. I like bread and cheese and wine, and that makes my life fun and enjoyable."

Glad to hear it, G, wonder just how much Octavia Spencer would high-five that one?