Robert Downey Jr. and Gwyneth Paltrow form one of the most famous couples in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. With their roles as Tony Stark or Iron Man and Virginia Pepper Potts, they had many romantic scenes. However, the actress did not like them at all.
Both Robert Downey Jr. and Gwyneth Paltrow are two of the most famous actors in Hollywood. With iconic films and roles over several decades, they established themselves as some of the highest-paid artists and most recognized by colleagues and fans. In fact, Susan Levin's husband is the second highest-grossing actor in history, behind Samuel Jackson.
Without a doubt, a character that marked the career of the New York-born actor is Iron Man. With that role he participated in several films in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, such as Iron Man, Iron Man 2, Iron Man 3, Avengers, Avengers: Age of Ultron, Avengers: Infinity War, Avengers: Endgame, Spiderman: Homecoming, Spiderman: Far from home, The Incredible Hulk, and Captain America: Civil War.
It was precisely in Iron Man that Gwyneth Paltrow acted alongside Robert Downey Jr., with the character of Virginia "Pepper" Potts. Tony Stark and Pepper's fictional romance began back in 2008 and continues to this day in other MCU feature films.
Why didn't Gwyneth Paltrow want to kiss Robert Downey Jr. in Iron Man?
The actress confessed in one of the episodes of her Goop Podcast that she felt that when she kissed Robert Downey Jr. she was doing it with her brother. "This is literally like kissing my brother," confessed the 50-year-old actress and singer. She later added: "It was one of the worst moments of my life."
Always respectful and referring mainly to the fact that she has a lot of appreciation for him, Gwynnie could never hide the shame she felt about kissing Tony Stark. "My relationship with Robert Downey Jr. was obviously forged through all the 'Iron Man' and 'Avengers' movies. I feel like I was able to find an incredible, inspirational, lifelong friend and partner," Paltrow told People.
In 2016, in an interview with Howard Stern, Robert Downey Jr. joked about the relationship that her character had with the Californian actress: "I have to have her in these movies again to be able to kiss her on-screen again."
