"She was mean to my brother": Ione Skye opens up about Gwyneth Paltrow's behaviour when she dated Donovan Leitch

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"Weirder Together With Ben Lee And Ione Skye Live Podcast" - SXSW Sydney 2024 (Image Source: Getty)

Actress Ione Skye has spoken about her brother Donovan Leitch's former relationship with Gwyneth Paltrow. In her book Say Everything, she refers to an incident in the 1990s when she felt that Paltrow was cruel to her brother. Skye describes a vacation to Mexico where she noticed the way Paltrow was treating Leitch. Skye stated:

"She was mean to my brother" describing an incident that had a lasting impact on her.

It was one of the several instances in their relationship that spanned 1993 to 1995. In looking back, Ione Skye tells us that people do change and that what they did in their youth does not necessarily describe who they are now.

Her recollection provides a glimpse into a period when both Leitch and Paltrow were relatively early in their careers.

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Skye remembers an incident on a vacation in Mexico which stood out to her

Skye relates that the event was on a vacation to Mexico in the mid-1990s. She had accompanied her brother and Paltrow on the trip, which was organized after the 1994 Northridge earthquake.

During their stay, she witnessed a specific interaction between them that left her uncomfortable. She relates an incident when Leitch mistakenly splashed water on Paltrow, and her reaction was swift and cruel.

In Skye's words, Paltrow insulted Leitch as an "idiot" in front of the group. This incident lingered in Skye's mind and prompted her to show concern to her brother. But Leitch didn't mind it then and dismissed it.

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"A Complete Unknown" Q&A Moderated by Gwyneth Paltrow (Image Source: Getty)

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Skye does admit that they were young then and that people are different when they get older

Ione Skye also discusses how individuals are different when they are younger. She does not present her memory as a criticism of Paltrow but rather as a remembrance of the past.

She accepts that individuals develop and evolve, and what occurs during youth might not necessarily be indicative of who a person is as an adult. The entertainment world is also not an easy terrain, with the pressures of personal and professional issues from young actors.

Ione Skye's comments regarding her brother's interaction with Paltrow are one aspect of a general reflection on their lives.

"Weirder Together With Ben Lee And Ione Skye Live Podcast" - SXSW Sydney 2024 (Image Source: Getty)
"Weirder Together With Ben Lee And Ione Skye Live Podcast" - SXSW Sydney 2024 (Image Source: Getty)

Skye's memoir relays various personal anecdotes and insights into the past

Ione Skye's book, Say Everything: A Memoir, captures several moments of her personal and professional life, ranging from relationships to career highlights, and family life. Her remarks regarding Paltrow are within the context of a larger story where she reminisces about various experiences with candor.

She does not linger on the experience but just refers to it as one of several moments she is still in touch with from back then. Her memoir is an account of things as she saw them, telling us something about her thoughts and feelings regarding the past.


Ione Skye's comments regarding Gwyneth Paltrow in her memoir give us a sense of a relationship from the past that her brother Donovan Leitch had in the 1990s. Her book contains various experiences from her life, and this is only one. Instead of solid judgments, she describes her experience as something in the past.

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Edited by Amey Mirashi
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