Ruth Jones has revealed the ‘heartbreaking’ interaction she had with Gwyneth Paltrow as a young actress. The Gavin and Stacey star, 57, described Gwyneth, 51, as ‘dismissive’ of her during filming for 1996 flick Emma, in which Ruth played Bates’ maid. While Gwyneth was a global superstar playing the titular character, Ruth only had two lines in what would be her first ever film.
However, Ruth claimed her time in the spotlight was cut to just one line after Gwyneth declared there was no need for the second one. Chatting on podcast Rob Brydon &, Ruth explained: ‘I had two lines, I had to announce Gwyneth Paltrow and say, “Miss Woodhouse is here” and then I had to say “Goodbye Miss Woodhouse” at the exit and let her out, and Gwyneth Paltrow cut one of my lines. ‘She said, “Does she really need to say that, can I just come in?” Imagine this for people who are starting out.
You’ve got two lines, and someone cuts 50% of your script, it’s heartbreaking.’ She continued: ‘I had to do the scene letting her out of the house, you can imagine the camera is on the other side of the door, in this beautiful little village, lovely little thatched cottage. ‘We were waiting for them to shout action, so it was just me and Gwyneth behind the door.
She didn’t want to talk to me, I was a nothing was I, I had two lines then I was down to one. ‘So, I tried to make conversation with her and at the time she was going out with Brad Pitt. And I said, “do you have.