We love a good ol’ Gwyneth Paltrow dogpile here at GOAT because she does weird stuff that warrants some roasting. But the internet has gone just a smidge too far this time after what went down at the 2019 Emmys.
Gwyneth rocked up to the 2019 Emmys in a floor-length Valentino dress that caught everyone’s attention. Not because it looked good or anything (you can be the judge of that) but because of how it caused her walk to look a little bit strange when she went onstage to present the Emmy for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series (which went to Jodie Comer for Killing Eve).
Since this was Gwyneth Paltrow and the internet is the internet, folks started ragging on her for her “dainty walk.”
Some of the jokes were admittedly pretty good:
But there were others that felt a little bit too mean:
Yes Gwyneth is walking like a waiter carrying three plates of food during their first ever restaurant, but we can do better than making fun of her for that.
If you were wearing restrictive ankle-length dress made of what appears to be rigid fabric while wearing heels while trying to make sure the long black shawl draped over your arms doesn’t get in the way, you’re also going to look like a robot learning to walk for the first time.
Never thought I would be defending Gwyneth Paltrow for anything but at this point we’re literally trashing her for walking and it just seems have crossed the line a little bit this time.
Put it another way, if we make fun of Gwyneth just for walking then it’ll take the sting away from the next time she does something that truly deserves a roasting.
Punch up and pick your battles, internet. There are far better things to bag her out for than walking slightly weirdly. Okay, enough defending Gwyneth Paltrow, please let there be a jade egg-esque faux pas very soon so we can get rid of this weird feeling.