Gwyneth Paltrow is said to have admitted to being consumed with sadness when she learned Brad Pitt had married Jennifer Aniston.

The 52-year-old actress' relationship with Brad, 61, began in 1994 after they met on the set of Se7en and Despite their engagement in 1996, they ended their relationship in 1997 without ever giving a concrete reason for the split.

According to writer Amy Odell's new book Gwyneth: The Biography, the actress told a reporter during a September 2000 interview at the Toronto Film Festival when asked about her feelings towards Brad marrying Jennifer: "Are you really asking me this question?"

In an extract obtained by UsWeekly, the author added her eyes then became like "daggers" as she allegedly added: "I can't comment on this kind of thing."

Amy also writes: "In reality, Gwyneth confided to friends that she'd felt sad when she learned they were getting married.

"(She was also fond of telling them that Brad 'has terrible taste in women.')"

During the filming of Emma, Gwyneth was said to have expressed doubts about Brad to a crew member and confessed to a crush on another actor, Hugh Grant, according to the new biography on the star.

Amy's book also said Gwyneth said in an interview: "Brad and I had very different upbringings.

"So when we go to restaurants and order caviar, I have to say to Brad, 'This is beluga and this is osetra.'"

Following his break-up from Gwyneth, F1 star Brad proposed to Friends actress Jennifer Aniston in 1999, and they married in Malibu on 29 July 2000.

Their marriage lasted five years before and Brad began a relationship with his now ex-wife Angelina Jolie.

Meanwhile, Gwyneth continued with her own high-profile relationships.

She briefly dated Ben Affleck, who was reportedly struggling with alcoholism and gambling when they met in 1997.

The pair separated after just over a year together.

In 2003, Gwyneth married Coldplay frontman Chris Martin, 47, with whom she has two children, Apple, 19, and Moses, 17.

They divorced in 2014 after more than a decade of marriage.

Since 2018, Paltrow has been married to producer Brad Falchuk.

Gwyneth: The Biography is set for release on 29 July and is available now for pre-order.