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Gwyneth Paltrow’s savage nickname for Winona Ryder revealed: book

July 29, 2025
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Gwyneth Paltrow’s alleged nasty nickname for Winona Ryder was revealed in Amy Odell’s bombshell new biography about the Goop founder, titled “Gwyneth.”

Paltrow allegedly started calling her ex-pal “Vagina Ryder” after suspecting Ryder was making up stories for attention in the 1990s, per the Daily Mail.

Odell claimed the duo’s fallout happened shortly after Paltrow split from Brad Pitt — whom she dated from 1994 to 1997 — and moved into Ryder’s New York City apartment.

Winona Ryder and Gwyneth Paltrow during 1998 Golden Globe Awards in Los Angeles, Calif.
Gwyneth Paltrow’s alleged nickname for Winona Ryder was revealed in Amy Odell’s new biography, “Gwyneth.” FilmMagic, Inc
According to the author, the Goop founder started calling her “Vagina Ryder” after suspecting the “Beetlejuice” star was making up stories for attention in the 1990s. Ron Galella Collection via Getty Images

At the time, Ryder, now 53, was dating Matt Damon while Paltrow, now 52, began a romance with Damon’s best friend, Ben Affleck.

According to Odell, Ryder and Damon once got into a fight and she rushed to tell him she had been robbed.

Odell claimed this happened twice, and Damon was empathetic to his then-girlfriend.

Meanwhile, Paltrow allegedly believed that the “Stranger Things” star was making up the robberies for the sake of attention.

“Damon consoled her, but Gwyneth and Affleck believed Ryder fabricated the robberies as a ploy for attention (there’s no proof of this),” Odell writes in the book, per the Daily Mail.

Winona Ryder and Gwyneth Paltrow step out together.
Their friendship allegedly started breaking down shortly after Paltrow split from Brad Pitt in 1997. Ron Galella Collection via Getty Images
Actress Winona Ryder and actress Gwyneth Paltrow depart for New York City on July 30, 1997 at Los Angeles International Airport in Los Angeles, Calif
At the time, Paltrow had moved into Ryder’s New York City apartment. Ron Galella Collection via Getty Images

“Gwyneth was annoyed that Damon couldn’t see it. Though Damon was kind to her friends, Gwyneth didn’t seem to like him after that.”

“Her friendship with Ryder would only deteriorate further, and Gwyneth gave her the nickname ‘Vagina Ryder,’” Odell claims.

Reps for Paltrow and Ryder weren’t immediately available to Page Six for comment.

Elsewhere in the book, Odell claims, per People, that Paltrow swiped the lead of 1998’s “Shakespeare in Love” from Ryder after originally turning it down.

Matt Damon and Wynona Rider arrive at the 57th Golden Globes in Beverly Hills, Calif., in January 2000.
The “Stranger Things” star was dating Matt Damon at the time. AFP via Getty Images
American actor Ben Affleck and American actress Gwyneth Paltrow on their arrival at the Los Angeles International Airport in Los Angeles.
Paltrow, meanwhile, started dating Ben Affleck. Getty Images

“After a story about Gwyneth allegedly stealing the script from Winona’s coffee table reached the media, Gwyneth told friends that Ryder had started the rumor, and insisted she’d received the script through her agent,” the author alleges.

While Ryder or Paltrow never addressed their alleged feud, the latter previously spoke of a “frenemy” who wanted to see her demise in a 2009 Goop blog post.

“Back in the day, I had a ‘frenemy’ who, as it turned out, was pretty hell-bent on taking me down,” Paltrow wrote at the time. “This person really did what they could to hurt me.”

Winona Ryder & Gwyneth Paltrow during 55th Annual Golden Globe Awards at the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Beverly Hills, Calif.
Odell claims that Paltrow believed Ryder was making up stories about being robbed. WireImage
Winona Ryder and Matt Damon are seen on January 30, 2000 in Los Angeles, Calif
“Gwyneth was annoyed that Damon couldn’t see it. Though Damon was kind to her friends, Gwyneth didn’t seem to like him after that,” Odell writes in the book. GC Images

“I was deeply upset, I was angry, I was all of those things you feel when you find out that someone you thought you liked was venomous and dangerous,” the “Iron Man” star continued.

“I restrained myself from fighting back. … But one day I heard that something unfortunate and humiliating had happened to this person. And my reaction was deep relief and happiness.”

Odell also details Paltrow’s alleged friendship fallout with Madonna in the book.

The post Gwyneth Paltrow’s savage nickname for Winona Ryder revealed: book appeared first on Page Six.

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