Three years after Star magazine called her so in their 2013 rankings list, the 43-year-old actress finally responded to the title during a recent appearance on BBC News' "Hardtalk", reported Ace Showbiz.
"First of all, I was like, 'I'm the most hated celebrity? More than, like, Chris Brown?' What did I do?" Paltrow told host Stephen Sackur, recalling the first time she found out that she came out atop the list that also included A-listers like Anne Hathaway, Madonna, Lindsay Lohan, Kristen Stewart and Brown.
"All I can do is be my authentic self, and if you know me, then you know who I am, and that I have fun and eat and am so appreciative for my life. But I think there are things about me that make people draw conclusions," she explained.
The "Iron Man 3" star speculated that people might dislike her thinking she was "spoiled" because she was born in a wealthy family to famous parents Bruce Paltrow and Blythe Danner.
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"That inspires a lot of resentment. My parents did well, and I was able to go to a fantastic school, and we grew up in New York City, but the minute I left my college to try to pursue acting, my father was really supportive. But he said, you know, 'You are completely on your own,'" she told the host.
"So, he never gave me anything. I never had any supplementation. He never helped me with my rent. I never had a trust fund," she added.