Gwyneth Paltrow Shares Her ‘Unpopular’ Take on Why Canned Cranberry Sauce Is Better

Mar. 15, 2025

Gwyneth Paltrow in 2024.Photo:Stephane Cardinale - Corbis/Corbis via Getty

Stephane Cardinale - Corbis/Corbis via Getty

Guests atGwyneth Paltrow’sThanksgivingmay not be getting homemade cranberry sauce.During her Thursday, Nov. 21, appearance onThe Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, the Oscar winner shared some hot takes on the holiday season while promoting herGoop holiday gift guide.Perhaps Paltrow’s most polarizing opinion is that canned cranberry sauce is better than being made fresh forThanksgiving. “This is unpopular but I love the can, that jelly thing,” she said while sitting in an infrared sauna with Fallon, 50.“It comes out like a big hunk of OceanSpray,” Paltrow, 52, continued of the gelatinous side dish. “I love it.“Gwyneth Paltrow and Jimmy Fallon in 2024.Todd Owyoung/NBC via GettyPaltrow — who presented Fallon with her favorite Japanese whisky Hibiki — also said that it wasn’t “okay to put Christmas decorations before Thanksgiving,” while Fallon said that putting up the decorations early “make you happy,” to which the audience cheered.When it comes to having a fake or real Christmas tree, theIron Manalum weighed in on both options. “Well, there are pros and cons to both,” she began. “Apparently it’s better for the environment to actually have a fake Christmas tree and reuse it.“Never miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer​​, from celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.“But I just do love a real Christmas tree. So I can be convinced to go either way,” she added.Fallon meanwhile, said he grew up with a fake Christmas tree that they kept in the basement. “So it got kind of got a little mildewy,” he added. “So every time I smell that, I think of the holidays.“Paltrow also settled the perrennial debate of whether or notDie Hardis a Christmas movie. In response to the controversial question, she enthusiastically said “Yippee-ki‐yay!”

Guests atGwyneth Paltrow’sThanksgivingmay not be getting homemade cranberry sauce.

During her Thursday, Nov. 21, appearance onThe Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, the Oscar winner shared some hot takes on the holiday season while promoting herGoop holiday gift guide.

Perhaps Paltrow’s most polarizing opinion is that canned cranberry sauce is better than being made fresh forThanksgiving. “This is unpopular but I love the can, that jelly thing,” she said while sitting in an infrared sauna with Fallon, 50.

“It comes out like a big hunk of OceanSpray,” Paltrow, 52, continued of the gelatinous side dish. “I love it.”

Gwyneth Paltrow and Jimmy Fallon in 2024.Todd Owyoung/NBC via Getty

Todd Owyoung/NBC via Getty

Paltrow — who presented Fallon with her favorite Japanese whisky Hibiki — also said that it wasn’t “okay to put Christmas decorations before Thanksgiving,” while Fallon said that putting up the decorations early “make you happy,” to which the audience cheered.

When it comes to having a fake or real Christmas tree, theIron Manalum weighed in on both options. “Well, there are pros and cons to both,” she began. “Apparently it’s better for the environment to actually have a fake Christmas tree and reuse it.”

Never miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer​​, from celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.

“But I just do love a real Christmas tree. So I can be convinced to go either way,” she added.

Fallon meanwhile, said he grew up with a fake Christmas tree that they kept in the basement. “So it got kind of got a little mildewy,” he added. “So every time I smell that, I think of the holidays.”

Paltrow also settled the perrennial debate of whether or notDie Hardis a Christmas movie. In response to the controversial question, she enthusiastically said “Yippee-ki‐yay!”

source: people.com