After years of building her lifestyle empire, the Oscar-winning actress is stepping back into the spotlight, but this time it’s not for a clean beauty launch or a candle that smells like something we probably shouldn’t talk about.

No, Paltrow is here to turn on the sex tap in "Marty Supreme", a ping-pong drama that promises more than just fast serves and smashes. It’s got heat, and we're not just talking about on the court.

Paltrow is set to star as the wife of a rival professional player caught up in a steamy affair with Timothée Chalamet, who plays the film’s rising ping-pong star.

This pairing of Paltrow and Chalamet might raise a few eyebrows. While fans have seen Paltrow embrace roles that mix elegance with seduction, like in "Shakespeare in Love" and "The Talented Mr. Ripley", the pairing with a much younger Chalamet calls to mind another recent, controversial age-gap relationship in film; Jenna Ortega’s role in "Miller’s Girl".

In that film, Ortega’s portrayal of a younger woman caught up in a romantic affair with an older man stirred up strong reactions from viewers and critics.

Much like the film, "Marty Supreme" seems to explore the dynamics of power and attraction in a relationship where the age gap might challenge audience expectations.

In a recent "Vanity Fair" interview, Paltrow spilt the tea on her latest steamy role, revealing that the film features a lot of intimate scenes - "a lot, a lot," to be precise.

The two characters have “a lot of sex in this movie”. Brace yourselves, this may or may not be cringe.

She explains that her character, married to someone in the “ping pong mafia,” finds herself drawn into a complex, almost transactional relationship with Chalamet’s character. It’s a breath of life she’s been craving but also a tangled web of desire and consequences.

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Get ready for sparks: Gwyneth Paltrow teases 'Marty Supreme' steamy scenes