She Was Attracted to Older Men

Gary Cooper played a pivotal role in the onset of Grace Kelly’s tumultuous romantic endeavors. Embodying her preferred type, he was significantly older and already married, mirroring the authoritative, commanding presence she often found appealing in men, a trait possibly influenced by her father’s strong character. Cooper was not discreet about them, later commenting, “She looked like a cold dish with a man until you got her pants down, then she’d explode.”

This early episode in Hollywood marked the awakening of Grace Kelly’s more daring side, setting a pattern that would extend into her subsequent projects, where her off-screen life seemed just as captivating as her on-screen performances.