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Acclaimed AVENGERS: ENDGAME Actress Gwyneth Paltrow discusses Goop and her amicable relationship with Chris Martin


17 January 2019

This week’s issue of ES Magazine, out Thursday 17th January

In this week’s ES Magazine, Gwyneth Paltrow talks about being a newlywed, parenting teenagers, provoking controversy and not letting fame turn her into an a**hole.

Interview Highlights

On her divorce and how she and ex-husband, Chris Martin, co-parent "We were separated for a year before we announced we were separated,’ [she explains]. ‘We kept it very quiet, and in that time I asked adult friends with divorced parents what they remembered. There was this resounding theme: “It was really hard because for the first two years my parents didn’t speak.” “It was awful for a while,” or “My parents hated each other”. And I thought, “I would really love to skip that part.” Those kids felt they were constantly betraying one parent by being with the other."

On why Londoners are better at talking about women’s sexual health "But what’s interesting is how far London has come in a lot of respects. People are really moving forward, even more so than in New York City.’ [We’re less prudish than New Yorkers?] ‘I think so.’ [There’s a section on orgasms on the Goop site and it sells, among other things, a golden vibrator and golden handcuffs (sold out).] ‘We do that on purpose,’ [she admits]. ‘Any time you write or talk about women’s sexual health, there’s a furore. And so we love to poke the bear a little bit. I was always punk rock, always pushing boundaries. We really like to be provocative at Goop. People say, “Oh it’s controversial”. But we’re just asking questions."

On the importance of remaining grounded amongst fame "Fame is so insidious, you can’t see that you’re changing and it’s actually very dangerous when you are young,’ [she says]. ‘The way that you turn into a good person is because life kicks the s*** out of you and, when you are famous, that stops happening. Everyone removes obstacles for you all the time.’ ‘All of a sudden you’re not waiting in a queue, and you are getting special treatment, and people are telling you what you want to hear. I didn’t realise but apparently I was becoming a bit of an a**hole and Dad set me straight. And I’m very grateful for it now."

On her thoughts of divorce "Family structure can be reinvented and divorce doesn’t have to be devastating," [she says.] "It doesn’t have to be the end of your relationship with somebody. I think Chris and I were meant to be together and have our kids. But our relationship is much better like this: friends and co-parents and family."

 

 

The full interview appears in this week’s issue of ES Magazine, out Thursday 17th January 2019

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