Gwyneth Paltrow and Chris Martin announced their separation on Paltrow's lifestyle website, 'Goop', causing it to crash. The split comes after a bitter feud with Vanity Fair magazine
Gwyneth Paltrow announced her spilt from husband Chris Martin yesterday. Source: Getty Images
YESTERDAY Gwyneth Paltrow announced that she and husband Chris Martin were divorcing — or, as she phrased it, "consciously uncoupling."
While the news came as no surprise — marital discord and infidelity had long been rumoured — it is a little ironic, given that Paltrow has doled out plenty of irksome advice for maintaining a happy relationship over the years. Below, a few favourites:
Don't argue. Get down on your knees
Gwyneth with her BFF Chelsea Handler. Source: Getty Images
Last year, Paltrow appeared on talk show Chelsea Lately, and Chelsea Handler recalled a raunchy tip for resolving fights that Paltrow had given a mutual friend.
Paltrow advised against yelling and screaming at your man.
Instead, according to Handler's recollection, Paltrow said, "Whatever you're feeling, do the opposite. Go at him with love and you give him a b–wjob."
Maybe rational discussion is a better idea.
Be like a 1950s housewife
The notoriously private couple rarely made public appearances together. Source: Getty Images
In 2012, Paltrow told Harper's Bazaar that an old-fashioned approach to relationships was key. "I want to maintain my marriage and my family, so I have to be here when he [husband Chris Martin] comes home," she said. "You have to be a wife."
But give him his freedom
Coldplay have won five MTV Video Music Awards, seven Grammys and sold more than 70 million records worldwide. Source: Getty Images
"Chris is a very mad scientist, genius songwriter," Paltrow has said.
"So I never say, 'Where are you? You should be home by now.' I never place demands on him, because I think he's a really talented man, and he's putting something good into the world."
Have a relaxed attitude about cheating
Rumours are circulating that Paltrow and Martin's marriage ended after Gwyneth was spotted kissing her ex-boyfriend Donovan Leitch. Source: Getty Images
"I would like to think that I would be forgiving and/or forgiven, but I can't give an honest answer as I haven't really experienced that," Paltrow told Refinery29 last September. Perhaps she and Martin were more "experienced" than the queen of GOOP let on?
Share your diet obsessions with your husband
We'd hope to look this good in a bikini if we gave up all delicious foods. Source: Splash News Australia
From juice cleanses to macrobiotic diets, Paltrow has hopped on various extreme nutrition bandwagons over the years.
In her 2013 book It's All Good, she inadvertently revealed that the whole family got to share in her dieting fun.
"Sometimes when my family is not eating pasta, bread or processed grains like white rice, we're left with that specific hunger that comes with avoiding carbs," she wrote, making you feel a bit sorry for Martin and their kids.
Maybe the Coldplay singer just wanted to be with someone who embraced gluten?
Publicly discuss your marital difficulties — a lot
Well, at least you were being honest, Gwyn. Source: Getty Images
In countless interviews, the challenge of marriage was a key talking point for Paltrow.
"It's hard being married," she said. "You go through great times, you go through terrible times. We're the same as any couple."
In the moment, such quotes often read as the WASP poster girl's insincere attempts at being relatable, but now it's clear that her overshares weren't without truth.
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