Family

• Father – Bruce Paltrow (Film Producer/ Director)
• Mother – Blythe Danner (Actress)
• Siblings – Jake Paltrow (Younger Brother), Katherine Moennig (Half-Cousin), Gabrielle Giffords (Second Cousin) (Former US Congresswoman)

Genre

Rock, Pop/ Rock, Stage and Screen

Instruments

Vocals

Build

Slim

Height

5 ft 9 in or 175 cm

Weight

60 kg or 132 pounds

Boyfriend / Spouse

Paltrow dated –

• Robert Sean Leonard (1991-1992) – Leonard, an American actor dated for quite sometime from 1991 to 1992.
• Brad Pitt (1994-1997) – From December 1994, Pitt and Paltrow dated. They met on the set of 1995 movie, Seven. The duo dated till mid 1997 (around June 1997). They also got engaged during this period on 20 December, 1996. But, the engagement broke off after 6 months as Gwyneth was not ready for marriage.
• Viggo Mortensen (1997) – Rumor
• Ben Affleck (1997-2000) – Ben Affleck, American actor dated Paltrow from November 1997 to October 2000. During these years, the relationship sometimes broke up too. So, it was On again, OFF again kind of relationship. They had an on-screen appearance in the movie Bounce, released in 2000.
• James Purefoy (2002) – Rumor
• Bryan Adams (2002) – Rumor
• Felipe de Borbon (2002) – Rumor
• Aaron Eckhart (2002) – Rumor
• Luke Wilson (2002) – She met Luke on the set of 2001 movie The Royal Tenenbaums and started dating him in 2002. But, this relationship also saw an end in the same year.
• Chris Martin (2002-2014) – In October 2002, she met with English singer Chris Martin, member of British rock group Coldplay during his concert. They married on 5 December, 2003 during a ceremony in a hotel in Southern California. Now, the couple have 2 children – daughter Apple Blythe Alison Martin (b. 2004) and son Moses Bruce Anthony Martin (b. 2006). Paltrow announced on March 25, 2014 that she and Chris have separated now.
• Brad Falchuk (2014-Present) – After splitting from Chris Martin, Gwyneth started dating film director, Brad Falchuk in 2014.

Gwyneth Paltrow with Chris Martin and kids

Race / Ethnicity

White

Hair Color

Paltrow is a natural blonde

Eye Color

Blue

Distinctive Features

• Deep husky voice
• Often plays British characters.

Measurements

34-25-35 in or 86-63.5-89 cm

Bra Size

32B

Shoe Size

11 (US)

Brand Endorsements

Coach (She is the face of this American brand), Estee Lauder’s Pleasures perfume (2005)

Religion

Judaism

Best Known For

Playing different roles in movies like Sliding Doors (1998), Shakespeare in Love (1998), Iron Man series (2008-), The Avengers (2012). In 2011, she also won an Emmy Award for “Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series” for playing the role as Holly Holliday on the TV show Glee in the episode titled “The Substitute”.

First Album

She has not released any album. But, has contributed in singing various songs such as “Cruisin” (with Huey Lewis) in 2000, “Bette Davis Eyes” in 2000, “Country Strong” in 2010, “Me and Tennessee” (with Tim McGraw) in 2011. Paltrow has also appeared in the music video for this song.

She also did some singles with the cast of TV series “Glee” in 2010 and 2011.

There are numerous album appearances like “Waiting on June” (with Holly Williams) in 2013, “This Woman’s Work” in 2011, etc.

First Film

1991 film Shout for her role as Rebecaa. The film starred John Travolta. For this movie, he was also nominated for Razzie Award for Worst Supporting Actor.

First TV Show

She debuted on television with the mini TV series Thomas Jefferson. For this, she gave her voice to the character, Jefferson’s granddaughter. It was all done in 1997.

Personal Trainer

She likes to keep her fitness routine simple. Paltrow does a lot of cardio to keep her slim. On an average, 60 minutes daily for four days a week is sufficient. She believes to lift weights, which are not more than 3 lbs as weight training is for toning the body for women. They don’t want to look muscular like bodybuilders. She avoids processed foods. Catch her full workout schedule and diet plan.

Quotes

“Beauty, to me, is about being comfortable in your own skin. That, or a kick-ass red lipstick.”

“The simpler things are, the happier they are.”

Gwyneth Paltrow Facts

1. Her father is Jewish while her mother is Christian.
2. She was raised with both the cultures.
3. Paltrow was born in LA but raised in Santa Monica, USA.
4. She can speak Spanish.
5. She has explained the reason about the unusual name of her daughter “Apple” on Oprah’s show. She said that apple sounded sweet and clean to her. So, she kept this name.
6. She is the owner at Goop.com, a lifestyle company.
7. Paltrow suffered from postpartum depression after giving birth to son, Moses in 2006.
8. With Mario Batali, she has co-authored a book “Spain…A Culinary Road Trip” in 2008. Other books from Paltrow include “My Father’s Daughter: Delicious, Easy Recipes Celebrating Family and Togetherness” released in 2011, “Notes From the Kitchen Table” in 2011, “It’s All Good: Delicious Easy Recipes That Will Make You Look Good and Feel Great” released in 2013. She has mainly written cookbooks.
9. Gwyneth is the artist ambassador for Save the Children. She is connected with “Robin Hood Foundation” (works on the motive to remove poverty) as well.
10. She is friends with Madonna, Winona Ryder, Cameron Diaz, Helena Christensen.