Gwyneth Paltrow reflects on divorce following Chris Martin split: 'It's a great opportunity to get ruthless with the truth of who you really are'
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In a new Instagram Q&A with fans on Jan. 29, Gwyneth Paltrow answered her followers’ questions about everything from her must-try restaurants to her latest Goop products. One thing that came up? Her relationship with her ex-husband Chris Martin, whom she famously “consciously uncoupled” from in 2014.
The former spouses, who share children Apple and Moses Martin, are notoriously on good terms — so much so, that when a follower asked if she “loves Dakota Johnson,” aka Martin’s longtime girlfriend, Paltrow only had two words.
“Very much,” she confirmed of her level of affection for the 50 Shades of Grey star.
Paltrow also reflected on whether it was possible to move on from divorce.
“Oh, absolutely,” the Se7en star wrote. “It's a great opportunity to get ruthless with the truth of who you really are, what you want, and what you deserve.”
Paltrow is now married to TV writer and producer Brad Falchuk, who she wed in 2018 after initially meeting while working together on Glee.
The actress, who portrayed Pepper Potts in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, also shut down rumors that she ever slept with her co-star, Robert Downey Jr., who just wrapped his turn as Iron Man.
“That’s a no,” she replied.
Paltrow has expressed a strong love of her blended family before. In 2019, she gushed to The Sunday Times that Johnson was a “fantastic woman.”
In 2020, she spoke on The Drew Barrymore Show about how her divorce was “better” than her marriage.
“I really wanted my kids to not be traumatized, if it were possible,” she explained. “Chris and I committed to putting them first and that’s harder than it looks because some days you really don’t want to be with the person that you’re getting divorced from! But if you’re committed to having family dinner, then you do it… you recommit to this new relationship you are trying to foster.”