UNCOUPLED GWYNNIE AND HER WISE WORDS
GWYNETH PALTROW always gets a lot of stick, but not (usually) from me. As an actress she was so-so, but as a lifestyle guru she is fascinating.
GP was ahead of the curve with It’s All Good, her 2013 healthy-eating book, which includes a great recipe for tuna steaks zizzed up with Indian spices. And she was first through the door to champion avocado on toast — a foodie fad so monstrous that it became an Instagram cliché.
Now she has hit back at those who laughed at her for ‘consciously uncoupling’ from husband Chris Martin three years ago. ‘I know it’s a dorky term but it’s very worthwhile,’ she has told Net-a-Porter’s digital magazine The Edit, explaining the mechanics of uncoupling.
‘What if I didn’t blame the other person for anything and held myself 100 per cent accountable?
‘What if I checked my own s*** at the door and put my children first? And reminded myself about
the things about my ex-husbandd that I love and fosteredd the friendship?’
She is right. To struggle through, to o park your own grievances andd concentrate instead on having a civilised and grown-up divorce is no o little achievement.
To hold on to what you loved about ut each other, to get through the e process and stay friends.
It is a an altogether marvellous us accomplishment and a great testament to them both.
Gwynnie, if I had one of your £260 sexdust smoothies in my hand I would toast you and your good sense.
Cheers!