Gwyneth Paltrow Feels More 'Confident' After Turning 50: 'I've Never Felt Better in My Own Skin'

Photo: Rachel Luna/FilmMagicBeforeGwyneth Paltrow’s50th birthday on Sept. 27, her team came to her with an out-of-the-box idea for how she should celebrate.“They said, ‘Let’s get you naked!’ " the Oscar-winning actress and Goop founder recalled to PEOPLE at a Los Angeles event celebrating herCopper Fitpartnership on Oct. 19.Paltrow went on topose nude, while covered in gold paint, to mark the milestone.“I feel so happy being 50,” she said. “I really flipped out when I turned 40, because I thought, ‘My life is over.

Gwyneth Paltrow Remains 'Proud' of Popularizing the Term 'Conscious Uncoupling' 10 Years After Chris Martin Split

Gwyneth Paltrow and Chris Martin.Photo:Taylor Hill/FilmMagic, Kevin Winter/Getty Taylor Hill/FilmMagic, Kevin Winter/Getty It’s been a decade sinceGwyneth Paltrowmade “conscious uncoupling” happen. The Oscar winner, 10 years ago, on March 25, 2014, published amessageon her Goop websiteannouncing that she and then-husband Chris Martin were breaking up. “It is with hearts full of sadness that we have decided to separate,” read their joint statement at the time. They added that they came “to the conclusion that while we love each other very much we will remain separate.

Gwyneth Paltrow Says Being a Stepmom Has Been One of Her ‘Biggest Learnings as a Human Being’

Gwyneth Paltrow.Photo:DANIEL LEAL/AFP via Getty DANIEL LEAL/AFP via Getty Gwyneth PaltrowandNicole Avantare getting candid about parenting.On Wednesday, PEOPLE was in attendance as the pair spoke at the Visionary Women’s International Women’s Day Summit at the Beverly Wilshire Hotel.During their conversation, the Goop founder, 51, asked the former United States ambassador to the Bahamas, 56, how she navigates being a “stepmother to two amazing human beings, Tony and Sarah.”Nicole Avant and Gwyneth Paltrow; March 2024.

Gwyneth Paltrow Says She Burst 'Into Tears' When Daughter Apple Went to College: 'It Was Horrible'

Gwyneth Paltrowwasn’t prepared for the emotions she would experience during a pivotal moment in her daughter’s life. The actress and Goop founder, 50, chatted with PEOPLE during the Gwyneth Paltrow xCopper FitFeel the Fit Press Day in Santa Monica, California, on Wednesday evening, where she opened up about sending daughterApple Blythe Martinto college for the first time. “It was horrible. It was truly horrifying,” Paltrow tells PEOPLE exclusively. “I was sick to my stomach, bursting into tears.

Gwyneth Paltrow Says She Was 'Upset' When Kourtney Kardashian's Poosh Was Called a Goop 'Ripoff' (Exclusive)

(L-R) Gwyneth Paltrow and Kourtney Kardashian Barker.Photo:Pascal Le Segretain/Getty; Gilbert Flores/Variety via GettyGwyneth Paltrowis all for supporting other women in business, even if it’s a direct competitor of her iconicGoopbrand.AsKourtney Kardashian Barker’sPooshlaunched in 2019, it immediately drew comparisons to the Oscar winner’s own lifestyle brand, which launched nearly 11 years prior. But that criticism didn’t sit right with Paltrow.“I was so upset when Poosh was launched and people were like, ‘This is a ripoff of Goop,'” the businesswoman, 51, tells PEOPLE exclusively while discussing theMoments of Spaceapp.