Gwyneth Paltrow Says Turning 50 Was 'Liberation': 'I Used to Care So Much What People Thought of Me'

Gwyneth Paltrow.Photo: Courtesy Kyle Espeleta Gwyneth Paltrowhas been 50 for less than a month, but she’s already loving this new decade. “When I was turning 40 I was a wreck,” said the mom toApple, 18, and Moses, 16, with ex-husbandChris Martin. “I was really having a bit of a mid-life crisis around it. I also acknowledge I was in the midst of a big transition. I knew I wanted to leave a marriage [she split from Martin in 2016] and I knew I wanted to move back to the United States, so there was a whole lot going on with me.

Gwyneth Paltrow Shares Tribute to Late Dad Bruce on His 80th Birthday: 'Love You More Than Ever'

Gwyneth Paltrow and Bruce Paltrow on Oct. 24, 2001.Photo:Ron Galella, Ltd./Ron Galella Collection via Getty Images Ron Galella, Ltd./Ron Galella Collection via Getty Images Gwyneth Paltrowis celebrating her late fatherBruce Paltrow. On Sunday, Gwyneth, 51, shared a photo to herInstagram Storyshowing a framed black-and-white picture of Bruce, who died in October 2002 at 58 after a years-long battle with throat cancer. Sunday would have marked the director-producer’s 80th birthday. “I wish you were here to celebrate your 80th today,” Gwyneth wrote in a caption in her post.

Gwyneth Paltrow's 'Mom Group Texts' Were 'on Fire' About Those Photos of Her Kissing Timothée Chalamet

Gwyneth Paltrow.Photo:Donato Sardella/Getty; Jose Perez/Bauer-Griffin/GC Images Donato Sardella/Getty; Jose Perez/Bauer-Griffin/GC Images Gwyneth Paltrowcaused quite a stir after photos of her andTimothée Chalametkissing while filming their new moviecame to light.During Paltrow’s Nov. 21 appearance onThe Tonight Show, hostJimmy Fallonpulled out photos of the costars locking lips while they filmedMarty Supremein New York City in October.“Yeah, that was bad,” the actress, 52, said, as Fallon, 50, displayed one of the photos.“It’s just like, you’re trying to have this scene and you know it’s a private moment, and then there are paparazzi,” Paltrow added, when asked if she received a barrage of messages when the photos went public.

Gwyneth Paltrow's Holiday-Coded Red Dress Is a Sophisticated Look You Can Try at Your Next Party

Photo:Todd Owyoung/NBC via Getty Images; Amazon Todd Owyoung/NBC via Getty Images; Amazon Boriflors Long Sleeve Turtleneck Pencil Dress Amazon $30$24 at Amazon Take a page out of Paltrow’s book with this fitted red dress. This option may be even better suited to the holidays because of its turtleneck, which would look stylish layered under a long trench coat. It’s also available inblack,brown,wine red, and a handful of other colors. Zesica Long Sleeve Swing Maxi Dress $43$34 at Amazon

Gypsy Rose Blanchard Announces Separation from Husband 3 Months After Prison Release

Gypsy Rose Blanchardand her husband have called it quits. Blanchard, 32, announced the split withRyan Scott Andersonon Facebook. The breakup news came just three months after Blanchard was released from Chillicothe Correctional Center in Missouri after serving more than eight years in prison for plotting to murder her mother, Dee Dee Blanchard, with then-boyfriendNicholas “Nick” Godejohn. On Thursday, Blanchard shared an announcement via social media. The couple tied the knot in a jailhouse ceremony with no guests in July 2022.