Gwyneth Paltrow Archives

Gwyneth Paltrow smiles serenely as she models an edgy Dolce & Gabbana Spring Summer 2009 look on the March 2009 cover of UK Elle magazine’s annual fashion issue. Bigger cover inside…

Inside the magazine, the 36-year-old actress defends her lifestyle newsletter, GOOP, from critics and opens up about how she and Chris Martin remain such a private couple.

In the latest edition of GOOP, Gwyneth shares a supereasy family dinner — Garlic Bread, Turkey Meatballs, Spaghetti and Lemon-Basil Steamed Peas — that she loves to make on lazy Sundays.

Check out Gwyneth’s recipes at GOOP.com.

Gwyneth Paltrow asked a couple of her best and most literary-minded girlfriends to share their top picks for books.

“I always like knowing the literary preferences of people,” the 36-year-old actress says. “I think it gives a better understanding of their inner life.”

One of her fave books is “Jane Eyre” by Charlotte Brontë. Gwyn shares, “This was the first novel I ever read. Actually, it was read to me by my mother. We started it when I was 10 years old. The novel starts out with a young Jane, about the age I was at the time, so I was drawn in, in such a visceral way. It was the moment I really started to understand, from my little bed in a room with strawberry wallpaper, that there was a scope to the world, a past and future, that would be there for the learning and for the taking. It was a powerful and deep experience, being read those words, that story with all of its heavy imagery and emotion.”

The other two were “Crime and Punishment” by Fyodor Dostoevsky and “The Sheltering Sky” by Paul Bowles.

Madonna’s favorites include “The Bad Girl” by Mario Vargas Llosa, “Shantaram” by Gregory David Roberts and “The Time Traveler’s Wife” by Audrey Niffenegger.

Read the full list at GOOP.com.

Gwyn also described the Material Mom in her newsletter, saying, “Madonna Ciccone rules the world, is a loyal friend and a terrific mother.”

Gwyneth Paltrow bundles up as she leaves Madonna’s apartment in the freezing New York City weather on Friday.

Gwynie reportedly also met up with personal trainer, Tracy Anderson, who also works with Madonna.

As reported earlier on JJ, the 36-year-old actor is possibly looking to build a chain of gyms across Asia, Europe and Australia. According to a source, “Tracy and Gwyneth are out to make some serious money. She [Gwyneth] is convinced the studios will be a huge success!”

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After celebrating the holidays with Madonna, Gwyneth Paltrow sent season’s greetings via her latest GOOP newsletter. She wrote, “Happy Holidays everyone! From my heart and home to yours, Gwyneth.”

The 36-year-old actress then gave the floor to a panel of experts to answer the following: “The holidays are sometimes as difficult as they are wonderful. There seems to always be at least one incident of tension, discord or just plain aggression between family members. Why does this occur, especially during a time when we are meant to be loving and generous? Are there any tricks to rising above this kind of reactive behavior?”

Michael Berg, Co-Director of the Kabbalah Centre, answered, “It is important we understand the kabbalistic view of families and the purpose they have in our lives. Each one of us came to this world to transform and to become a better version of ourselves. And it is this very same transformation that brings more Light, blessings and fulfillment into our lives.

To read the full answers from various experts, visit GOOP.com.

Gwyneth Paltrow and Stella McCartney visit Madonna at her London home after attending a Christmas party on Tuesday night.

Earlier that day Madonna met former husband Guy Ritchie to hand over their sons Rocco, 8, and David, 3, to him. Their sons are thought to be spending Christmas Day at Ritchie’s Wiltshire home.

Chris Martin recently responded to rumors of marital problems with Gwyneth Paltrow. “I’m trying to think when the last bit of bad news was,” Chris said. “I’m supposed to be getting divorced, but those things aren’t happening, so don’t really count as bad news.”

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Gwyneth Paltrow poses pretty with the bag of the season, Tod’s G-Bag, for the Spring/Summer 2009 ad campaign.

Mikael Jansson, who shot the campaign at a restaurant in the heart of London’s financial district, said, “[I chose the space] because it complemented the elements associated with Tod’s – the luxury, the honey and caramel palette, the sophistication…”

Edward Enninful, who styled the campaign, added, ”We’re showing a bit more leg, the shirts are open a little lower…I think you see a slightly new side to both Gwyneth and Tod’s.”

For Derek Lam, Creative Director for Tod’s, “Gwyneth effortlessly embodies the spirit of the International woman with timeless elegance and modern flair - the perfect representation of the Tod’s woman”.

The new Tod’s ad Campaign will be featured in ads worldwide starting February 2009.

Gwyneth Paltrow has taken to her GOOP newsletter to share her favorite holiday menus

She says, “The Christmas morning breakfast/brunch is easy to prepare and has great seasonal and holiday flavors. The Spiced Pumpkin & Walnut Bread has become one of my favorites, I could eat the whole loaf. Make it and serve it warm in the morning. The frittata is really wonderful and you can use any ingredients you like, just follow the basic technique. Here I use sweet potatoes, shallots and goat cheese, but feel free to dream up your own combo. The biscuits are a healthier version of the good ole’ southern version but are just as tasty. You can scramble an egg, add one of the homemade sausages, stick ‘em in the fresh warm biscuit and, to quote a line from the epic eighties film Sixteen Candles, “Wha-lah, breakfast is ready!”

Check out Gwyn’s fave recipes at GOOP.com.

Gwyneth Paltrow and her trainer pal Tracy Anderson are featured in the latest issue of Gotham Magazine. Here are some of Gwyn’s interview highlights:

Is there a character you’d love to play but haven’t? I’d love to do [Chekhov’s] The Three Sisters; I look forward to doing Blanche DuBois [in A Streetcar Named Desire] on stage someday. I’d really like to do a musical. And I’d like to do SNL again. I liked doing that.

Do you think you’d collaborate with your husband, maybe do a duet? No, no, no, no.

How about Madonna? I don’t think so. I don’t think the acting/recording thing really works. Maybe if you’re an urban act, but I’m not sure it works if you’re an actor.

What were your favorite things about growing up in New York? Underage smoking on stoops of brownstones, going to museums, the seasons, and how great a school Spence (a private girls’ school) was—how well they prepared me for life.

Read the full article at Gotham-Magazine.com. Check out the full-sized cover, it’s gorgeous!