Gwyneth Paltrow is getting candid about her and Chris Martin’s conscious uncoupling.
“There was nothing dramatic or anything. I had built my life on trying to be all things to all people, and I just couldn’t do it anymore,” the actress said in February 2015 issue of Marie Claire of her 2014 split with the Coldplay rocker.
“I really had the sense that I wasn’t allowed to have needs, and I had to prove my specialness or self-worth by doing all this stuff and taking care of everybody else, and I just sort of hit a wall,” the GOOP founder continued.
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The Oscar winner explained that her current relationship with Chris has taken effort.
“We’ve worked really f***ing hard to get to [this] point,” she said. “But we’re very, very close, and it’s so nice. I feel like it’s, in a way, the relationship we were meant to have.”
Gwyneth also spoke about the challenges of motherhood and career.
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“I think we are all genuinely doing our best,” she told the mag. “It’s hard to have children and a career, and all some women seem to do is judge other women’s choices. I find that demoralizing and unhelpful. Where is the wisdom coming out of this situation? I don’t see where this is getting us anywhere in terms of a cultural discussion.”
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