Trouble may be brewing in Gwyneth Paltrow’s marriage to producer Brad Falchuk, as reports suggest the couple is spending increasing time apart.
According to Radar Online, friends close to the pair have noticed growing distance between them. “For people who have known them as a couple for years, it looks bad,” an insider revealed. The source added that Paltrow has a tendency to “get tired of people and discard them when she’s done — both professionally and personally.”
The insider also drew comparisons to Paltrow’s first marriage with Coldplay frontman Chris Martin, noting that their 2016 split — famously labeled “conscious uncoupling” — happened entirely on her terms. “When she and Chris divorced, she controlled every detail, right down to the public statement,” the source said.
Reports suggest that there is now “less overlap than ever” between Gwyneth and Brad’s lives. A major sign of distance, the source claimed, is Paltrow’s decision to return to acting this year without consulting her husband. The Oscar-winning actress is set to star opposite Timothée Chalamet in the upcoming romantic drama Marty Supreme. “It was another big decision she made without taking Brad into consideration,” the insider shared.
Meanwhile, sources say Paltrow becomes “very defensive” whenever anyone hints at marital problems. “She insists that people are only saying that because they don’t understand what a healthy relationship looks like,” the insider noted, adding that Paltrow believes independence is a sign of strength, not separation.
However, observers claim that until the couple begins spending more time together publicly, speculation about their marriage will only continue to grow.