And it's about damn time. Nothing knocks the wind out of your sails like your hubby having an affair with a younger woman - especially when that woman is reputed to be a "younger version" of yourself! That's allegedly what is happening to Gwyneth Paltrow right now, as rumors continue to swirl around the Coldplay frontman, Chris Martin, and pretty lollipop, Kate Bosworth. Oh, girl! Does Kate know who she's messing with here? No more Stella McCartney or Madonna freebies for her! Details, via Celebitchy and Star Magazine: "They weren't even shy about it. There weren't too many
regular people there, so maybe they thought no one would blab about them. But
they looked really into each other - they held hands and kissed, and I saw
Chris caress her cheek. It was pretty romantic."
Later, at an after party for Bono at The Palazzo's Carnevino restaurant, Chris and Kate kept carrying on, eyewitnesses report. "Kate arrived around midnight with Chris and some other Coldplay members... they stayed until around 5 a.m. It was a wild party!"
When Kate and Chris first arrived, she went straight up to the hostess' stand and started rambling on about how she and Gwyneth were really good friends. "Thinking about it now, it was like she was overcompensating," says an onlooker. "She said that whenever she's with Gwyneth in Los Angeles or New York, they always go to one of Mario Batali's restaurants. Carnevino is one of Mario's restaurants. It was so out of the blue that she was talking about her friendship with Gwyneth, like she was justifying why she was with Chris. And it's weird because Mario and Gwyneth are good friends too."
"Kate and Chris sat at a table towards the back of the room.
They seemed pretty into each other," says an eyewitness. "They spent the entire
time hanging out together, eating, drinking, laughing. Wherever Kate went,
Chris would be right next to her. They sure looked like a couple to me."
Chris's hookup with Kate may not come as a shock to friends of the couple. Some say Gwyneth and Chris have been drifting apart for months. "It's like Chris suddenly realized he's a rock megastar and women throw themselves at him... he's become incredibly affected by female flattery. And Kate is just the kind of beauty who'll flatter him = bright, sexy and intelligent." Whispers of trouble in Chris and Gwyneth's marriage have been around for a long time, but looked like they were making a go of it in August when they purchased a new house. But, "it didn't work. The marriage has major problems. They're at a crossroads and there's no knowing if the relationship can survive... they're leading separate lives. She finds him immature. He finds her pretentious."
Meanwhile, Kate Bosworth "has been chasing Chris for a long time," a source reveals. "All his friends think that there's something going on with them. Last summer, Gwyneth's ego was bruised when Chris told her that Kate was like a younger version of herself... he's had a crush on Kate since she starred in Blue Crush. Gwyneth knows that Chris flirts all the time on the road, but after that 'younger version of you' comment, Gwyneth is more sensitive and suspicious of Kate."]
Forget Shakespeare In Love (for which Paltrow won an Oscar), Blue Crush is one of the best films of all time! I sense a GOOP newsletter coming soon entitled "How to Love Your Perfect Self - Even in the Face of Adversity." Let's make some organic crepes and then ride a three speed bike through the alleyways of Spain - just like we did when we were girls! Chris supposedly thinks Gwyneth is pretentious? What gave it away? I could see him stepping out on her. I'm sure he was overwhelmed when they first got together - but I'm not surprised that time has worn away her mystique. I think Kate will make a lovely stepmother to Apple and Moses. Too bad she's too skinny to pick them up!
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