Gwyneth Paltrow Says Daughter Apple Leaving for College Felt Like the ‘Worst Heartbreak Ever’: ‘It’s Been a Major Transition’
20.10.2022 - 23:35
/ usmagazine.com
Her new normal. Gwyneth Paltrow candidly addressed the challenges that came with sending her daughter off to college.
“It’s been a major transition. I didn’t know what to expect, but I knew it would be hard because Apple and I are so close and were together all the time,” Paltrow, 50, exclusively shared with Us Weekly on Wednesday, October 19, about her 18-year-old daughter while promoting her Gwyneth Paltrow x Copper Fit collection. “But I had no idea. It was like the worst heartbreak I’ve ever [felt].”
The Goop founder recalled struggling to come to terms with the shift. “I felt like the love of my life broke up with me for weeks,” she added. “It was terrible. Now, I’m getting more used to it and it also helps to see her happy and well-adjusted. That makes a huge difference. And she just came home for October break, so that was good. I’ll see her for Thanksgiving.”
Paltrow, who shares Apple and son Moses, 16, with ex-husband Chris Martin, opened up about how her youngest child has dealt with the change, saying, “I think he’s sort of feeling a new world without a sister in the house. But he’s adjusting well. He’s such a great kid.”
With Apple being gone, the Oscar winner has felt a “noticeable” difference being the only woman at home. “I always try to embrace every transition that comes with a degree of openness and even if they’re painful sometimes, there’s always beauty somewhere on the other side of it,” Paltrow, who is married to Brad Falchuk, shared with Us.
The California native first became a mom in 2004, one year after exchanging vows with Martin, now 45. The former couple were married for more than a decade before calling it quits in 2014, and their divorce was finalized in 2016. The Academy Award winner later