Gwyneth Paltrow Is Staying Unbothered Ahead of New Biography About Her Life, Source Says

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Gwyneth Paltrow 'isn't too bothered' by the upcoming book about her life, a source tells Us Weekly exclusively.
'Gwyneth's been in the Hollywood game for a long time and so has a thick skin,' the insider continues. 'This book isn't a big deal for her.'
Author Amy Odell is set to release Gwyneth: The Biography on Tuesday, July 29, offering insight into Paltrow's life from the early days of her career to behind-the-scenes details on how she became an A-list star.
'She didn't participate in the book like Anna Wintour did with the author's last book,' the same source says about Paltrow, referring to Odell's 2022 book Anna: The Biography.
Gwyneth Paltrow Through the Years
Odell's book doesn't hit shelves for a few more weeks, but People started rolling out excerpts from the biography on Wednesday, July 16. Portions of the book highlighted for the magazine start with Paltrow's time at a Manhattan private school.
'She had strangely potent charisma, and other Spence girls — even seniors — wanted to invest in knowing this new middle schooler,' the book reads. 'But other students seemed to feel threatened. One classmate recalled, 'Not one person had a doubt that she was going to be famous.''
Both of her past romances with Brad Pitt and Ben Affleck are showcased as the book runs through the early days of her career, as is a rumored feud with Winona Ryder over Paltrow's Oscar-winning Shakespeare in Love role.
Paltrow allegedly passed on the 1998 film role, with the book claiming that she actually suggested Ryder for the part of Viola de Lesseps. It's been rumored for years that Paltrow ultimately took the role back from Ryder.
'After a story about Gwyneth allegedly stealing the script from Winona's coffee table reached the media, Gwyneth told friends that Ryder had started the rumor, and insisted she'd received the script through her agent,' Odell's book reads. (Paltrow denied the feud in a 2015 interview.)
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Paltrow's past marriage to Coldplay frontman Chris Martin is also discussed throughout the book. The former couple were married from 2003 to 2016 and share two kids: Apple, 21, and Moses, 19. Paltrow has since moved on, marrying producer Brad Falchuk in 2018.
Along with her personal life and acting career, Odell's book also addresses the Goop of it all. Paltrow launched the wellness brand as a weekly newsletter in 2008, and it's since become an empire.
"Gwyneth was committed to covering products and experiences that translated her own tastes for her audience — however bizarre or inaccessible they might be,' Odell writes.
Gwyneth: The Biography will be released on July 29.
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