She drinks, she swears, she parties. There’s more to Gwyneth Paltrow than you think. The Oscar-winning actress talks exclusively to Criag McLean in the March edition of ELLE magazine, on sale now
There are many preconceptions about Gwyneth Paltrow, which, following a day’s shoot and subsequent interview – conducted not in one of the capital’s most-exclusive hotels, but in the actress’ local north London café – ELLE is only too happy to correct.

First, that she is a goody two shoes, without a single vice:
‘I love good red wine. White wine is nice, too. I don’t like lager, but I like stout – I love Guinness. I never get drunk to the point of throwing up or anything. But I get very warm and talkative.’ And smoking: ‘Man, I wish smoking didn’t kill you, I’d be smoking right now. I miss it. The last cigarette I smoked was the day I found out I was pregnant with Apple. I had to sit down and smoke one final cigarette. It’s such a beautiful thing. I’m so pissed off it gives you cancer. But then, once you have children, if you’ve witnessed a death like I did with my father, you just can’t. I’d never want to put them through what I went through. So I don’t do it. But I’ve decided that when I’m about 70 I’m going to start smoking again. Why not? I can’t wait!’

That she is unaffected by negative comments:
‘I saw this blog of people writing horrible things about me. And, you know, for a second you lose perspective and your ego is so wounded. You think, how could people hate me or hate my intentions or what I’m trying to do? I’m a good person and I’m trying to put good things into the world.’
‘I am who I am. I can’t pretend to be somebody who makes £15,000 a year. That would be completely inauthentic. I know what my intention [with her email newsletter Goop] is – and if it makes one person’s life better, then it’s worth it. And f**k the haters!’

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