Gwyneth Paltrowis reflecting on giving birth to her eldest child.
On Monday’s episode ofArmchair Expert, the podcastDax Shepardhosts with Monica Padman,The Politicianstar, 49, discussed how her body has changed over the years, specifically after giving birth to her daughter, Apple, in 2004.
Paltrow is mother toApple, 17, and sonMoses, 15, who she shares with exChris Martin. She is also stepmom to husbandBrad Falchuk’s two teenage children. During the podcast, the actress told Shepard that she “almost died” due to difficulties during labor.
“I had two cesareans,” Paltrow revealed. “My daughter was an emergency. It was crazy — we almost died. It was, like, not good.”
She continued, “Anyway, there’s a big scar across your body, and you’re like, ‘Oh, wow, that didn’t use to be there.’ And it’s not that it’s bad, or you want to judge it, but you’re just like, ‘Oh, my God.’ "
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Though theIron Manstar didn’t provide any other details about the intense delivery, she shared on the show that she’s glad she went through her pregnancy before the rise of social media, noting the pressure for moms to quickly snap back.
“Thank God there wasn’t Instagram when I had babies because now it’s like if I see someone, ‘Oh I just gave birth two weeks ago and I have a completely washboard stomach,’ and I’m like, ‘wow that’s not what I [looked like],’ " Paltow explained during the podcast.
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“And like great, more power to the lady with the washboard [abs] but that is totally the exception and then now we’re being fed all of these other images of what we’re supposed to look like all the time — babies, no babies, whatever,” she added.
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Now, the Goop founder’s lookalike daughter is all grown up and the actress has been open about her relationship with the teen over the years.
Paltrowrecently told PEOPLEthat while Apple doesn’t want her advice “on anything,” the two have bonded over their sense of style.
“My daughter likes my style now, which is great because there was a period of time where she thought I was a total loser,” Paltrow said back in May. Now that Apple’s in her teens (and the same shoe size as her mom) she’s also started snatching herfavorite footwear from Paltrow’s wardrobe.
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The mother-daughter duo likes to bond over makeup, too.
“Apple gives me beauty tips all the time,” said the wellness and lifestyle guru. “She’s really amazing at doing eyeliner and all that kind of stuff, so she tries to get me to be a little bit more glam at home, which I just am not.”
source: people.com
