Happy Chinese New Year! We are entering the Year of the Rabbit, for those who care. And Gwyneth Paltrow wants us to know that she’s down with the Chinese too – she probably refers to them as “My dear friend, the Chinese people, who have always supported me…” Gwyneth’s Goop newsletter today is all about Hong Kong and how cool it is and what we should do when we visit. Hint: lots of shopping and luxury hotels and fine dining, of course. Which brings me to a question that CB and I were just debating: just how did Gwyneth become so insufferable? CB’s opinion is that her mother, Blythe Danner, must be insufferable too, or that Blythe is simple an insufferable-enabler. Blythe just gave an interview about her daughter too!
Is there anything that Gwyneth Paltrow doesn’t do these days? Probably not.
And that makes Blythe Danner sometimes worry about her overachieving daughter…
“She’s a multitasker,” Danner told me the other day at the Standard Hotel in West Hollywood, where she was promoting her new film, Waiting for Forever (in theaters tomorrow). “We had dinner last night and I said, ‘Honey, please, it’s great that you multitask, but it’s a lot of stress to do that, and I want you to take care of yourself. You’ve just got to.'”
One of Paltrow’s most recent accomplishments? Singing and playing guitar in County Strong. One of the movie’s songs, “Coming Home,” is up for an Oscar. In other words, Gwynnie will be performing the tune at the Academy Awards next month, Danner said.
“She was nervous when she performed at the Country Music Awards, but once she got into it, she was fine,” the proud mom boasted. “They stood up—these 2,500 professionals! She’s singing in front of the industry and she got a standing ovation. I was thrilled for her. She loved it.”
When asked if Paltrow and rocker hubby Chris Martin’s kids, Apple and Moses, have the show business gene, Danner smiled, “I think it’s inevitable.”
[From E! News]
It does seem like Blythe is enabling Gwyneth’s snotty behavior, because honestly, Gwyneth is not that frigging busy. Her “Day In the Life” Goop proved that definitively. The bitch just wanders around for half the day, trying on clothes, working out, and “working on a deadline” for her weekly Goop newsletter. Maybe all of this really is Blythe’s fault.
Going back to the Chinese New Year – CB and I were also comparing our Chinese zodiac signs. I’m a Horse, she’s an Ox. Oh, and Gwyneth is a Rat. According to Wikipedia, the Rat’s bad qualities can be: manipulative, vindictive, self-destructive, envious, mendacious, venal, obstinate, critical, over-ambitious, ruthless, intolerant, and scheming. Hmm… Goopy? What are you?
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