Paltrow refuses to be ‘pawn’ in Markle feud rumours

Gwyneth Paltrow has taken a stand against rumours that she’s feuding with Meghan Markle. On The World’s First Podcast With Erin & Sara Foster Thursday, Goop founder Paltrow, 52, attempted to quash the rumours — which appear to have stemmed from Markle’s new lifestyle and wellness brand launch — once and for all. “You know what I won’t be at this point in my life?” Paltrow started when asked about the feud rumours. “I won’t be a pawn in some drummed-up, triangulation of women feud for your clickbait.”

Paltrow added that she “will not stand” for being part of the feuding women narrative. “Leave us out of it. Don’t do that,” she commanded. She went even further to dispel the rumours, wishing Markle well. “Again, I wish Meghan nothing but the best. It’s so great what she’s doing. I’m proud of her,” Paltrow continued. “Every woman deserves to go into anything they want to do.” Paltrow’s podcast comments come just weeks after she cleverly addressed the feud rumours via Instagram. In a Q & A last month, a fan asked her if she was aware of the “Meghan Markle beef social media says you two have.”

“I genuinely do not understand this at all whatsoever,” the actress replied in a video. Then, she panned to Markle who was sitting next to her.

Meghan Markle

“Do you understand this?” Paltrow asked her. Markle just shrugged and continued eating a slice of pie at Paltrow’s counter. The rumours have escalated in the weeks since Markle announced the launch of her brand, As Ever. Some have speculated that she might be competing with Paltrow and Goop in the wellness and lifestyle space. Markle’s brand offers homemade jams and jellies, as well as other kitchen decor and cutlery. But Paltrow said in an interview last month that she hadn’t had the chance to forge close relationships with her royal neighbors, who moved into the same Montecito, California neighbourhood in 2020.

“I don’t know Meghan and Harry,” Paltrow told Harper’s Bazaar. “I mean, I’ve met Meghan, who seems really lovely, but I don’t know her at all. Maybe I’ll try to get through their security detail and bring them a pie,” she added. In that same Harper’s Bazaar interview, Paltrow again worked to quiet any feud rumours. “I was raised to see other women as friends, not foes,” Paltrow said of Markle’s wellness line. “I think there’s always more than enough to go around. Everybody deserves an attempt at everything that they want to try. (When) there’s noise about certain women in the culture, I do have, always, a strong instinct to stand up for them,” she said.

Gwyneth Paltrow, the Oscar-winning actress and wellness entrepreneur, has revealed she’s embracing carbohydrates again after years of following a strict paleo diet with her husband, Brad Falchuk. The 52-year-old, known for her lifestyle brand, Goop, and often-discussed dietary choices, has previously championed various eating regimens, from macrobiotic and plant-based to Mediterranean. This shift marks a departure from the grain-free, low-carb approach of the paleo diet. Paltrow’s journey into the world of wellness and food, she explains, was deeply influenced by her father’s battle with throat cancer.

While the specifics of her renewed embrace of carbs remain undisclosed, the move suggests a potential softening of her previously rigid dietary stances. This evolution reflects a broader trend in the wellness industry, moving away from restrictive diets towards a more balanced approach to eating. She told her Goop podcast: “I went into hardcore macrobiotic for a certain time, that was an interesting chapter where I got obsessed with eating very, very healthily.” Paltrow added: “I really deepened my connection with food and the whole philosophy around macrobiotics, which is essentially just how they eat in the mountains of Japan, so very local, very seasonal. “Lots of fish, vegetables, rice, no dairy, no sugar, etc.