Gwyneth Paltrow and Chris Martin seem like two people who take themselves pretty seriously. He writes all those soulful Coldplay ballads; she stars in films like Contagion and cooks elaborate organic meals for fun. But as it turns out, the secret to their successful marriage is that they have fun together.
"We laugh a lot, and at the same jokes," says Paltrow in the October issue of InStyle. "We like the same music and we like to do the same things."
The actress and cookbook author, who turns 40 this month, says that focusing on enjoyment has been great for her relationship — and her life. The famously healthy star recalls the time when she followed a strict macrobiotic diet, then "got pregnant and just ate ice cream."
"What I’ve learned is I want to enjoy my life, and food is a big part of it," she explains. "I love to cook and feed people. I cook every day.”
She added: “When I'm in France, I go to [Boulevard] Beaumarchais and buy all their cartoons.”
And could the star be thinking about a third child?
Even with the challenges, it's possible that Paltrow and Martin will be expanding their family. Though daughter Apple is 8 and son Moses is 6, Paltrow says that a third child is not out of the question.
