Gwyneth Paltrow reveals she is ‘proud’ of conscious uncoupling with Chris Martin

GWYNETH Paltrow has revealed that she feels “proud” of the way she and Chris Martin handled their marriage breakdown, and told of what led to the split.

ACTRESS Gwyneth Paltrow feels “proud” of the way she and Chris Martin handled the breakdown of their marriage.

The Iron Man star announced her split from the Coldplay singer in March, a move they called a “conscious uncoupling”, and they vowed to remain friends for the sake of their two children.

Paltrow has now opened up about the relationship in a candid interview with Harper’s Bazaar UK, revealing they got married and started a family “very fast” and she conceded that Martin, who was 25 when they met, was “too young” at five years her junior.

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Splitsville ... Chris Martin and actress Gwyneth Paltrow. Picture: Charley Gallay/Getty Images for Entertainment Industry Foundation

She tells the publication, “It was very fast ... (He was) too young. Men are very young at that age, and I was relying on him very heavily and I really expected him to keep being this grown man and pillar of strength — which he was and is — but it’s also quite an unfair set of criteria to give to someone who’s just 25 years old.”

Too fast .. Gwyneth Paltrow and Chris Martin were young when they married. Picture: Kevin Mazur/Getty Images

However, Paltrow is pleased they did not fall out when they decided to end the marriage.

She adds, “It’s painful, it’s difficult, it might be easier to say, ‘I never want to see you again’, but what good does that do anyone? ... We’ve made a lot of mistakes, and we’ve had good days and bad days, but I have to say, I’m proud of us for working through so much stuff together — and not blaming and shaming.”

Since their amicable split, both Paltrow and Martin have been linked to other celebrities in new relationships.

When Paltrow broke the news, she issued a statement on her Goop website, saying she and her Coldplay husband were parting way after 10 years of marriage.

“It is with hearts full of sadness that we have decided to separate,” the statement said.

Once in love ... Gwyneth Paltrow walks with Chris Martin of Coldplay in New York City. Picture: Mario Magnani/Getty Images

“We have been working hard for well over a year, some of it together, some of it separated, to see what might have been possible between us, and we have come to the conclusion that while we love each other very much we will remain separate.

“We are, however, and always will be a family, and in many ways we are closer than we have ever been. We are parents first and foremost, to two incredibly wonderful children and we ask for their and our space and privacy to be respected at this difficult time. We have always conducted our relationship privately, and we hope that as we consciously uncouple and co-parent, we will be able to continue in the same manner.”

Pictures: Gwyneth Paltrow