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Gwyneth Paltrowis celebrating her husbandBrad Falchukon his big day.
On Wednesday, Paltrow, 50, took to Instagram to joke that Falchuk, now 52, is “so cool” fornot even using the social media platformbefore she asked that her followers to “wish him a happy birthday, anyway.”
“Happy Birthday, HOTNESS,” Handler, 48, wrote in her comment.
Paltrow and Falchuk, a co-creator of the television seriesGlee, first met through the show in 2010 during Paltrow’s guest appearance onGleeas substitute teacher Holly Holliday. At the time, Paltrow was married to her ex-husband,ColdplayfrontmanChris Martin, and Falchuk was married to producerSuzanne Bukinik.
After splitting from their respective spouses, the couple quietly began dating in August 2014. They went public withtheir romancein April 2015 at Paltrow’s pal and costarRobert Downey Jr.’s 50th birthday party.
The pair then secretlygot engagedin 2017 beforemarryingin 2018, with Paltrow telling PEOPLE she considered their nuptials herfirst wedding. In 2021, Paltrow called Falchuk “such a special, amazing man.”
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During an October interview withEntertainment Tonight, Paltrow spoke to how Falchuk feels of her friendship with ex-fiancéBrad Pitt, whom shewas with from 1994 to 1997and re-connected with years later as friends.
Speaking on how Falchukfeels about the current state of their relationship, the Goop founder said: “My husband is probably like the least judgmental, most secure man in our relationship, so I think he totally respects [the friendship].”
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Added Paltrow: “Probably one of the things that he likes about me is that I believe in conscious uncoupling, whether you’re uncoupling with a coworker, a spouse, a boyfriend, I really do believe that if you’ve invested in somebody — and of course there are exceptions — to amputate that relationship [shows that] maybe you’re not then fully letting the full lesson reveal itself and the healing happen.
“So even though sometimes it can be uncomfortable, I think it’s nice to work through it and reconnect with the value that that person brought to your life,” the actress explained at the time.
source: people.com
