Yesterday we heard the news that Coldplay’s Chris Martin had hung up on a radio interview after they asked him too many questions about his wife, Gwyneth Paltrow. This isn’t new for Chris, he has a history of throwing hissy fits when the conversation doesn’t focus on him and his precious music. After I reported on that story the interview was put online and I was able to hear how Chris got offended. The interviewers were complimentary and respectful the whole time. Up until Goop’s name was brought up he was handling it fine. Chris came across well at first and seemed humble and kind of decent. He said that he doesn’t feel like a rock star in his everyday life, and that he doesn’t think that Coldplay is one of the top bands of all time. Then they asked some innocuous questions about Gwyneth. They were all quite appropriate and not particularly personal but after the third one he let out a sigh and hung up. When Chris called back to the radio station following theaborted interview he claimed that there were too many questions being asked at once and that he didn’t know how to answer them, insisting that he wasn’t offended by any questions. However, it was clear from the interview that there were too many questions about Gwyneth. Chris knows that he can’t pull the diva act when Goop’s name is brought up during television interviews, though. On an upcoming appearance on the Ellen Degeneres show he deflected some of Ellen’s questions about Gwyneth with humor instead of hubris, and kind of referred to his bandmate as his life partner.
COLDPLAY will make their first appearance on ‘The Ellen DeGeneres Show” on Thursday, October 27th. Ellen sits down with front man Chris Martin and lead guitarist Jonny Buckland. Ellen talks with Chris about how his wife Gwyneth Paltrow and reveals the longest relationship he has ever had is with Jonny. Plus, Coldplay will perform “Paradise” and “Every Teardrop Is A Waterfall” from their new album “Mylo Xyloto.”
Chris on his wife Gwyneth and the longest relationship he has ever had…
Ellen: You don’t talk about Gwyneth a lot?
Chris: No.
Ellen: But you have a great relationship and two precious kids. And we love Gwyneth. She’s been here many times.
Chris: She’s been a great beard for me now, for 10 years.
Ellen: Is that right? It’s not really a real relationship? She just pretends that she’s your wife.
Chris: Yeah, it’s hard to believe. (Laughing)
Ellen: I know that this is your first relationship…So, really before you were in a relationship with Gwyneth. You didn’t have a serious relationship at all? What was the longest relationship you were in before Gwyneth?
Chris: I think a lot of people like me and Jonny join bands because we were really not doing so well.
Ellen: With women?
Chris: …With anybody.
Jonny: I think the longest relationship we’ve had is together.
Chris: Yes.
Ellen: Which is how long now?
Jonny: About 14 years.
Ellen: 14 years. That’s amazing.
Chris: I don’t understand how you can forget our anniversary. It’s actually 15 years this week.
[From The Ellen Show, received via e-mail]
I just get the impression that Chris and Gwyneth are either separated or that they’re barely together for the kids. Chris has said before that he’s never had a real relationship before Gwyneth, and I think he’s bringing all that up now to kind of explain, in his douchey way, why they’re splitting. I just don’t buy that anyone is so private that they get actively mad when their wife’s name is brought up and can’t even talk about her at all, even in a roundabout way. It’s possible that he just doesn’t want her fame to overshadow his music career, but I also think he’s over her.
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I usually think Paltrow’s looks are overrated, BUT she looks gorgeous in that cool cream sweater.
I think both his looks and music are overrated.
They both take themselves too seriously.
I love to hate Gwyneth but this guy makes that so hard, he’s such a twat
I find it refreshingly different that they want to keep their relationship private. I’m not overkeen on her (patronising and self righteous) and I don’t like his music (whiney) but I like them for this.
The novelty of dating a famous, oscar-winning actress who once dated arguably the worlds sexiest man has worn off. Maybe he realized he doesn’t like the spoiled little rich girl mentality afterall. Maybe he really does love his band more and wants to keep it separate from other love at all costs?
That blue shirt seems a good size too small for him.
I agree, there is probably trouble in the marriage and they are probably together for the sake of the kids.
I agree that they both take themselves way too seriously.
Isn’t it funny that regardless of how dorky a guy can be, if he’s a successful musician, he’s automatically deemed “hot”? I hope they stay together- they deserve each other.
There’s a difference between keeping things private and being weirdly closed-mouthed about it all. It’s almost an insult to ask him about the mother of his kids! I don’t know of any other high profile couple that does this and quite frankly I’m not sure it has helped any. It just makes them seem pretentious and insufferable.
He’s really hot and doesn’t look like Goop’s type.
takes too seriously, check.
both are too whiney, check.
his music is too whiney, check.
why are they relevant ? she’s a terrible
actress; his band is mediocre at best;
I think Gwyneth always wanted to live in England, having famously made public her disdain for Americans. I think marrying a Brit was her ticket to accomplishing that.
I also think that Gwyneth deliberately did not want to marry another actor, having dated high-profile actors in the past (Brad Pitt, Ben Affleck).
As to their privacy, I don’t think it signals trouble in the marriage. Gwyneth has stated in the past that her high-profile relationship with Brad Pitt – which was weekly tabloid fodder – really freaked her out and may have caused problems in the relationship.
For Chris’ part, clearly he doesn’t want to be overshadowed by his much more famous wife – and I can’t say that I necessarily blame him. By focusing on Gwyneth and being photographed with Gwyneth, he becomes less known as the lead singer of Coldplay and more known as Gwyneth’s husband. In that respect, it diminishes his other bandmates, who he has been friends with for a long time and is very loyal to.
I seriously think they are private simply to avoid becoming incessant tabloid fodder.
@8, Dudette – you have a point, it does seem pretentious but I just wonder if in a celeb obsessed world when the papparazzi stalk stars and magazines fabricate stories (and we speculate and judge on this site) that they are really trying to exercise some control over their privacy?
It’s been very clear for a long while that they aren’t happily married. That’s why GOOPY decided to get her career back and has been annoying the public at large for the last year and a half. I feel alot of sympathy when it comes to her marraige. She’s obviously over-compensating to try to get the attention in the media that she doesn’t get from this D-Bag at home.
@Marjalane: Well, in order to become a successful musician a young gentleman has to have spent countless hours alone in his bedroom perfecting his instrument; hours that other teenage boys are wasting on sniffing glue, joyriding and bases one through four. It is therefore only correct that, having sacrificed their adolescence, they get as much Playmate ass as they can handle once they hit big.
It’s an important lesson in hard work paying off that I don’t think enough parents teach to their children!
I understand and respect that he doesn’t want to talk about his private life. I love my husband dearly and we have a great relationship but I have always hated talking or gushing about it to strangers..why do they need to know or care. I think the fact that he can joke candidly and he chooses not to talk about her shows they are solid and don’t need to prove anything to anyone.The couples who spend all their time declaring everlasting love always break up before the low key couples. I’ve been with the same person for 16 years and we don’t PDA or gush (not even at our wedding)lol.
If these celebrities are telling the truth and there are actual feelings underneath all of their bs, its got to hurt a womans feelings to live with someone who is obviously annoyed whenever her name us brought up.
On a side note< I love Coldplay but he is the least sexy rockstar I have seen.
Probably thinks Goopy os a prize catch and loves her to death.
I guess he got word that his pissy attitude was not going to help sales, so he changed his tune. It still just seems weird to me. I don’t know his band’s music, so I can’t comment on that. Everyone does promotion for their projects, so this is just a part of the busniess. He should get over it or not do promotion.
I think when she met him, she actively wanted to avoid fame because she was in mourning over her father and also she was barely working. She kind of married him, got pregnant and retreated…so I’m sure that appealed to him and his ego. But now, she’s back and everywhere! She’s GOOP! I’m sure her reinventions was the beginning of the end. He clearly is insecure about her movie star lifestyle and his weird habit of discussing Brad Pitt is also odd.
@TrollyDolly – that could be the case but the tabloids still write about them regardless and here we are still talking about them. So the way he fanatically avoids talking about her, TEN YEARS after they got married is more than a little odd. Surely he can’t still think she would overshadow him at this stage? To each his own but it just seems totally unnecessary to me.
They should totally breakup…I’ll be curious to see what “gems” Lady Goop will have for the “aspiring cougar” based on her expiriences
If he would just talk about her naturally and let it go, people would too. But he’s such a pussy about it… we can’t help but anticipate anything he says about Goop or their marriage. So his actions end up doing exactly what he doesn’t want: bring attention to his personal life.
I think they are both coping with their loneliness and incapability to be really together, in their own ways.
Maybe one of these days they’ll be locked by accident in an elevator for a day or so and then get out closer then ever. Or maybe one of them will get out dead, who knows.
he looks as queer as a 3 dollar bill…
I think it’s nice. Most celebrities, reality stars tell EVERYTHING. It’s nice to see a little restraint when their private life is involved.
WTF is he wearing?? He has to be one of the most unattractive, unsexy singers outthere. The outfit alone is atrocious!
I was married to a musician for 16 years and it is a rough road to hoe. The band and their music are the first priorities and a majority of time is spent with their bandmates. The marriage and family is something they squeeze in there. Even when they are home their mind is on their music. The band is the other woman in a marriage. That is why I used to feel a kinship and a sympathy for Goop. That is, until the last year where now she is everywhere and won’t shut her pie-hole.
Also, why is Chris wearing parachute pants? Are they coming back? My 15 year old son wants to know…
I like him and I think he’s hot.
Sorry but I am a little dense today – did he really mean that? That goop is a beard for him? He is homosexual?
His hair is weird. It’s like an anti-mullet.
I don’t think they’re splitting, I really do think he’s just that private about his family. He says even less about his kids than he does about her. I recall an interview a few years ago where he said that sometimes two celebrities can be together in a relationship and it has nothing to do with the outside world or the media machine. It seemed genuine..
And I think he probably gets irritated that all anyone wants to talk about is Gwyneth instead of “the music” or whatever.
I can’t help feel bad for the kids. He doesn’t seem like a family man at all.
They’re the opposite of Kim Kardashian and Kris 😀
Chris is a good looking man but I HATE the way he dresses, and he has such an awkward gait.
Gwyneth’s cream sweater on the other hand – – MUST HAVE!
Who even jokes about their wife being their beard? This guys a jerk who has issues!
@tapioca: I have to disagree. Many teenage boys spend countless hours alone in their bedrooms “perfecting their instruments.” 😉
No. 11, I think you hit it on the head. Martin is trying very hard to maintain a separate identity for himself and his band. He wants to be known as Coldplay’s front man, not Goop’s husband.
Obviously it’s very frustrating for him — he wants to talk about his new album and interviewers want to talk about his wife. Unfortunately that’s the down side of marrying such a famous woman.
So what was the winning the lottery with Gwyneth statement last week about?
Both take themselves way too seriously, but I think their marriage is fine, or at least status quo. I think he’s just a douche.
No.11 and No.37.
Yes. Agree. 100%.
I’d be really surprised to see them split.
I kind of think they’re doing it the right way.. keeping their public lives separate and private lives just that, private.
can you blame the guy for not wanting to be famous for being Mr. Gwyneth Paltrow? give the guy a break.
I agree with Jessica, it doesn’t matter what this man says week to week, he’s gay and he is so over her, but I don’t think she will ever allow herself to realize this.
If Gwyneth was an ordinary person, and wasn’t a big Hollywood actress or whatever then he wouldn’t even get questions asked about her. You don’t see any of the other band members being asked questions about their life? It is because their wives aren’t famous or whatever.
So to think, that because she is known worldwide that people have the right to ask him about his family and relationships? I think not.
If Chris wanted to talk to about Gwyneth, he would have an interview with Gwyneth..but when they have interviews he is with the band, because they are promoting their music not their personal lives. So it is obvious he only wants to talk about what he does for a career.
Finally, he speaks…and it is not flattering. In an indirect manner Chris is dissing Goopy> Passive-aggressive Goopy disposal. Goop is pretty, but I live in Canada..i see girls walking down the street with no makeup on that look better than Goop ever has>Goop obviously has had a nose job, bleached out hair + eats twigs and ladybugs to stay boyishly slim. Chris acts as if he despises Goop.
They never seem to miss eachother, which is sad.
Honestly, if I was Gwyneth, that quip about her being a beard for him would really piss me off. He’s such a jack-off, really. Then mentioning Jonny is his ‘longest relationship.’ Hmmmm.
It’s certainly not my business, but they seem absolutely miserable together. They should just go to court, get a divorce & stop the misery-spreading, really.
No gay man would be caught dead in those shoes!
has he been working out? He seems…bigger. But I guess I’ve always had “thin lanky british guy” in my head all these years so I never noticed.
hmmmm…buffing up to get back in the game, perhaps?
Yes I want to know some shit. Not sexual position and all that, but if I am paying you to live in the lap of luxury while I slave away at being middle class just so you can entertain me for a few hours, I want so bang for my buck outside of the movies and TV and concerts.
Well, I guess I don’t have that right anymore since I don’t have cable and I haven’t actually bought my music in about six years. And I only go to a few films a year. But still I’ve spent thousands of dollars on my DVD collection so I am justified. Give me something.
I hate that sweater! It looks like a knot doublet or something. And for Chris… I gotta say, being married to GOOP, you have to sort of pity him. Maybe this is why he acts like a douche….
I never understood what Goopy saw in him. He sends my gaydar and douchedar off when I look at him. For a woman who could have had any man in Hollywood she really dug at the bottom of the barrell.
However, I can understand the desire for privacy. For one he doesn’t want to be known as Mr. Gwenyth Paltrow and I also sincerely believe his desire to have his music be at the forefront of discussion. He’s a muscian after all.
Btw after reading Goopy’s blog I have come to the realization that I think she’s loaded on prescription drugs. Her rants come off as something a sophisticated and more mature Courtney Love would say. I’m curious if anyone else has gotten that vibe.
He needs to take that shirt back to the little boy’s department and get a big boy shirt.
So, is he gay?
Gwyneth is as much of a douche as Chris Martin. They should be together forever.
I completely agree with Lauren and Kimbob. That was such a passive aggressive diss to his wife. If he doesn’t want to talk about her, there are other ways than to call her a “beard”. I think it was disrespectful to make his marriage (with kids) sound so insincere.
this is just the weirdest couple. for the life of me, i cannot decide what i want to believe. it could be really anything from a loving marriage to a publicity farce – most of the comments pro and con just make so much sense, either way 😉 just weird.
I’ve read about a recent interview in which he said, he was lucky to have her as his wife. I think that he doesnt want to be famous because of her. I think that he doesnt want to be Mr. Gwyneth. He wants some attention on himself. He wants to be successful in his own right. I imagine she makes a lot more money than him and he doesnt want to be emasculated.
He’s likely very socially awkward and doesn’t handle attention and questioning well. This may be why we don’t see them on the red carpet or out together much. Out of the spotlight she’s a very private person too and so they blend well. I’m glad they’ve remained together like few celebrity marriages, even if it’s for the kids.
I love that they keep their relationship private.
Well it seems to me he’s just being British… with British sense of humour. You’d get that after living a few months in the UK.
I wish he’d quit borrowing Gwynnie’s old curling iron for the front of his hair.
This guy has talked about being gay many times. I think buddy is living a lie.
Gaydar pings in those street photos, but maybe he’s bi?
He has really never talked about her. He has written love songs about her.
@Joanne, you are so right about the British sense of humor. It’s very, very dry. I love their humor. Chris doesn’t do it for me but I love Coldplay. Gwynneth and Chris will be divorced in a few years .
They’re too full of themselves to be into each other.
Now we know why they have been married 10 yrs. – They tell nosey people to butt out of their private lives.
Banned topics:
1 Their marriage.
2. Their kids
3. Them talking about each other to the Media.
That’s so smart, if people don’t know anything then they can’t mess it up anything.
I totally agree with them, because those marriages/relationships living in the Media light usually crash and burn quickly.
To those saying how ‘refreshing’ it is for MarGoop to keep their relationship private — well, it’s one thing to be private, but quite another to be so militantly dismissive about it.
Plenty of celebs are married and can handle a few questions about their equally or more famous spouse, and move on to questions about their own career. That’s normal conversation. If he wouldn’t make such a big deal about Goop questions, it wouldn’t be talked about like it’s WW3 on gossip blogs like this.
My husband is convinced he’s gay, but then he thinks all Brit guys are gay, lol. I think he’s simply a d*ck, but a brilliant musician for sure. Their music’s too bland for me though.
I miss liking Coldplays music, but now, I just can’t.
Its not like they asked their favorite positions in the bedroom. He gets asked this shit because he acts like a major douchebag about it. He could just say “love my wife … love our relationship”. Done. Was that so hard?
Personally, I think he told Ellen the truth. She is his beard. He looks gay to me and somewhat cunty.
hmph, I think he is telling the truth.
he seems to loathe his own position..
it would not shock me if he were sticking his tongue out at us and telling us the truth–and jabbing at his
part-time wife.
wouldn’t surprise me..he keeps a tude, for a reason…he was happier with his boyz, smdh.
I hope he was serious when he said he didn’t think Coldplay were one of the biggest bands ever. Maybe now-who else is there? Kings of Leon? But comparing them to Queen, the Beatles or Stones is fucking laughable.
Come on! He’s joking. Surely you must realise that most British people aren’t interested in playing PR games like Americans. They take the piss. They say stupid things and laugh at people who think they are serious.
I think he has no interest in fame, his or Goop’s, and at times hates it. But he’ll gladly laugh it the ridiculousness of it all sometimes.
If British celebs are gay, I’m sure 99% of the time, they will be “out”. The UK doesn’t have a huge religious, judgemental audience – so there is no need to hide it.
I think both of them are in love and they like to keep their relationship private. The way Chris reply about his wife is obviously to keep people away from judging his private life. Giving stupid answers and pissed off regarding personal questions is normal to boys in a band.. they have weird attitude.
they are either insanely happy or insanely miserable. i can’t decide which.
I have no opinion on their whatever they want to call it is but I’m over coldplay they are mediocre at best – lets add zepellin, hendrix, santana, sabbath,deep purple etc. – coldplay is to real rock what Barney is to real t rex’s – a safe cheesy imitation. These guys have no sexy, moxy, swag, but that’s the problem with nearly all of today’s bands compared to legends like the mighty zep.
Man, he is such a limp douche. And music-wise, it’s complete vanilla hackery*. The blatant U2 style (even recruiting Brian Eno), the Sgt. Pepper outfits, The Doves dreaminess, the celebrity wife, and now The Police-style album title. They’re so desperate to be a stadium band, but really have nothing original to contribute.
I keep saying, Coldplay = hipster Nickelback.
* putting my metaphors in a blender today
Re: #67
“My husband is convinced he’s gay, but then he thinks all Brit guys are gay”
LOL!!!!!!!!!!!!! 😀
Ally your comment says it all about today’s so-called “rock bands”
Ugh that’s it. He better start swooning about her and fast. Maybe I’M a brat, but I think that’s a must. And if he doesn’t start swooning soon, I’m going to lose respect for both of them.
he s gay who just happens to want kids and she needs an husband for her image!!
I’m with 73…ellen has a way of getting guests to say self depreciating comments. I think Goop and Martin are Ok and that they’ve hit the stage that most marriages get into where you think “oh god is this the person I have to be with for the rest of my life zzz?”. They’ll get over it. Would you rather have endless photos of them gushing adoringly over each other?
He’s obviously gay
Seriously! chris martin is off the charts hot and she is NOT. regardless, the press push is for the album release and not about gwen. If they want to ask about gwen call and schedule an interview with her. That has to be frustrating for him. Its a business he’s promoting, not talking causally to his friends.
Jover @#76
youre comment reaked of idiocy and narrow-mindedness
there are plently of reasons to dislike Coldplay,
but disliking them because they dont fit into youre cliche coke snorting, hotel wrecking, arrogant, womanizing, hedonistic idea of what a “rock band” should be… just makes you look like a knuckle dragging moron.
if its all attitude and machismo you want then go listen to your “Almighty Zep” and stop giving your time and attention to things you supposedly dislike. Because that just makes you look pathetic.
Goop is an overated actress given an academy award for one of the worse pictures ever (all of Britain laughed) it was a favor for her father.
Chris has not talent but knocked her up and made a deal with mom to marry her. End of story move on, these two are as boring as a corpse and as talentless.