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Goodness knows what was in her hors d'oeuvres but the normally cagey Gwyneth Paltrow jokingly fretted her hubby Chris Martin would 'kill her' after she accidentally started spewing details of their top-secret marriage, according to various media sources today.   Starting her slip, she alluded to the couple's different acting and musical careers, admitting: "It's hard! Nothing is as good as it looks. Life is complicated, and there are always issues to overcome. Yesterday, he went to Australia, an

Chris Martin couldn't squeeze in a Neighbours part due to Coldplay commitments, but he's such a fan he invited the cast to his Aussie birthday party, reports news.com.au.   Martin visited the set eight years ago when Coldplay first toured Australia. He wanted to go one step further this time, but was unable to make any of the three filming options presented to him by producers. "He's a mad Neighbours fan, but unfortunately it just didn't work with the schedule this time," a Neighbours spokeswoma

Coldplay's Chris Martin celebrated his 32nd birthday at inner-city hot spots on Monday night. But so much for the hard-living rock'n'roll lifestyle. The British rock star reportedly left nightclub The Gin Palace before midnight "sober, on foot and heading back to his hotel".   It was Martin's father who was was the last man standing, having stayed on at the upmarket bar after his famous son left. "My dad is more of a rock star than me," Martin said yesterday. "He embraces the lifestyle."   The

Robert Downey Jr. shed the pounds to play the title role in upcoming movie Sherlock Holmes - on the advice of Coldplay frontman Chris Martin, according to ContactMusic today.   The Iron Man star is currently filming scenes as the fictional detective in a new big-screen adaptation by director Guy Ritchie. Downey Jnr. has slimmed down considerably for the role - and credits good friend Martin for shaping his portrayal of the iconic supersleuth.   He says, "He's a huge Sherlock Holmes fan. He said

"It’s been shit" were the three words Coldplay’s Chris Martin used to sum up his BRITs experience. On stage at the War Child concert at the renamed O2 Shepherd’s Bush Empire, Chris was upfront about the disappointment of walking away from the bash earlier in the evening without a single gong – despite being nominated four times.   As soon as Coldplay’s set was over, Gwyneth joined her hubby backstage where the couple schmoozed with Bono, The Killers, Natalie Imbruglia and Pet Shop Boy Neil Tenna

Gwyneth Paltrow is delighted her Coldplay rocker husband Chris Martin swept the board at Sundays Grammys - because he and his bandmates work "so hard". Coldplay walked away with gongs for Best Rock Album (Viva La Vida Or Death And All His Friends); Song of the Year (Viva La Vida); and Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group With Vocals (Viva La Vida).   Gwyneth Paltrow kept things comfortable on her way to meet up with friends for lunch in LA after a big Sunday night at the Grammys. Despite rumor

They made a pact never to be pictured together but now Gwyneth Paltrow is planning to walk the same red carpet as husband Chris Martin – to scotch rumours that their marriage is in trouble, the Daily Mail have reported.   Gwyneth, 36, has agreed to present an award at the US Grammys next week, where Chris, 31, will be performing with Coldplay. ‘If Gwyneth has her way, she will appear hand-in-hand with Chris,’ says a source. ‘She wants it to be a two-fingered salute to rumours about their marriag

An embarrassing pant-flashing incident live on stage has kept Coldplay’s feet on the ground. Guitarist Jonny Buckland admitted: “It was in America. Splitting my trousers on the run back from the C-stage bit was pretty hair-raising.”   And the quartet are still coming to terms with their success. Jonny, 31, added: “I had an awfully embarrassing moment with somebody, who I won’t name, when I waved to them. Then I thought: ‘Oh no, you idiot. You don’t know her. You have only seen her on TV.’”   The

Chris Martin is one of the most recognisable frontmen in music to those of us who like our tunes. But the Coldplay singer says a woman who works next door to the band’s Bakery studio in West London is convinced that he peddles insurance for a living, as a door-to-door salesman, The Sun reports.   Chris said: “She asked me the other day if I was in insurance. And if it’s not insurance or a lawyer, it’s another singer. The other ones I get are James Morrison and James Blunt and I always say, “Yep!

The Script have revealed in a recent interview that Coldplay and U2 invited them to their Christmas party following Coldplay's Dublin concerts in December last year. Here's an excerpt from their interview with The Star:   Singer Danny O’Donoghue, 26, right, revealed: “I went to see Coldplay when they played in Dublin before Christmas. I was trying to walk to my seat and kept getting mobbed by autograph hunters, so a security guard took me aside and asked if I’d prefer to join Bono in his private

While Gwyneth Paltrow is busy promoting her new fitness DVD and chain of gyms, her husband Chris Martin has been keeping himself busy, too. The 31-year-old Coldplay frontman performed at the NRJ music awards in Cannes last week where he met up with former Mis-Teeq singer Alesha Dixon.   One mole remarked: ‘We didn’t know Chris and Alesha were friends but they were getting along famously, so much so that Chris offered her a ride home on his private jet.’ The 30-year-old Strictly Come Dancing winn

When Chris Martin decided to sign Girls Aloud as support for one of Coldplay’s summer shows, he used a special booking agent – his missus. The singer called each of the girls individually to ask if they would open for his band at Wembley Stadium on September 18.   And in case Cheryl Cole, Sarah Harding, Kimberley Walsh, Nicola Roberts and Nadine Coyle had any doubts about how serious he was, his wife Gwyneth Paltrow, chipped in on the phone.   When Chris was on the blower to Cheryl, Gwynnie to

Camera coy couple Chris Martin and Gwyneth Paltrow are plotting a rare photo opportunity together following fresh speculation about their marriage.   The Coldplay star and his Hollywood wife are reportedly planning to break their irritating pact of being photographed separately at all times to put on a defiant show of unity on the red carpets at the Grammy Awards on February 8. The publicity plan coincides with a fresh denial from Martin who insists his marriage is not in tatters. 'I'm trying to

If you were on your way to the O2 on Monday night and thought: "That bloke reading the Mirror's 3am column looks vaguely like Chris Martin"- then it probably was!   Because the Coldplay star decided to snub the chauffeur-driven limo and jump on the Jubilee Line to go to his own gig. He told the Mirror: "I was reading your column on the way here on the Tube. I like getting the Tube sometimes to walk into our own gig. You get charged up from the atmosphere. No one recognised me. I just bought a Mi

Coldplay lead singer Chris Martin was pictured enjoying an evening at the Hyde Park Winter Wonderland with daughter Apple, son Moses and friends. More pictures are in the gallery here.   Coldplay frontman Chris Martin took daughter Apple Blythe, 4 ½, for quite a ride in London on Wednesday! The duo braved the fun slide at Hyde Park’s Winter Wonderland, staying bundled up and bright-eyed. Chris accompanied Apple and son, Moses, 2 ½, plus a group of the children’s friends. Mom is wife Gwyneth Palt

Chris Martin & Gwyneth Paltrow celebrated their fifth wedding anniversary in London over the weekend (6-7th December 2008) - brushing off rumours their marriage is in trouble.   The couple - who have two children together - wed on 5th December 2003, but they have recently been dogged by rumours of an impending split. And speculation about their relationship mounted on Friday (5th December 2008) after Coldplay star Martin was pictured leaving the family's London home alone, carrying his guita

Coldplay’s guitarist, Jonny Buckland, has paid $3,400,000 to buy a two-bedroom, 2,107-square-foot condominium unit in a 116-year-old converted loft building in Manhattan’s East Village area.   The New York Observer’s Ben Abelson broke the story online on Tuesday morning of Buckland’s purchase of the sixth-floor, corner unit, then elaborated on the purchase in the paper’s “Manhattan Transfers” column. Indeed, records show that Buckland, 31, went to contract on the unit on September 10, with the d

Chris Martin says the only thing he can't get in America is "laid", MyParkMag report today, in a spin off of The Times article recently published.   The Coldplay frontman, who is married to actress Gwyneth Paltrow, enjoys touring around the US but misses his wife and English chocolate bars when he is away from home. When asked if there is anything he can get in Britain but not in America, Chris smiled and replied: "Laid. Oh and maybe a Toffee Crisp."   Chris admits being a global music star can

London, England - Lead singer for the English rock band Coldplay stunned the music industry Wednesday when he announced that the band was breaking up in 2009.   There have been rumors swirling about why the band decided to split. Those rumors were answered when it was discovered that Chris Martin's life is going to mirror the song "Viva La Vida", which was Coldplay's enormous hit this year. Martin dressed in regal attire explained to the reporters gathered outside his London flat that the song "

Coldplayers Mel and Lori (Melanieau & KissesBirds] were met with a double Coldplay whammy at the Detroit show yesterday as they were not only upgraded to front row courtesy of Chris Martin but were introduced to and photographed backstage with the Coldplay roadies.   You can read their entire story from turning up at the venue, to their appearace backstage, at the messageboard discussion here onwards or via the shortened version at WikiColdplay.   Also a reminder that you can enjoy the excl

Duffy set fire to her hair just seconds before meeting Chris Martin.   The Welsh-born singer has revealed the embarrassing encounter with the Coldplay frontman which took place at a concert in Cleveland, US, last week. She said: "I was in the dressing room and I had dimmed the lights, then I lit this candle and it started melting a bit.   "I thought, 'Shit!' and started blowing it out. I got a cloth to wipe it and bent down, not realising it was still lit. Then the entire left side of my hair w

Coldplay's Chris Martin has found a secret songwriting mentor in Echo & The Bunnymen star Ian McCulloch - and often texts the Killing Moon singer when he's run out of ideas, reports ContactMusic.   MCCulloch reveals Martin quizzes him about songwriting techniques and even steals Echo & The Bunnymen samples for Coldplay hits. He says, "When Coldplay was doing their second album I walked into the studio in Liverpool, where they recorded it, and Chris said, 'Hey MAC! We're sampling The Cutt

Chris Martin was "just fooling around" when he punched a reporter at London's Q Awards this month, a pal of the Coldplay frontman tells the Daily News (New York).   Martin had revealed to Paul Rees, editor of Q music mag, that he and Gwyneth Paltrow have what some married couples call a "Get out of jail card" - an all-access pass for one affair. Paltrow was OK with Martin's choice of any of the members of Girls Aloud, and he'd approved the guys in Westlife for her. But according to holymoly.co.u

If your wife was an Oscar-winner who other actors considered far better looking than you, you'd understandably be a tad touchy whenever the topic was brought up. Chris Martin, for example - mention his wife's previous partners and he's likely to go for you like only a rock star bubbling up inside from suppressing his natural urges to act like Keith Moon can.   Just ask Q editor Paul Rees, who was responsible for this clanger.   During a Q interview and in an acceptance speech at the recent Q a

Coldplay appear to be on their way to conquering primetime television, judging by their music being featured during programs all over the world.   Coldplay's 'Lost!' was played at the end of Ugly Betty last night, and '42' was featured during an episode of CSI. Viva La Vida was featured on the first episode of the new version of Beverley Hills 90210 in the US and in the UK the same song has been backing music for Sky Sports coverage during Premiership games.   This all follows on from the first