14 DAY TRIAL // How can you tell that you ex-husband was trapped in his marriage to you? When right after the split, he goes out and gets a new girlfriend that is the complete opposite of what you were.
Case and point: Gwyneth Paltrow, a pretentious actress with airs of royalty and claims of lifestyle know-it-all and Chris Martin, the bitter ex, who went out and found Jennifer Lawrence, an actress so down to earth and so unpretentious, that she could easily pass off as one of the guys (were it not also for her stunning looks). OK Magazine is quoting one insider who claims that when it was first reported that Chris and Jennifer started dating, Gwyneth was “furious.” “Gwyn knows everyone is taken with Jennifer’s charm and wit. The fact that low-key Chris snagged a girl like Jen is a huge blow to her ego.”
Gwyneth and Chris Martin, who is the frontman to the rock band Coldplay, “consciously uncoupled” in spring, but have been keeping in touch because of their two children together. Obviously, when Chris started dating Jennifer back in June, Gwyneth was less than thrilled.
It is said that the new couple tried their best to hide their relationship simply because Chris knew that Gwyneth would be green with envy. It's worth mentioning that since the split, Gwyneth Paltrow also found another man in her life, “Glee” producer Brad Falchuck.
Martin is now busy falling for Jennifer Lawrence, whom he considers very attractive and also laid back. She has no issues going out for a simple date where they enjoy junk food and just laugh, whereas with Gwyneth it was all about keeping up pretenses with dinners at fancy restaurants while keeping a straight face and projecting the image of a perfect family.
It turns out that Gwyneth, despite the fact that she too has moved on, is still demanding Chris offer her unconditional attention, going out for dinners and spending time together in the Hamptons, just to keep up the “happy exes” image.
“As soon as Gwyneth found out, she called Chris and lit into him for dating someone so young,” the source says, adding that in reality it wasn't so much about who Chris was dating, but the fact that she was no longer the only woman in his life.
The fact that Chris managed to land such a beautiful and successful woman was a big blow to her and it's going to be hard to recover from that. Insiders are also claiming that they haven't seen Chris this happy in years, and those words are bound to reach the ears of his estranged wife who desperately tried to turn him into something he was not.
By comparison, Jennifer getting together with Martin means that they can now hang out and eat pizza together while watching a movie at home.