Gwyneth Paltrow Is Not a Fan of America, Britain

Gwyneth Paltrow

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Is Gwyneth Paltrow happy about anything? She doesnโ€™t particularly like America, she hates cup-a-soup, and now sheโ€™s not too happy with living in Britain either.

Paltrow says she finds the UKโ€™s streets are dirty, the weather cold and its customer services โ€œrubbishโ€ in an interview with Marie Claire. The actress once complained that British men never asked her out. She married Chris Martin in 2003.

In the article, Paltrow describes being an expat living across the Pond to her fellow Americans and warns โ€œBring a raincoat, definitely โ€ฆ or at Least a little umbrella that can fit in your bag, because it always does rain.โ€ She said Martin thought she was โ€œway too obsessed with cleanliness and germsโ€.

The star added: โ€œIโ€™m just like โ€˜The street is filthy, could we take off our shoes before we come into the houseโ€™. In the article, which is not included in the UKโ€™s edition of the magazine, Paltrow admits that after years of finding Britain โ€œcold and depressingโ€ she has grown to like it.

You would have thought she was describing herself with the โ€œcold and depressingโ€ comment.

This article was originally published on October 19, 2005.