Gwyneth Paltrow and Chris Martin

American actress Gwyneth Paltrow married the British lead singer and songwriter of the rock band Coldplay on December 5 or 2003. The couple was married in a secret wedding ceremony in California at a hotel. The two met when she was backstage at one of his concerts.

The couples first child together is a daughter that they named Apple Blythe Alison Martin, and was born on May 14 of 2004 in London, England. A friend of Chris Martin had a daughter with the name Apple, and they liked it so much that they asked to borrow it for their daughter. "It sounded so sweet and it conjured such a lovely picture for me – you know, apples are so sweet and they're wholesome and it's biblical – and I just thought it sounded so lovely and … clean! And I just thought, Perfect!" Gwyneth stated on an episode of Oprah. Their second child was a boy named Moses Bruce Anthony Martin, who was born on April 8 of 2006 in New York City, NY.

Status: Married
Age Difference: She's 5 years older
Children: 2