Perfect pedigree -- Nepo-baby on set -- Curtain call -- Spence and sensibility -- Acting up -- Major: Hollywood -- Flesh and bone -- Big break -- Brad romance -- Period piece, power play -- "It" happens -- Shakespeare in Love, Gwyneth in overdrive -- A family affair -- The Oscar, and the curse? -- The backlash begins -- A new altitude -- Fat suit fiasco -- Losing Bruce -- Mass appeal -- Goop rising -- Gwyneth, Inc. -- The uncoupling -- Steaming and strategizing -- Ridiculous but awesome -- Egg-sistential crisis -- Too Goop to print -- The Gwyneth problem -- Vanilla fish and celery juice -- First comes love, then comes branding -- Ski you in court

"Amy Odell takes readers inside the world of one of the most influential and polarizing celebrities of the modern era--complete with exclusive new stories about her childhood, acting career, romances, and her lifestyle brand Goop. Love her or hate her, Gwyneth Paltrow has managed to stay on the A-list, her influence spanning entertainment, fashion, and the modern wellness industry. Gwyneth was born to parents viewed as Hollywood royalty, and that immense privilege turned her into a target of backlash when, at just twenty-six, she won an Oscar. Rather than cave in to criticism, she leveraged the attention for valuable endorsement deals and film roles, eventually founding her controversial wellness and lifestyle company, Goop. Over the decades, she has participated in countless carefully managed interviews, but the real Gwyneth--the basis of her motives, desires, strengths, faults, and vulnerabilities--has never been fully revealed, until now. Based on exclusive conversations with more than 220 sources, including close current and former friends and colleagues, this deeply researched biography provides insight and behind-the-scenes details of her relationships, family, friendships, iconic films, and tenure as the CEO of Goop. Gwyneth offers the fascinating, definitive look at how Paltrow rose to prominence, stayed in the limelight, and shaped culture--for better or worse--for so long." --