Gwyneth Paltrow & Chris Martin Had 'Quiet Separation' One Year Before Split Announcement

Gwyneth Paltrow has just revealed that she and ex-husband Chris Martin started to consciously uncouple in 2013, one year before announcing the split on Goop!

“Nobody knew what Chris and I had been going through,” the 42-year-old actress shared to Marie Claire Australia (via Daily Mail UK.) “[We went through] a year of quiet separation.”

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When the couple’s relationship was falling apart, Gwyneth turned to Mortdecai co-star Johnny Depp for advice.

“I didn’t say ‘Hey, this is what’s happening,’ but I did ask him mostly children-centric questions. Like, ‘How is it on them?’ and ‘How did you do it?’” Gwyneth said.

Also pictured: Gwyneth grabbing lunch at Brentwood Country Mart on Monday (February 9) in Santa Monica, Calif.