Apple Martin
{{Short description|English-American media personality (born 2004)}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Apple Martin
| birth_name = Apple Blythe Alison Martin
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|2004|05|14|df=y}}
| birth_place = London, England
| education = Crossroads School
| alma_mater = Vanderbilt University
| occupation = Media personality , actress, singer
| years_active = 2006–present
| parents = {{plainlist|
- Chris Martin (father)
- Gwyneth Paltrow (mother)
}}
| relatives = {{plainlist|
- Blythe Danner (maternal grandmother)
- Bruce Paltrow (maternal grandfather)
- Jake Paltrow (maternal uncle)
- Brad Falchuk (stepfather)
}}
}}
Apple Blythe Alison Martin (born 14 May 2004) is an English-American media personality, actress, and singer-songwriter. She is the daughter of singer Chris Martin and actress Gwyneth Paltrow. She and her brother Moses sing together with their father on his band’s Coldplay albums.
Early life
Apple Blythe Alison Martin was born in London, England on 14 May 2004, as the elder child and only daughter to Coldplay frontman Chris Martin, and his then-wife,{{Cite web |last=Hiscock |first=Simon |date=30 April 2008 |title=Gwyneth Paltrow: I'm back – and I just love it |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/arts/main.jhtml?view=DETAILS&grid=&xml=/arts/2008/04/30/bfpaltrow130.xml |access-date=23 December 2024 |website=Daily Telegraph |language=en-GB}} Gwyneth Paltrow, an actress and businesswoman.{{Cite web |last=Silverman |first=Stephen M. |date=14 May 2004 |title=It's a Girl for Gwyneth Paltrow & Hubby |url=https://people.com/celebrity/its-a-girl-for-gwyneth-paltrow-hubby/ |access-date=23 December 2024 |website=People |language=en-GB}}{{Cite web |date=26 August 2004 |title=Gwyneth Paltrow Reveals Why She Named Her Daughter Apple |url=https://www.oprah.com/own-oprahshow/gwyneth-paltrow-reveals-why-she-named-her-daughter-apple |access-date=23 December 2024 |website=Oprah.com |language=en-GB}} She has a younger brother, Moses Bruce Paltrow Martin (born 8 April 2006).{{Cite web |date=10 April 2006 |title=Gwyneth Paltrow Has a Boy |url=https://people.com/celebrity/gwyneth-paltrow-has-a-boy/ |access-date=23 December 2024 |website=People |language=en-GB}}{{Cite web |last=Robertson |first=Jessica |date=10 April 2006 |title=Coldplay's Chris Martin Has a Boy |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/coldplays-chris-martin-has-a-boy-97638/ |access-date=23 December 2024 |website=Rolling Stone |language=en-GB}} Her maternal grandmother is Blythe Danner, an actress.{{Cite web |last=Frey |first=Kaitlyn |date=2 August 2020 |title=See Apple Martin Ask Mom Gwyneth Paltrow and Grandma Blythe Danner About Aging, Beauty and More |url=https://people.com/style/apple-martin-interviews-mom-gwyneth-paltrow-and-grandma-blythe-danner-for-goop/ |access-date=23 December 2024 |website=People |language=en-GB}} Her parents divorced in 2016, when she was 12 years old.{{Cite web |date=18 July 2016 |title=Gwyneth Paltrow and Chris Martin's divorce finalised |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-36823624.amp |access-date=23 December 2024 |website=BBC News |language=en-GB}}
Martin first came to media attention within hours of her birth due to her unique name.{{Cite web |last=Santino |first=Catherine |date=4 December 2024 |title=Everything to Know About Apple Martin, Fashion's Rising "It" Girl |url=https://people.com/style/apple-martin-everything-to-know/ |access-date=23 December 2024 |website=People |language=en-GB}} Her father and his band released a song called "I Am Your Baby's Daddy" under the name "the Nappies" in anticipation of her birth.{{Cite web |date=18 May 2004 |title="I ain't no baddy, I am your baby's daddy!" |url=https://people.com/parents/i_aint_no_baddy/ |access-date=23 December 2024 |website=People |language=en-GB}} Coldplay's "Speed of Sound", the lead single from the band's album X&Y, was also inspired by her father's experience and awe at becoming a first time father.{{Cite web |date=31 May 2005 |title=Coldplay's 'Speed Of Sound' Inspired Partly By Fatherhood |url=http://music.yahoo.com/read/news/19771811 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070615063749/http://music.yahoo.com/read/news/19771811 |archive-date=15 June 2007 |access-date=23 December 2024 |website=Yahoo! Music News |language=en-GB}} Simon Pegg and Jonny Buckland are her godfathers.{{Cite web |date=9 September 2007 |title=Simon Pegg named Apple Martin's godfather |url=https://people.com/parents/simon-pegg-name/ |access-date=23 December 2024 |website=People |language=en-GB}}{{Cite web |last=Kendall |first=Ellie |date=13 February 2021 |title=15 things you probably didn't know about Coldplay's Chris Martin |url=https://www.devonlive.com/news/celebs-tv/chris-martin-coldplay-random-facts-4983722.amp |access-date=23 December 2024 |website=Devon Live |language=en-GB}}
Martin graduated from Crossroads School in Santa Monica, California in 2022.{{Cite web |last=Levein |first=Lina |date=27 January 2023 |title=Who is Apple Martin? |url=https://www.lofficielusa.com/fashion/who-is-apple-martin-gwyneth-paltrow-daughter |access-date=23 December 2024 |website=L'Officiel USA |language=en-GB}} She has attended Vanderbilt University in Nashville, Tennessee, since September 2022. She is a member of the Kappa Kappa Gamma sorority.{{Cite web |last=Miller |first=Brittany |date=2 December 2024 |title=Gwyneth Paltrow and Chris Martin make rare appearance together to support daughter Apple's debutante ball |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/gwyneth-paltrow-chris-martin-apple-debutante-ball-b2657098.html |access-date=23 December 2024 |website=The Independent |language=en-GB}}
Martin made her society debut at the Le Bal des Débutantes in Paris on 30 November 2024,{{Cite web |last=Lutkin |first=Aimée |date=1 December 2024 |title=All About Apple Martin, Chris Martin and Gwyneth Paltrow's Daughter |url=https://www.elle.com/culture/celebrities/a63061339/who-is-apple-martin-chris-martin-gwyneth-paltrow-daughter/ |access-date=23 December 2024 |website=ELLE |language=en-GB}}{{Cite web |last=Brown |first=Georgia |date=8 December 2024 |title=Insider secrets from Apple Martin's Debutante Ball: 'What happens in Paris stays in Paris' |url=https://www.hellomagazine.com/fashion/celebrity-style/734720/debutante-ball-insider-secrets-appolonie-halard-apple-martin/?viewas=amp |access-date=23 December 2024 |website=HELLO! |language=en-GB}} wearing a custom blue Valentino gown.
Career
Martin made her television debut at the age of two, in the third episode in the third season of the VH1 series VH1: All Access. The episode, "20 Cutest Celebrity Babies", was broadcast on 7 November 2006.{{Cite web |title=Apple Martin - VH1: All Access |url=https://www.tvmaze.com/characters/370107/vh1-all-access-apple-martin |access-date=23 December 2024 |website=TVmaze |language=en-GB}}
Martin appeared in the fourth episode of the Netflix documentary series The Goop Lab. The episode, "The Health-Span Plan", was released on 24 January 2020.{{Cite web |last=Baila |first=Morgan |date=27 January 2020 |title=Apple Martin Is The Real Star Of Gwyneth Paltrow's Goop Lab |url=https://www.refinery29.com/en-gb/2020/01/9307329/gwyneth-paltrow-daughter-apple-martin-goop-netflix |access-date=23 December 2024 |website=refinery29 |language=en-GB}}
Martin made her debut as a model at Chanel's haute couture fashion show at Paris Fashion Week on 24 January 2023.{{Cite web |last=Ritschel |first=Chelsea |date=25 January 2023 |title=Apple Martin, 18, joins Chanel at Paris Fashion Week after Karl Lagerfeld picked her out age 4 |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/apple-martin-chanel-gwyneth-paltrow-fashion-week-b2268471.html |access-date=23 December 2024 |website=The Independent |language=en-GB}}{{Cite web |last=Allaire |first=Christian |date=25 January 2023 |title=Apple Martin on Attending Her First Fashion Show |url=https://www.vogue.com/slideshow/apple-martin-chanel-couture-show-diary |access-date=23 December 2024 |website=Vogue |language=en-GB}}
Martin is credited as a songwriter on the Coldplay single "feelslikeimfallinginlove" from the band's tenth studio album, Moon Music.{{Cite web |last=Reilly |first=Nick |date=21 June 2024 |title=Coldplay share powerful new single 'feelslikeimfallinginlove' |url=https://www.rollingstone.co.uk/music/news/coldplay-share-powerful-new-single-feelslikeimfallinginlove-40749/ |access-date=23 December 2024 |website=Rolling Stone UK |language=en-GB}}{{Cite web |last=País |first=El |date=7 June 2024 |title=Coldplay presentó el primer adelanto de 'Feels like i'm falling in love', nueva canción de su álbum 'Moon Music' |url=https://www.elpais.com.co/entretenimiento/coldplay-presento-el-primer-adelanto-de-feels-like-im-falling-in-love-nueva-cancion-de-su-album-moon-music-0731.html |access-date=23 December 2024 |website=Noticias de Cali, Valle y Colombia - Periodico: Diario El País |language=spanish}} The song was released on 21 June 2024.{{Cite web |last=Rigotti |first=Alex |date=13 June 2024 |title=Coldplay tease their new single 'feelslikeimfallinginlove' |url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/coldplay-tease-new-their-single-feelslikeimfallinginlove-3765488 |access-date=23 December 2024 |website=NME |language=en-GB}} She is credited as a singer on several of the band's songs and albums.{{Cite web |date=24 October 2019 |title=Orphans / Arabesque, Coldplay |url=https://www.qobuz.com/gb-en/album/orphans-arabesque-coldplay/pdw3skm2cep8a |access-date=23 December 2024 |website=Qobuz |language=en-GB}}
References
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{{Chris Martin}}
{{Gwyneth Paltrow}}
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