Gwyneth Paltrow Opens Up About ‘Embracing’ Aging After Backlash Over ‘Horrific’ Sun Damage Photos
July 27, 2023 by Maria Pierides
This post has been updated since its original publication date to include info from Gwyneth Paltrow’s ‘British Vogue’ interview
When Gwyneth Paltrow, 50, took off all her clothes and posted a picture on Instagram (not her first time, either!) on June 30th, we don’t think she expected to get the reaction she got from her fans!
The Goop founder‘s seven image carousel of what looked like a wonderful family trip to Italy started off with a picture of her posing with her husband Brad Falchuk and not wearing anything, save for a pair of sunglasses and a necklace. But instead of receiving praise from her 8.3M Instagram followers for stripping down to her birthday suit yet again, a lot of the comments section was dominated by fans begging the Oscar-winner to use sunscreen, as it looked like her skin was severely sun damaged. Ouch!
“People, use sunscreen!” exclaimed one concerned fan in the comments section. “Sound advice,” one fan replied, adding, “Her skin appears dry and sunburnt,” which they thought was “Quite odd considering Goop.” Another fan decided to dissect the original comment, replying, “I think they’re just referring to the obvious sun damage all over her face and even more so neck/chest; not if she’s actually using sunscreen in this photo. The sun damage she has on her body is objectively very, very bad. Especially for her young-ish age. That level of damage doesn’t happen [by] accident.”
Another fan said, “Your sun damage is horrific,” while another wrote, “I thought she was the big health guru? She looks like someone who hasn’t been wearing her sunscreen.” “That first pic is a great advert for sunscreen if ever I saw one,” quipped another fan, as another agreed, adding, “That’s a whole lotta sun damage on her décolleté!”
“Look at all the sun damage on your skin. What Goop product will fix that?” asked another. “All that hustle about skin care and then skin destroyed by sun. Do not get it honestly!” added another, while someone else asked, “Is sunscreen anti-goop?”
The June post wasn’t the first time the wellness mogul’s fans showed concern over her seemingly sun damaged skin. Back in May, she shared an Instagram carousel which honored fellow businesswomen and beauty gurus, but it was sadly her skin, which was covered in dark spots, which commanded most of the attention.
The first picture showed her lying on a couch with her friend, Kimberly Blackwell, which seemed to be the picture that caused fans to voice their concerns about her skin. “Holy [expletive] gurl! Get out of the sun! I can see only sun damage on that photo!” exclaimed one fan, as another added, “Sunblock Gwynnie!”