Beyonce Knowles is taking pregnancy advice from Gwyneth Paltrow. The 30-year-old singer is expecting her first baby with husband Jay-Z and Gwyneth – who has children Apple, seven, and five-year-old Moses with husband Chris Martin – has been giving her suggestions on the right food supplements to take and products to use to ensure a healthy pregnancy. A source told Closer magazine: "Gwyneth has known about this pregnancy for over a month and has been telling Beyonce to drink a shot of wheatgrass each morning and to rub her belly with coconut oil to prevent stretch marks. ...

Gwyneth Paltrow admits she is "a little bit borderline" obsessive about germs. The 38-year-old actress stars in new epidemic thriller 'Contagion' as a woman who contracts a deadly disease, and she admits the storyline had a worsening effect on her fear of nasty microbes. When asked if starring in the film gave her Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD) on UK TV show 'Lorraine', Gwyneth replied: "There was actually a New York Observer article - they sent a microbiologist out in New York City to swab surfaces, like a clean glass in a five star restaurant, the subway, handles, and it was so disturbing what they found, and since that article I've been a hand washer. ...

Gwyneth Paltrow would undergo a boob job to counteract the effects of breast feeding. The 'Country Strong' actress – who has two children, Apple, seven, and Moses, five, with her husband, Coldplay frontman Chris Martin – is against many cosmetic procedures such as Botox because they are "pure vanity", she would consider going under the knife for surgery to restore her chest to its "original condition". ...

Gwyneth Paltrow plugs a handset into her cell phone to minimise "radiation". The actress owns a YUBZ Retro Handset which she attaches to her BlackBerry rather than hold the handset to her ear. In an interview with Elle Decor magazine in which she lists the things she can't live without, Gwyneth said: "A handset cuts down on cell phone radiation. I use this one (the YUBZ Retro Handset) for my BlackBerry calls." ...

Gwyneth Paltrow finds marriage "hard". The Oscar-winning actress has been wed to Coldplay frontman Chris Martin for seven years and while she insists the pair are still happy together, she admits married life is not always easy. Gwyneth – who has two children, Apple, seven, and five-year-old Moses, with Chris – said: "Sometimes it’s hard being with someone for a long time. We go through periods that aren’t all rosy. I always say, life is long and you never know what’s going to happen." ...

Gwyneth Paltrow is willing to “bang” someone for a copy of the new Coldplay album. The ‘Country Strong’ actress – who is married to Coldplay frontman Chris Martin, with who she has children Apple, seven and Moses, five – is having trouble getting hold of the new LP, which is due to be released in the autumn, despite her close relationship with the band. She wrote on twitter: “Who do I have to bang to get an advance copy of the new coldplayalbum? I mean, really.(sic)” ...