We don’t know about you, but we’ve been devouring all the A list ‘secrets’ coming out of the sensational Gwyneth Paltrow biography. Do you know who hasn’t? Gwyn’s husband Brad Falchuk.

Despite Gwyneth’s wealthy background, classy looks, and clean-living image, she dated some high-profile hotties who were a little rough around the edges (Brad Pitt) or straight-out bad boys (Ben Affleck) back in the day. And she’s enjoyed her fair share of wild sex according to Gwyneth: The Biography by Amy Odell. The problem is, sources say, the unauthorised biography is taking a toll on their marriage.

It’s one thing knowing your wife dated the 90s’ biggest heartthrobs, it’s another to have salacious claims about their bedroom antics splashed over every newspaper, website and magazine around the world.

A source, who’s got the lowdown on their marriage, told us: “Brad is convinced Gwyneth misses that exciting stage of her life when she was a young A-lister dating the hottest guys in Hollywood.”

The source explains that their marriage has not always been straightforward: “There’s always been an imbalance between them, he has her up on a pedestal and Gwyneth doesn’t put anyone on a pedestal. She also tends to say whatever she’s thinking with zero filter – the running joke is that she has foot in mouth disease. She apologises for her missteps but that doesn’t mean there’s no damage done. Over the years a lot of things have been said in private and in the press that have not gone over well with Brad and those things build up.”

And while it’s not Gwyneth, 52, herself talking about her exes, now there are all these claims leaking thanks to the tell-all book. According to Odell, Gwyneth and Ben, 52, had a red-hot sex life – which included his alleged X-rated fetish – but he was too busy drinking, gambling and hanging out with the boys to fully commit. Or how Brad Pitt, 61, who she allegedly called “dumber than a sack of sh*t” and had to – gasp – explain the different types of caviar on restaurant menus due to his modest Midwest upbringing. Still, the biography reveals she was completely heartbroken when he married Jennifer Aniston two years after she broke off their engagement in 1997.

We hear Gwyn’s husband is extremely patient, but everyone’s got a limit: “He’s spent the entire marriage biting his lip when Gwyn goes into nostalgia mode, telling everyone how incredible her sex life was with other men in interviews. It’s beyond emasculating even if he does laugh it off publicly.”

The insider adds, “Brad loves Gwyneth to a fault, and he’s let her get away with so much over the years, but it does seem like he’s nearing the end of his rope. He feels like she’s always going to have one foot in the past.”

So how is Gwynnie responding to this? Well, apparently she has some sympathy but she’s quick to turn it back round to herself and how it’s affecting her – in short, she wants him to get over it. Our source says, “Gwyneth’s dismissing it all as harmless gossip, she’s telling Brad to man up and get a grip but that’s just making matters worse.”

However, although she’s airily telling 54-year-old Brad that it’s just idle tittle tattle, it’s getting to her more than she admits: “She hates being out of control like this, knowing people are fixating over where things went wrong with Ben and Brad. Without doubt it stirs up some raw emotions and tension at home.”
It’s fine when Gwyneth chooses to talk about anal foreplay, sex toys and vagina steaming, especially when it’s to promote her wellness brand Goop. In fact, just last week on The Goop Podcast she divulged which of her former co-stars she’d f*ck, marry or avoid (she’d marry Robert Downey Junior and sleep with Jude Law but didn’t want to kill Timothee Chalamet). But it’s not so great when someone else is driving the narrative and she’s not in full control.

Interestingly, in the same podcast, she was asked what she loved most about husband Brad and gave a rather vague and lukewarm answer. “I think just how unconditionally loving he is,” she shared. “He is like, there’s this, like, wellspring of love from him all the time. I never feel like he’s over me or, like, annoyed.”

And it probably won’t have escaped Brad’s notice that her response was more about his love for her than vice versa. However, our source says Gwyneth adores Brad and wants things to work out. “There’s no doubt Gwyneth loves Brad, she absolutely does, but fact is, she does tend to take him for granted. And Brad’s the opposite; he’s always trying so hard to please her. He’s been so patient with the whole Chris Martin situation, their co-parenting dynamic and how close they are. That would not fly with a lot of husbands. But Brad is so understanding and even when people in his life have questioned it, he’s always defended Gwyneth. “

But, right now, it’s the endless stories about her exes from the Amy Odell expose that is triggering Brad. We can only imagine how he felt reading about one of Ben Affleck’s alleged favourite sexual activities (hint: what you dunk in hot water to make a cuppa) which the book said Gwyneth confided in her girlfriends about.

The source says: “He’s always been made to feel like he’s in some sort of bizarre competition with them. Gwyneth has not helped the situation by oversharing intimate details in the past, that’s a sore spot for him. And this book is bringing it all back to the forefront. Gwyn’s trying to block it all out and wants Brad to do the same but it’s not that easy this time. It’s causing a lot of stress for both sides, and that’s never good for a relationship.”