Gwyneth Paltrow Reveals Her Kids' Vastly Different Approaches to College — and Which One Was 'Happy Wherever'
"But in the end, the college knows what they’re doing," Paltrow tells 'Bustle'
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Gwyneth Paltrow is about to be an empty nester.
In an interview with Bustle, the Goop founder, 51, talked about how her two kids – daughter Apple, 19, and son Moses, 17 — dealt with the college application process, highlighting the differences in their approaches.
"Apple was very clear on where she wanted to go, and did everything in her power to make it happen and manifested it," Paltrow says.
"Moses is like, 'I don't know, I like this and I like that, and let's go back and see this, let's go back and see that one.' He's more relaxed about it. He's kind of like 'I'll be happy wherever; it's fine,' which is a great feeling."
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"And it generally seems to work out," the mom of two says of the college process. "What I've observed is that sometimes you're like, 'Oh, no, this person didn't get into there, and it seemed like such a great fit.'"
"But in the end, the college knows what they're doing, and they end up, I think, taking the kids that are going to really thrive. I think they have it down to a science," she says.
Paltrow shares her two kids with ex-husband Chris Martin.
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Elsewhere in the interview, the actress opened up about bonding with her daughter Apple.
"It's so fun to have a daughter that age, especially because she's into clothes and skin and all that kind of stuff," says Paltrow.
"She's more girly than I am. She's really good at doing makeup and loves to do it."
Asked if her daughter teaches her new skills, the proud mom says that although she doesn't wear much makeup, she learns a thing or two from Apple. "It's great because she's plugged in to the cool stuff, and not the rubbish-y, depressing part of our culture," the actress explains.
"We were FaceTiming yesterday and she was telling me how she uses all the Goop products. I never pushed anything, but over time she's just migrated over to it, and so I was beaming from ear to ear."
"She's such an eminently nice person, and her values are in the right place," she tells the outlet.
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