Gwyneth Paltrow marks Apple’s birthday with unseen newborn throwback

She has in the past been notoriously private when it comes to her children, but it seems that Gwyneth Paltrow is getting snap-happy as her children grow up.

 

The Iron Man star took to her social media channels today to share a never-before-seen photo of her daughter Apple, to mark her 11^th birthday.

 

Posting the beautiful photo of an adorable, blue-eyed Apple to Instagram, the 42-year-old wrote: “11 years ago this brilliant, kind, hilarious beauty graced our lives. Happy birthday, Apple Martin. I love you with all my heart.”

 

It could be argued that Gwyneth and ex-husband Chris launched a new crop of unusual celebrity names with daughter Apple’s moniker.

 

 

A photo posted by Gwyneth Paltrow (@gwynethpaltrow) on May 14, 2015 at 8:09am PDT

 

Explaining why she and the Coldplay frontman chose the name, Gwyneth once told chat show host Oprah Winfrey: “It sounded so sweet and it conjured such a lovely picture for me – you know, apples are so sweet and they’re wholesome and it’s biblical – and I just thought it sounded so lovely and…clean. And I just thought, ‘Perfect!’”

 

Gwyneth’s latest dedication to Apple comes just over a week after she revealed that she was snubbing the Met Gala to stay in and hang out with her eldest child.

 

What a gorgeous tribute. We hope Apple has a lovely birthday.