Gwyneth: Mom's the Word

She's an Oscar winner among the Hollywood elite, but what Gwyneth Paltrow really values is something stardom can't provide. "My mother and father taught me that family is the most important thing," she has said. Now, as she's about to start her own, check out photos of the actress and learn more about her family values. By Lucy Maher and Serena Kappes

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"It's nice to be involved with an artist," Paltrow told London's Daily Mirror about her husband, Coldplay's Chris Martin (together in Kauai in May), whom she met at a party in September 2002. "Chris is someone who understands the artistic temperament, which can be quite difficult, and he understands my perspective and where I'm coming from."