Gwyneth Paltrow Wishes Ex Chris Martin a Happy Birthday with Sweet Photos of Him with Their Daughter Apple and Son Moses

Mar. 15, 2025

Chris Martin with daughter Apple; Gwyneth Paltrow.Photo:Gwyneth Paltrow/Instagram; Phillip Faraone/Getty

Gwyneth Paltrow/Instagram; Phillip Faraone/Getty

Gwyneth Paltrowis sending some birthday love to exChris Martin.As theColdplayfrontman turned 48 on Sunday, March 2, the actress andGoopfounder, 52, shared a birthday tribute onInstagramcomplete with photos of Martin hanging out with theirtwo children.In the first picture, the “Yellow” crooner sits alongside the former couple’s daughterApple, 20, and leans his head affectionately on hers. Martin appears pensive in the sunny shot, while Apple posed with her head resting in her hand.Chris Martin with daughter Apple in a photo Gwyneth Paltrow shared on March 2, 2025.Gwyneth Paltrow/InstagramIn the second photo, a father-son shot, Martin sits at a piano with 18-year-old son Moses. The duo both have their heads down, seemingly out of concentration, in the sweet picture.“Happy Birthday to the man that gave me these beautiful, wonderful human beings,” Paltrow captioned the post. “We💚you, Chris.”Paltrow and Martin first met in 2002 while hanging backstage at a Coldplay concert, and were married for more than a decade before theyfamously announced that they were “consciously uncoupling"in 2014.Chris Martin (right) with son Moses in a photo Gwyneth Paltrow shared on March 2, 2025.Gwyneth Paltrow/InstagramThey both have longtime partners — Paltrowhas been marriedto writer-producerBrad Falchuksince 2018 and Martin has been datingDakota Johnsonsince 2017 — but have remained close friends and co-parents to Apple and Moses since their split over a decade ago.They have also been vocal about how their relationship has changed over the years, with Paltrow saying in 2019 that it is much better now.“Family structure can be reinvented and divorce doesn’t have to be devastating,” Paltrow told theEvening Standardat the time. “It doesn’t have to be the end of your relationship with somebody.”The Goop founder also told the U.K. outlet that she and Martin “were meant to be together and have our kids,” but their relationship “is much better like this: friends and co-parents and family.”The proud parents are also both vocal about their roles as parents, with Martin recently opening up aboutLe Bal des Débutantes,Apple’s Parisdeb ballthat took place in November. The event was a full-family affair, with Moses, Paltrow and the actress’s momBlythe Danneralso attending.Gwyneth Paltrow, Moses Martin, Blythe Danner and Chris Martin at Apple Martin’s deb ball in November 2024.Gwyneth Paltrow/InstagramIn his December cover story forRolling Stone, the Coldplay frontman said the event was “so not something I ever thought I’d do, but because I’m so in love with her, I’m like, ‘Okay.’ ”Never miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.Martin also joked about howhe likes to “embarrass” son Mosesin theRolling Stoneinterview. “I like [my kids] very much. Even though they’re not biologically mine — I’m breaking the story now,” he said jokingly to the magazine.“My favorite new thing to embarrass my son,” he explained, “is, if we’re walking down the street and someone comes up to us and they say, ‘I’m sorry to disturb you while you’re with your son,’ I say, ‘That’s not my son. That’s my partner.' ““Yeah. I like them a lot,” the singer added of his kids. “I think they are mine, to be fair.”

Gwyneth Paltrowis sending some birthday love to exChris Martin.

As theColdplayfrontman turned 48 on Sunday, March 2, the actress andGoopfounder, 52, shared a birthday tribute onInstagramcomplete with photos of Martin hanging out with theirtwo children.

In the first picture, the “Yellow” crooner sits alongside the former couple’s daughterApple, 20, and leans his head affectionately on hers. Martin appears pensive in the sunny shot, while Apple posed with her head resting in her hand.

Chris Martin with daughter Apple in a photo Gwyneth Paltrow shared on March 2, 2025.Gwyneth Paltrow/Instagram

Gwyneth Paltrow/Instagram

In the second photo, a father-son shot, Martin sits at a piano with 18-year-old son Moses. The duo both have their heads down, seemingly out of concentration, in the sweet picture.

“Happy Birthday to the man that gave me these beautiful, wonderful human beings,” Paltrow captioned the post. “We💚you, Chris.”

Paltrow and Martin first met in 2002 while hanging backstage at a Coldplay concert, and were married for more than a decade before theyfamously announced that they were “consciously uncoupling"in 2014.

Chris Martin (right) with son Moses in a photo Gwyneth Paltrow shared on March 2, 2025.Gwyneth Paltrow/Instagram

They both have longtime partners — Paltrowhas been marriedto writer-producerBrad Falchuksince 2018 and Martin has been datingDakota Johnsonsince 2017 — but have remained close friends and co-parents to Apple and Moses since their split over a decade ago.

They have also been vocal about how their relationship has changed over the years, with Paltrow saying in 2019 that it is much better now.

“Family structure can be reinvented and divorce doesn’t have to be devastating,” Paltrow told theEvening Standardat the time. “It doesn’t have to be the end of your relationship with somebody.”

The Goop founder also told the U.K. outlet that she and Martin “were meant to be together and have our kids,” but their relationship “is much better like this: friends and co-parents and family.”

The proud parents are also both vocal about their roles as parents, with Martin recently opening up aboutLe Bal des Débutantes,Apple’s Parisdeb ballthat took place in November. The event was a full-family affair, with Moses, Paltrow and the actress’s momBlythe Danneralso attending.

Gwyneth Paltrow, Moses Martin, Blythe Danner and Chris Martin at Apple Martin’s deb ball in November 2024.Gwyneth Paltrow/Instagram

In his December cover story forRolling Stone, the Coldplay frontman said the event was “so not something I ever thought I’d do, but because I’m so in love with her, I’m like, ‘Okay.’ ”

Never miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.

Martin also joked about howhe likes to “embarrass” son Mosesin theRolling Stoneinterview. “I like [my kids] very much. Even though they’re not biologically mine — I’m breaking the story now,” he said jokingly to the magazine.

“My favorite new thing to embarrass my son,” he explained, “is, if we’re walking down the street and someone comes up to us and they say, ‘I’m sorry to disturb you while you’re with your son,’ I say, ‘That’s not my son. That’s my partner.' "

“Yeah. I like them a lot,” the singer added of his kids. “I think they are mine, to be fair.”

source: people.com