Gwyneth Paltrow celebrates 50th birthday with bikini pic

Gwyneth Paltrow has lately stepped away from the entertainment industry, choosing to focus on Goop, which has grown from a newsletter to a retail company in the last 14 years. Photo: Handout

American actress and entrepreneur Gwyneth Paltrow, who turns 50 on Tuesday (Sept 27), marked the milestone with a bikini shot – along with a sombre essay about her life so far, and her hopes moving forward.

In the black-and-white photo posted on Instagram last Thursday (Sept 22), Paltrow is seen smiling as she jumps in the air, clad in a bikini.