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The Everybody Loves Raymond star posted a video in July 2021, sharing an exciting milestone. “It’s July when we celebrate our nation’s freedom. Also celebrating three years of freedom from alcohol for me,” she said while on a three-mile hike. “Just wanted to share that with you. And message me if any of you are thinking about doing that, any of you are doing that now and need some encouragement or anything at all. Have a great day.”

The Middle star revealed her kids were the reason why she decided to get sober in a candid September 2021 interview on the “Heart of the Matter” podcast.

While she drank shooting the Ray Romano-led sitcom, which ran from 1996 to 2005, her drinking got worse after her four sons moved out. “I just noticed that if it was 5 p.m. and I don’t have anything to do the next day, I would start drinking automatically,” the actress said, adding that she “really started looking forward to drinking and thinking about it in a way that I hadn’t before.”

However, it was a birthday dinner for one of her sons that made her realize she had a problem.

“I was just filling my glass with red wine throughout the five or six hours that we were together. I don’t know how many glasses it was, and I felt completely sober and fine,” the Carol’s Second Act star said. “I was making a joke to the table, and I started saying, ‘You know, in our family it’s a tradition …’ And I could not pronounce the word ‘tradition.’ I tried three times, and I couldn’t say the word.”

One of her sons remarked on her inability to say the word in front of everyone. “And I was so humiliated,” she says, adding, “It shook me up. I thought, ‘That’s it. That’s it’ … It had every element that I needed. It had a logical element and had this, ‘Oh, my gosh, my sons have seen me drink too much.’”

The next day at breakfast, the Back To You actress said she told a friend, “Well, you’re the first person I’m telling this to, but this is my first day of never drinking again.”

Action fans have had plenty to feast on this year, with enough hits to keep the “best of the year” debate going for months. From high-tech military survival thrillers, revenge sagas, hard-boiled crime epics, and fun buddy adventures, the genre has delivered just about every flavor imaginable. Most of the attention has gone to high-profile releases like The Rip, The Wrecking Crew, and Alan Ritchson‘s War Machine, but some of the year’s biggest surprises have come from smaller titles. The Furious proved that point with its John Wick-meets-The Raid martial arts action, and there’s another overlooked gem that’s every bit as worthy of the conversation.

One of the year’s lesser-known action hits features a Taylor Sheridan favorite who has quietly become a favorite among fans of grounded, no-nonsense action. The narrative features a highly skilled veteran pushed past their breaking point and forced to unleash calculated violence against his enemies. Much like in the Finnish fan-favorite WWII thriller Sisu, the motivation behind the thriller is personal as the protagonist takes matters into his own hands following the kidnapping of his daughter. However, rather than the sometimes over-the-top spectacle seen in Sisu, Man of War favors the type of tactical realism and methodical combat that made Chris Pratt‘s The Terminal List an easy watch for military thriller fans.

Leading the charge is LaMonica Garrett, a face Taylor Sheridan fans will instantly recognize. He first made an impression as Thomas, the former Buffalo Soldier in the Yellowstone prequel, 1883, and then in Sheridan’s hit spy thriller Special Ops: Lioness. Military action fans may also know him as Commander Bill Cox from The Terminal List and its prequel series, The Terminal List: Dark Wolf. Garrett sticks to familiar territory in Man of War, delivering another hard-hitting performance that plays to his strengths. After recently landing on digital platforms, the film has begun to reach a wider audience and is now climbing the streaming charts on Starz in multiple countries.

How Good Is ‘Man of War’?

Man of War takes viewers into the early days of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, following Connor (Garrett), a former Navy SEAL and CIA operative who heads into the war-torn country after his daughter, an aid worker, is taken hostage by Russian mercenaries. The mission quickly becomes a one-man war as Connor encounters backstabbing and has to rely on his elite skills to fight his way through enemy territory.

Directed by William Kaufman (Sinners and Saints), the movie has already earned praise from several platforms for its relentless action and “all-out carnage,” with much of the attention directed toward Garrett’s “badass” performance. Other reviewers have also highlighted the film’s effort to show the human cost of conflict and the innocent lives caught in the crossfire. The cast also includes Linds Edwards (Osiris), Andrew Howard (Limitless), Rosemary Yaneva (The Bouncer), Jason Patric (The Lost Boys), and Daniel Bernhardt (John Wick).

Man of War is available to stream on Starz. Stay tuned to Collider for more updates.

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July 3, 2026

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It’s probably harder to come up with World War II movies that aren’t particularly intense than ones that are. If you’re making a movie about the largest and most global conflict in the history of the world, a certain level of intensity and drama is needed, with comparatively breezy films about World War II generally being older, or perhaps not as focused on conflict (and even then, classics like Casablanca and The Best Years of Our Lives are emotionally moving in other ways, without showcasing much by way of combat or on-screen violent).

When it comes to the following titles, though, they stand out for being among the most intense World War II movies of all time. There are different reasons why these movies tend to be hard-hitting, and they’re not all here because they’re especially graphic… though some are. They’re not always easy movies to watch, but they all have a purpose in being some level of suspenseful, or even harrowing.

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‘The Dirty Dozen’ (1967)

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The Dirty Dozen is one of those quintessential “we gotta put together a team” sort of movies, with the premise here involving a very dangerous mission that a group of criminals agree to take part in, because pulling off said mission may allow their potential death sentences to be commuted. Some of them are nasty enough that calling them antiheroes would still be a little too generous, and things get undeniably chaotic when it comes time to carry out the main mission behind enemy lines.

Before that rather action-packed final act, The Dirty Dozen is compelling with its set-up, too, with all the stuff surrounding the putting together of the titular team, and training for their eventually deadly mission. It’s got that reliable action movie structure first perfected in Seven Samurai, and then reused again and again since, but sometimes, when something works, it just works, and that’s enough.

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‘Downfall’ (2004)

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Set in the days leading up to Germany’s defeat in the final year of World War II, Downfall inspires an impressive amount of dread for something where the outcome is going to be known ahead of time, regardless of how much/little you know about the Second World War. It’s also called “Downfall,” so, you know… that’s what you’re in for, and it’s pretty grueling to watch.

Downfall isn’t about inspiring sympathy for those it’s about, and instead feels more like it wants to show what happened, warts and all, among the high-ranking members of the Third Reich as it was crumbling and the end was nigh. It’s a claustrophobic and extremely well-acted movie that is kind of infamous nowadays for inspiring a series of memes, but if you get past those Downfall parodies (as funny as some of them might be), you’ll probably be surprised to find a very compelling war drama here.

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‘The Great Escape’ (1963)

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Like with The Dirty Dozen, there’s quite a bit of entertainment to be found in The Great Escape, with it still retaining a good deal of intensity throughout. It’s about an ambitious escape attempt from a prisoner of war camp that’s been established specifically to be “inescapable,” housing various Allied prisoners who’ve all made escapes beforehand from more “regular” prisoner of war camps.

This plays out over a runtime that nears three hours, which might sound a little excessive, but the execution makes it work and feel engaging for all that time. The Great Escape is pretty much perfect, and probably more than just “Great.” As for “Escape,” it is escapist in the sense that there are things to be thrilled and entertained by here, all while also feeling the tension of the situation, with certain costs and hardships of war nonetheless conveyed.

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‘Letters from Iwo Jima’ (2006)

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In 2006, there were two World War II movies directed by Clint Eastwood that were released, and both were about the Battle of Iwo Jima. Flags of Our Fathers showed it from the American perspective, and much of that particular film was focused on the aftermath, and the story behind the famous photograph known as Raising the Flag on Iwo Jima.

Letters from Iwo Jima, on the other hand, was about the battle from the Japanese perspective, and a good deal of it was instead concerned with the lead-up to said battle, and with less time spent on the aftermath, considering how many on the Japanese side of the battle died. So, Letters from Iwo Jima is also about confronting the end, and dealing with approaching death, doing so with surprising sympathy (at least for an American-produced film) and a ton of emotion for hopefully obvious reasons.

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‘Dunkirk’ (2017)

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Before Dunkirk, Christopher Nolan had made one movie set in the past (The Prestige), but that one wasn’t really based on a true story, having mostly fictional characters. Dunkirk was a bit more faithful to history, specifically being about the Dunkirk evacuation, which really happened, though the characters are either fictional or inspired by real-life people. It’s more about the experience of the whole event from multiple perspectives, rather than honing in on the real-life people who were involved, if that makes sense.

It’s then possible to look at Dunkirk as bridging the gap between historical fiction (The Prestige) and a full-on/mostly historically accurate biopic (Oppenheimer), with Nolan’s whole filmography. Anyway, regarding Dunkirk, it’s one of his most visceral and compelling movies, being paced and edited in a way that feels continually nerve-wracking and genuinely rather unique among the many, many World War II films already out there.

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‘Come and See’ (1985)

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Some people will tell you that Come and See gets talked about too much, while at the same time, it’s not quite as famous as most of the other movies being mentioned here, so maybe there’s an argument to be made that it’s overlooked in the overall scheme of things. It kind of depends on what online spaces you’re in or not in, and that does make it hard to introduce and talk about, given some people are probably sick of hearing about it, and others are probably like, “Huh, Come and See?”

It’s a movie about a young man joining a group of resistance fighters, and then experiencing a series of utterly hellish situations as those resistance fighters try to combat German forces in Belarus. As an anti-war movie, Come and See is about as effective as they get, so calling it very intense honestly feels like something of an understatement. It’s a horrifying watch, and one of those movies where seeing it once feels like enough.

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‘Saving Private Ryan’ (1998)

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One of those movies that’s famously about Matt Damon getting home, in one way or another, Saving Private Ryan has Damon playing the titular Private Ryan, and a group of soldiers are tasked with finding him so he can be sent home after his brothers are found to have all died in combat. There’s also a very intense depiction of the Omaha Beach landing, which is a big reason why Saving Private Ryan inevitably has to get ranked among the most visceral war movies of all time.

Things don’t really slow down or get a great deal easier after that point, with Saving Private Ryan having its main characters in near-constant danger, and then there’s also a fairly large battle sequence that comes near the film’s conclusion. It’s relentless and undeniably emotional, well and truly earning the right to count itself among Steven Spielberg’s all-time best directorial efforts.

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‘The Battle of Okinawa’ (1971)

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One of the most relentlessly downbeat war movies of all time, The Battle of Okinawa could well have even Come and See beat in terms of being a World War II movie that takes no prisoners and makes you feel miserable once it’s done. You’ll feel miserable while it’s going on, too, and then just extra miserable once it’s finished. It’s a very harsh anti-war movie about the titular battle and how much devastation it came to cause.

Its focus on the Pacific Theater makes The Battle of Okinawa also potentially comparable to Letters from Iwo Jima, but that one wasn’t as despairing, even if much of it was also about loss, death, and destruction. The Battle of Okinawa is next-level depressing, and has a level of violence that’s far more upsetting and shocking than most films released around the same time that are considered groundbreaking/boundary-pushing for the violence they depicted (like, Bonnie and Clyde and The Wild Bunch look positively PG-rated in comparison).

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‘Inglourious Basterds’ (2009)

Inglourious Basterds walks a delicate line, in terms of being great entertainment and genuinely intense at different points, and then it does all that while being in no way describable as “delicate” in the conventional sense. It’s about vengeance in Nazi-occupied France, basically, with a few different people all trying to combat German forces in their own ways, with all parties eventually meeting for a confrontation – partly by chance – in a cinema by the time the final act comes around.

The medium of film itself is weaponized, and then Inglourious Basterds also explodes/dismantles other things, narratively and thematically, playing around with history in some rather startling (but effective) ways. It does a lot, and it does it all relentlessly at the same time, technically being one of the more entertaining movies here, for sure, yet there are long stretches of this movie that also prove almost unbearably tense.

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‘Das Boot’ (1981)

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Since it’s confined in a way that feels in line with what you might expect from a grueling psychological thriller, Das Boot stands out as arguably the most intense World War II movie ever made. Also helping it in this regard is its length, because you’re made to feel on edge for a very long runtime, with the shortest version of Das Boot still running for about 2.5 hours, and then the longer versions proving similarly tense, just for, you know, quite a while longer.

It’s set inside a German submarine, with the members of the sub’s crew having to deal with boredom, danger, and the idea that death feels particularly inescapable when you’re deep underwater and in such a vulnerable position. Das Boot is basically guaranteed to make anyone who watches it feel anxious throughout, doing for submarine warfare what Uncut Gems did for gambling addictions.

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September 17, 1981

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Country singer Ruston Kelly announced that he is now three days sober after recently suffering a relapse.

“I told myself back in 2021 that as long as I wasn’t using amphetamines that I would be on the right ‘clean’ journey for myself,” Kelly, 37, wrote in a poignant Instagram post about his relapse on Wednesday, July 29. “I had never been addicted to any drug other than those pills. I lumped in alcohol and THC etc initially because I thought that’s what I was supposed to do.”

He went on, “Somewhere along the way I became obstinate in my journey, that I wasn’t an ‘addict’ in the traditional sense of the word, that I was only addicted to amphetamines. ‘I’ve never had a problem with alcohol, I’ve never had a problem with XYZ’ ‘See I can be like everyone else, I can show self control, I am in control.’ I even got to the point of recent spiritual surrender and still attempted to live a lifestyle that was satisfactory to my carnal impulses because I ‘never had a problem with them.’”

Kelly — who was married to country superstar Kacey Musgraves from 2017 to 2020 — revealed that he experienced a crisis in his sobriety after a golf cart accident in June.

The “Mockingbird” singer was riding in a residential golf cart when it collided with an overgrown root, sending his cart flipping into the air. Kelly smashed his head into a mailbox and practically broke his arm “in half.”

“I was given fentanyl morphine ketamine dilaudid and oxycodone for 3 days leaving with a month long Rx of Percocet. I needed it for the level 15 pain but very quickly they started running out sooner and sooner,” he acknowledged. “I was chewing them in the pharmacy before I walked out the door. I was hiding how many at a time I was taking. I was complaining to the dr it wasn’t enough. It awakened something I hadn’t felt in a very long time.”

The musician ultimately decided on Sunday, July 26, that he was going to give up all substances and alcohol as a recommitment to his sobriety.

“I decided to end any chance of ruining anything good. For my soul my wife my family my art and career and my people,” he wrote. “I admitted that whether I like it or not I will forever have a substance abuse disease. ALL drugs/substances including alcohol and THC are off the table for good (working on nicotine) That if there is something that will scratch an itch I didn’t think I had, I will use it beyond excess and into addiction. I am 3 days completely clean and sober again, and intend to remain this way forever, one day at a time.”

Kelly’s confessional post received more than 7,000 likes, as of publication, with many of his friends and fellow musicians pledging their support for his sobriety journey.

“Your transparency and honesty is gonna help a lot of people 💙 It always has. Love u buddy,” singer Katie Pruitt replied in the comments section to Kelly’s post.

“Proud of you. Praying for you. Love you so much,” musician Natalie Hemby added. “Philippians 4:13 is such a powerful surrender. ‘I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me.’”

Kelly has spoken openly about both his struggles and sobriety in the past, including telling Esquire in 2020 that he’d battled with addiction for most of his adult life. (Prior to his recent relapse, Kelly celebrated five years of sobriety in December 2025.)

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“I’ve always had an issue with self-control in my life. I’ve been emotionally reckless at times and I’ve definitely abused myself with copious amounts of drugs and illicit materials and doing crazy things, and being wild without purpose and that is dangerous,” he explained at the time.“It could be creatively fueling, but I think what’s really helped ground me is learning the difference between creative spontaneity and emotional recklessness in everyday life. And that line had always been blurred for me and [coronavirus] quarantine was a way for me to sit back, take inventory mentally, spiritually, physically.”

Following his 2020 divorce from Musgraves, 35, Kelly tied the knot with second wife Tia Cubelic in May after proposing at the Grand Ole Opry in Nashville in September 2025.

If you or someone you know is struggling with substance abuse, contact the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) National Helpline at 1-800-662-HELP (4357).

After conquering Prime Video, Alan Ritchson seems to be extending his empire on Netflix. Ritchson emerged as one of the biggest stars of the streaming era thanks to the hit action-thriller series Reacher, which has aired three seasons on Prime Video. He cemented his position with this year’s War Machine, which went on to become one of Netflix’s biggest-ever original movies. A sequel to War Machine was greenlit some weeks ago, along with another action movie starring Ritchson. He will also return as Reacher in the fourth season of the Prime Video series, as well as a spin-off titled Neagley. This week, Ritchson can be seen headlining his first major theatrical action movie: Motor City.

On the eve of Motor City‘s release, one of Ritchson’s rare dramatic movies found itself atop the domestic Netflix charts this past week, according to FlixPatrol. If this isn’t all-around domination, what is? Motor City, directed by Potsy Ponciroli, also features Shailene Woodley, Ben Foster, and Pablo Schreiber. The movie currently holds a 66% score on the aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, with Collider’s Aidan Kelley comparing it to the John Wick franchise and the films of Zack Snyder. In his review, he wrote that Motor City “feels like another logical step in Ritchson’s career as an action superstar, and one that will undeniably recruit even more of a dedicated following.”

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However, the movie that’s currently number one on Netflix couldn’t be more different. We’re talking, of course, about Ordinary Angels. Starring Hilary Swank, the film was aimed at the faith-based demographic that took films such as The King of Kings and Jesus Revolution to major box-office success in recent years. More recently, the same audience turned out in droves to watch Young Washington, which has quietly grossed more than $40 million domestically. Ordinary Angels, like most movies aimed at faith-based crowds, received near-unanimous audience praise. The movie holds a “Certified Fresh” 84% critics’ score and a “Verified Hot” 99% audience score on the aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, where the consensus reads, “With a dash of grace and circumstance, this sweet display of humanity is stabilized by Hilary Swank in a role that plays to the heartstrings of all Ordinary Angels.”

Ordinary Angels is streaming now on Netflix. Stay tuned to Collider for more updates.

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February 23, 2024

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Bethenny Frankel just served up a poolside look that had Us rethinking everything we thought we knew about bold swimsuits. The former Real Housewives of New York star reached for a vibrant red one-piece that felt equal parts timeless, flattering and confidence-boosting, proving women over 50 don’t have to play it safe at the beach. The best part is recreating the look doesn’t require a designer-sized budget.

Frankel recently shared an Instagram Story wearing a striking red one-piece swimsuit with a sleek, one-shoulder neckline and streamlined silhouette. The rich scarlet hue instantly caught our attention, while the asymmetrical cut highlights the shoulders and elongates the frame, proving a thoughtfully designed one-piece can be just as flattering as any bikini. While we’re not sure which swimsuit she’s wearing, we found a $34 lookalike on Amazon.

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Enter: the Century Star One-Shoulder Swimsuit. Featuring the same eye-catching, asymmetrical neckline and bold red shade, the affordable style captures the sophisticated feel of Frankel’s look without a luxury price tag. Whether you’re heading on vacation or simply spending weekends by the pool, it’s the kind of timeless swimsuit you’ll reach for season after season.

Beyond its elegant silhouette, the swimsuit is packed with flattering details. The ruched bodice offers gentle tummy control, while the full-coverage bottom provides comfortable coverage that still feels modern and chic. Available in sizes XS through XXL, it also comes in black, olive, pink and several other colors if you’d like to add more than one to your swimwear collection.

Shoppers say it’s just as confidence-boosting as it looks. One reviewer in her “late 50s” said the swimsuit didn’t make her feel “the slightest bit ‘overly exposed,’” while another buyer called it “comfortable and cute” and added that it “hides the mom tummy.” Those glowing reviews only reinforce why the flattering silhouette has become such a customer favorite.

If you’ve been wanting to step outside your swimsuit comfort zone, let Frankel’s latest poolside look be the inspiration you need. A bold red one-piece is equal parts classic and confidence-boosting, and this affordable Amazon find makes it easier than ever to recreate the look.

Get the Century Star One Shoulder One Piece Swimsuit for $23 at Amazon! Please note, prices are accurate as of the publishing date but are subject to change.

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George and Amal Clooney have evacuated their home in France amid wildfires sweeping through the region.

Us obtained a letter that the couple, 65 and 48 respectively, sent to Didier Brémond, mayor of the southeastern French village of Brignoles. (The Clooneys have lived in an 18th century farmhouse in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur community since 2021.)

The Clooneys wrote, “Dear Didier, at this point we have no idea whether our beautiful home makes it through this terrible moment and as we evacuate Brignoles we want to emphasise 2 things, first we hope you and the people of our city are safe and second that Amal and I are committed to making sure that whatever happens to our village, we are part of this community and we’ll be part of making it whole. We love Brignoles and our friends who live there.”

Wildfires, fueled by an extreme heatwave, have ravaged Europe in recent days, forcing large-scale evacuations across France, Greece, Italy and Spain.

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CNN reported that more than 3,000 people have been evacuated from the Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur region, where the Clooneys live, while French and Spanish authorities confirmed that more than 250,000 people total have been evacuated across both countries due to the fires.

“In these hours when the flames are severely testing our country, France reveals what it is: a united people, standing shoulder to shoulder,” French President Emmanuel Macron tweeted on Saturday, July 25. “Thank you to our firefighters, our military personnel, the civil security forces, our gendarmes and police officers, as well as to the farmers and entrepreneurs, who through their commitment and courage, relentlessly combat the fires.”

Macron, 48, continued, “All civil and military resources are mobilized: civil security aerial resources, Canadair, Dash, water-bomber helicopters, reinforcements from across France. … Our thoughts also go to Spain, Italy, Greece, and all the peoples who are also facing wildfires.”

“We will rebuild, we will repair, and we will be there as long as it takes,” the politician vowed.

George and Amal own various properties throughout Europe, including the historic Mill House estate in Berkshire, England, and a residence known as Villa Oleandra in Lake Como, Italy.

Last October, Clooney told The Guardian that he moved his family to France to give his 9-year-old twins, Alexander and Ella, the best possible childhood.

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“We live on a farm in France,” he said. “A good portion of my life growing up was on a farm [in Kentucky], and as a kid I hated the whole idea of it. But now, for [the twins], it’s like – they’re not on their iPads, you know? They have dinner with grownups and have to take their dishes in.”

The two-time Oscar winner went on, “They have a much better life. I was worried about raising our kids in LA, in the culture of Hollywood. I felt like they were never going to get a fair shake at life. France – they kind of don’t give a s*** about fame. I don’t want them to be walking around worried about paparazzi. I don’t want them being compared to somebody else’s famous kids.”

George and Amal officially received French citizenship with their twins in December 2025, per a naturalization decree published by French newspaper Journal Officiel.

Gwyneth Paltrow’s son is letting fans into a part of his life he has largely kept out of the spotlight. 

Moses Martin, the 20-year-old son of the Oscar-winning actress and Coldplay frontman Chris Martin, surprised followers by publicly celebrating his girlfriend on social media. 

The heartfelt birthday tribute marked the first time the aspiring musician and model has shared a romantic relationship online, offering a rare glimpse into his life beyond his famous family.

Rather than making a grand announcement, Gwyneth Paltrow’s son let two simple photos do the talking. 

The Brown University student celebrated his girlfriend’s 21st birthday by sharing affectionate snapshots on Instagram Stories, marking the first time he has publicly featured a romantic partner on his social media.

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In one image, the couple coordinated in navy jackets and jeans as Moses wrapped an arm around her, captioning the post, “Favorite person’s Birthday.”

Another photo showed the birthday celebrant enjoying a beach outing while playfully wearing two pairs of sunglasses. 

Moses paired the image with an even more heartfelt message, writing, “I love you big time.”

Paltrow’s Son And Campbell Fealy Share More Than Just Brown University

The Daily Mail identified Gwyneth Paltrow’s son’s  girlfriend as Campbell Fealy, who recently began her studies at Brown University, where Moses is entering his second year.

Their relationship also brings together two accomplished families. Campbell is the daughter of orthopedic surgeon and sports medicine specialist Dr. Stephen Fealy, who serves as a consultant to the Major League Baseball Players Association after previously playing baseball at Columbia University. 

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Her mother, Kristen Gesswein Fealy, is known for teaching mah jongg, while Campbell has two brothers, including her twin, James. 

Although both come from successful backgrounds, the pair are now forging their own paths while sharing campus life at the Ivy League university.

Gwyneth Paltrow’s Son’s Girlfriend Has Fashion And Athletics Experience

Long before her relationship with Moses attracted public attention, Campbell had already developed interests spanning athletics and fashion.

She previously attended Middlebury College in Vermont, where she competed in varsity track and field before transferring to Brown.

Her résumé also includes a public relations internship with Balenciaga’s New York office, giving her firsthand experience inside one of fashion’s biggest luxury brands.

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Even her family’s interests unexpectedly intersect with the Paltrow household. Campbell’s mother teaches mah jongg, a game that has enjoyed renewed popularity in recent years and one that Paltrow famously spotlighted when Goop featured a luxury Hermès mah jongg set in one of its holiday gift guides.

Burberry Gave Moses His First Major Modeling Break

Fashion appears to be another passion Gwyneth Paltrow’s son and Campbell have in common. 

While Campbell previously gained experience behind the scenes, Moses has also explored the luxury fashion world, making his modeling debut in Burberry’s “Escape to the Countryside” campaign earlier in July . 

The young star appeared alongside Edie Campbell, Nora Attal, and Sang Woo Kim in the British luxury house’s autumn campaign, which follows a group of friends on a countryside road trip inspired by Burberry’s outdoor heritage. 

Photographed by Chris Rhodes, Moses modeled a range of signature Burberry looks, including layered polos, trench coats, House Check accessories, and casual separates. 

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The project also showcased another side of his creativity, with his band, People I’ve Met, providing the soundtrack through its song “For Hire.” 

Gwyneth Paltrow Couldn’t Hide Her Pride For Son Moses

If there’s one person who has consistently championed Moses’s creative journey, it’s his mother. Paltrow has never been shy about celebrating her son’s milestones, and that support was on full display when she marked his 20th birthday with a heartfelt Instagram tribute. 

Sharing a collection of recent and throwback photos, the Oscar winner described Moses as “the definition of a gentleman” before praising him as “kind, intelligent, thoughtful and soulful.” 

She went on to call her son “beyond words… incredible,” telling him she was sending “a big birthday hug from the west coast” while teasing, “Don’t forget to check the mailbox today.” 

The doting mom closed the message with, “I love you to bits, mama,” a sentiment that quickly resonated with fans. Moses later responded in the comments with a series of heart emojis.

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