The Goop founder has spent her summer alternating between her Amagansett home in the Hamptons and her family residence in Montecito with her husband, Brad Falchuk. They recently sold their Brentwood property, signaling a significant change for the A Perfect Murder actress, who will officially become an empty nester this fall.
While Gwyneth has already navigated the experience of sending her eldest daughter, Apple Martin—whom she shares with ex-husband Chris Martin—to college as a sophomore at Vanderbilt University in Tennessee, now it’s time for her youngest, Moses Martin. Moses, who turned 18 in April, is also heading east to start his first year at Brown University in Rhode Island.
Gwyneth has been open about how challenging the idea of her children leaving home has been. In 2022, she shared with People her emotional struggle after dropping off Apple: “It was horrible. It was truly horrifying,” she admitted, adding, “I was sick to my stomach, bursting into tears.” Despite the difficulties, she finds joy in seeing Apple thrive at college. “I see her, but not as much as I’d like. I’d like to see her every day, but I’m so happy for her. She’s doing great,” she said.
Gwyneth expressed similar feelings about Moses’ upcoming departure when speaking with The Sunday Times earlier this year. She also noted that her stepson Brody, Brad’s son, is moving out for college as well.
“I’ve been so defined and so fulfilled by motherhood. I don’t even know how to articulate it. It’s like the guiding force. It’s what I return to,” she noted, adding: “I never really go anywhere or do anything because I want to be around my kids while they live at home. You know, it’s like, ‘Oh, we’re doing a girls’ weekend here and there,’ and I’m like, ‘[expletive] no, I have 88 days left of Moses living [with me].”
“It’s been basically 20 years of me being beholden to a school calendar — so what will that feel like to not have that?” she continued, admitting that the thought of him leaving brought her “incredible sadness.”
“On the one hand, incredible sadness. A deep sense of impending grief,” she further shared, though relented: “On the other hand, this is exactly what should be happening.”
She maintained: “Your kids are supposed to be young adults who can achieve and cope and make connections and be resilient. That’s exactly what you want. And that means they leave the house.”
