Gwyneth Goes Au Naturel

December 2, 1997
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We admit we were skeptical when Marie Claire magazine announced that
Gwyneth Paltrow was going to be a "guest editor" on the January issue.
But it seems that the former fiancee of Brad Pitt really did take her
duties seriously. In September, the twenty-five-year-old actress
reportedly spent three days alone on a deserted Caribbean island near
Belize with no toothbrush, mirror, toilet paper, or soap—all in the
name of journalism. The actress did bring along a few essentials,
including a flashlight, a journal, a pound of rice, and a Swiss army
knife, although she purposely left her cigarettes behind.

Paltrow, who you'll recall was snapped butt-nekkid with Pitt a few
years ago while vacationing at what they thought was a secluded
locale, even decided to doff her drawers during her stay on the
island. "I'm positive there are no paparazzi out there," she wrote in
her journal, adding, "not that I'd put it past them." While she did
get a little lonely, and even shed a few tears, she's glad she took
on the adventure. "I have learned that I am stronger than I thought.
I am braver than I thought," she writes. "I haven't missed many
things or many people, but the people I've missed, I've missed a lot."
Read what you will into that last statement. Paltrow, whose face
appears on the cover of the January issue, is currently shooting A
Perfect Murder with Michael Douglas.