Boozing it up during pregnancy is suppose to be a no-no, so when actress Gwyneth Paltrow, who's five or nine months pregnant, was recently spotting by the Fetal Alcohol Syndrome Nazis for knocking down a Guiness at a Sushi Bar, she was promptly turned in to the number Two New York City gossip column for dissing.
But hey-de-ho there star of "Shakespeare in Love", what's better to wash down some nummy raw fish than with a big ol' pint of Guiness? Brilliant!
So the basis of the non-story is this: Gwyneth was at New York sushi bar Cube 63 when her Coldplay hubby Chris Martin pulled a bottle of beer OUT OF HIS BAG (even celebrities Bring Their Own Booze) after the pair had finished eating, and handed it to Gwyneth who, according to witnesses, took a couple of slugs. Then she noticed everyone was staring at her.
A source told New York Daily News newspaper: "Everyone was looking at them and she seemed a bit embarrassed. She looked like she was trying to melt into the corner."
Welp, a mouthpiece for Gwyneth emphatically told the Daily News gossip rag that the A-list actress and strict macrobiotic dieter did NOT CONSUME ANY SUSHI that night, but the rep did confirm that the actress enjoyed a Guiness. Says the paper, 'Some experts recommend a little Guinness for expecting mothers, because of the brew's high iron content." The beer is famous for its huge quantities of iron, an important mineral during pregnancy.
I'm not going to tisk-tisk Gwyneth for enjoying an Irish stout during pregnancy, even if a lot of people consider it taboo. My mom drank like a fish a few brewskis while she was pregnant with me and look how well I turned out. Perfectly healthy, except for the forgetfulness and the ... uh, what was I talking about?
