It seems that Gwyneth Paltrow's distinctive baby name isn't as unique as initially thought. The 52-year-old actress stunned the world when she named her first child with ex-husband Chris Martin, Apple, in 2004. However, her 'Shallow Hal' director claims to know the origin of the name. Brothers Bobby and Peter Farrelly discussed the name Apple during a recent episode of 'The Jess Cagle Show,' with Peter seemingly taking credit for Paltrow's choice, as he named his daughter Apple first. The Farrellys directed the 2001 film 'Shallow Hal' starring Jack Black and Paltrow, three years before the actress gave birth to her daughter. At the time, Peter's daughter Apple was a toddler. She's now 22, while Paltrow's Apple is 20.

During the podcast, co-host Julia Cunningham expressed surprise at the name, wondering if it had influenced Paltrow during 'Shallow Hal.' Peter responded, 'Apple was a baby when we did Shallow Hal,' before joking, 'Gwyneth has never given us credit for that.' The Post has reached out to Paltrow's representative for comment. In addition to Apple, Paltrow and Martin are also parents to their son, Moses, 18. The actress married the Coldplay frontman in 2003 and famously coined the term 'conscious uncoupling' when announcing their separation in March 2014. Paltrow and Martin officially divorced in 2015.

During a 2019 appearance on Dax Shepard's 'Armchair Expert' podcast, Paltrow explained the term, stating she wanted a 'way to circumvent [pain of divorce] and go directly to the point where we're friends, and we remember what we loved about each other, and constantly acknowledge that we created these incredible human beings together.' She added, 'We're a family, that's it. We can pretend we're not and hate each other… or, [we can] try to reinvent this for ourselves.' In 2020, Paltrow addressed her relationship with Martin on the 'Today' show, calling him 'family' again. 'Even though we're not in a romantic relationship, we're a true family and we like to do things to reinforce that we're a family for the children and for each other,' she said. Paltrow and Martin have both moved on since their split. The Oscar winner married Ryan Murphy's 'American Horror Story' co-creator Brad Falchuk in 2018, and Martin is engaged to actress Dakota Johnson.

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