5. GWYNETH PALTROW
The successful actress, singer, blogger and food writer is probably best known for her roles in Seven, Emma, Sliding Doors, The Talented Mr. Ripley, Proof and Shakespeare in Love, for which she won an Academy Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role. She dated Brad Pitt and Ben Affleck and was married to Chris Martin of Coldplay, with whom she has two children.
Paltrow’s life, however, has not always been as sunny and glamorous as it might appear. She had two serious bouts of depression. The first one came after her father’s death in 2002. She was very close to her dad and his death was a huge blow for her. The second time it was post-partum depression, following the birth of her second child Moses in 2006. As Paltrow explained, it was the most difficult, painful and debilitating period of her life, and it lasted for five long months.