She may not be stopping, but she’s certainly willing to take a break. In August, she surprised the film industry by announcing that she had taken part Marty Supremea film inspired by professional table tennis player Marty Reisman. If it sounds intriguing Challengers-adjacent isn’t the only parallel to be found with that film’s star, Zendaya, the 28-year-old actress who’s currently the hottest property in fashion and film. Paltrow will act opposite Timothée Chalametwho also starred alongside Zendaya in the sci-fi epic, Dune.

Chalamet is a smart co-star choice for Paltrow’s comeback, with a young fan base that will help her connect with a new audience (she recently confided that her 20-year-old daughter, Apple, was in love with he). Shortly after production began in New York, photos of the two filming a kiss scene went viral. Whether Paltrow misses being in front of the camera or not, she’s reviving her film career at an opportune time. A successful film will reaffirm her as the Hollywood star that she is, rather than as woo-woo guru of wellness that he was in danger of turning into.

Although we may be cynical. Perhaps the real reason Paltrow is rekindling her film career is closer to home—or rather, farther from home. Earlier this year, her youngest child, Moses, left home for Brown University, while Apple is already a student at Vanderbilt University in Tennessee.

Paltrow wouldn’t be the first empty nest to find herself with a hole in her life and a renewed energy to fill it. During a recent Q&A on her Instagram Stories, she got candid when asked about what it felt like to be a “free bird.” “It’s very different,” she said. “I have waves of pain and sadness, and I’m also getting back in touch with this part of me that I haven’t felt since I was in my 20s before I had kids.” She also said she has “a little more space and imagination.”

What she might want to do with all this new space and imagination is go back to her roots and what made her famous in the first place. A fresh hit movie and a revived beauty lineup will likely follow. Maybe it’s time for her to ditch the woo-woo and reassert herself as the Hollywood royalty that she is.

telegraph has reached out to Goop for comment.