Gwyneth Paltrow Made a 'Secret' Appearance at the White House Hanukkah Party

So this is interesting. According to the Washington Post, actress and lifestyle mogul Gwyneth Paltrow was spotted at the White House’s Hanukkah reception last night. However, she didn’t really want anyone to know about it, considering her assistant physically blocked people from taking photos (or at least tried to).

Spotted at the @WhiteHouse: Gwenyth Paltrow, whose aide put his hand over my camera lens #NotOK #PublicEvent pic.twitter.com/1KEm1BNgxf

— Josh Lederman (@JoshNBCNews) December 18, 2014

Paltrow recently decided to “quietly” convert to Judaism following her divorce from Coldplay lead singer Chris Martin. She also recently appeared on NBC’s genealogical show, “Who Do You Think You Are?” where she learned her paternal lineage includes a list of famous and influential rabbis.

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Suzanne Samin

Suzanne Samin is a former editorial assistant for Kveller.com. She is a writer, editor, social media maven, and recovering local news reporter from NYC. Her writing can also be found on Bustle and xoJane. She is passionate about feminism, politics, pop culture, video games, and cuddly animals. Suzanne received her bachelor's degree in journalism from Ohio Wesleyan University in 2013. When she isn't writing, she's working on her feminist fantasy novel and singing improvisational ballads to her corgi.