It’s been revealed that Chris Martin and Gwyneth Paltrow are going to be spending “several weeks apart” amid claims their five year marriage is on the rocks.

With Chris currently on a demanding Middle East and Asia tour with Coldplay – they’re playing in Abu Dhabi on 28 March – and Gwyneth planning to move her and the kids to LA for at least a month as she films the new Iron Man 2 movie, the couple are not going to see each other for weeks.

‘Gwyneth flew to LA on Friday to begin filming Iron Man 2,’ reveals an insider. ‘Although it is a simple case of schedule conflict, she and Chris are unlikely to see each other for several weeks.