With the size zero debate in full swing, Gwyneth Paltrow has managed to put a different spin on things – she’s too skinny to play her latest role.

Paltrow is set to play movie legend Marlene Dietrich in a new film, but has been told by Dietrich’s daughter that she’s too thin to play the role of the German actress.

Maria Riva, Marlene’s only child, told the Daily Express: ‘There wasn’t a star in Hollywood back in Marlene Dietrich’s era that was as thin as today’s actresses.’

She said that Paltrow would need to ‘put on some pounds’ before playing her mum.

Actress Grace Bradley Boyd, who was a close friend of Dietrich, agreed that Paltrow needs to eat more. She said: ‘Marlene, Joan Crawford, Paulette Goddard – all of us were shapely.

‘I think Gwyneth will need some helpings of good old apple pie and plenty of ice cream!’

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