Gwyneth Paltrow's breathless gossiping about daughter Apple Martin's 'old money' boyfriend: Friends reveal she's hearing wedding bells... despite impasse dividing young lovers

So precious was Apple Martin about her privacy that she once called out her mother Gwyneth Paltrow for posting a picture of her on Instagram.

'Mom we have discussed this,' the then-14-year-old commented beneath her mother's snap of her wearing giant ski goggles. 'You may not post anything without my consent.'

Fast forward eight years and the throes of young love appear to have altered model and aspiring actress Apple's stance.

The 22-year-old seemingly made no effort to avoid prying eyes when she draped her arms around a dark-haired man on a busy street corner in East Hampton, on New York's Long Island, last week before they shared a very public kiss.

The mystery man in question is 23-year-old Moshe Levi, a college athlete-turned-international philanthropist who was educated at the £63,000-a-year ($84,300) Oxfordshire boarding school, Radley College.

The couple were first spotted together on a beach in the Hamptons in August 2025, with Apple teasing the romance on social media and dropping hints from March this year. One image posted online showed the bikini-clad model cuddling a slightly obscured shirtless man on a boat in Europe, while in May another picture saw her being embraced by Levi as she snuggled into him at a bar.

The pair are believed to have met over a year ago at Vanderbilt University in Tennessee. Apple has talked openly in interviews about her time there, but never mentioned Levi, only revealing that she was grateful to have a 'really normal experience' and make 'the best friends in the world.' The pair have yet to attend an event or appear on a red carpet together.

But far from shrinking into the background, Levi was there to celebrate with Apple, Paltrow, father Chris Martin and brother Moses, when she graduated in May, finishing with a bachelor's degree in law, history and society.

New York-based Levi has been welcomed into the family fold, with one insider close to Paltrow telling the Daily Mail that 'Gwyneth is telling friends it was love at first sight when they met,' adding, 'Apple's father Chris also couldn't be happier for her.

'The last thing either of them wanted was for Apple to play the field. The fact she's found someone who's so smart and adores her is all they've ever wished for her.' And Levi's credentials are certainly impressive.

His family hails from Peru and like Apple, he is no stranger to a jet-setting lifestyle. As well as attending Radley, where he played football and cricket, he also studied at the bilingual International School of Monaco with annual fees totaling around €34,400 ($39,400). Apple was educated at Santa Monica's $58,000-a-year Crossroads School for Arts & Sciences.

He graduated from Vanderbilt University in 2025 with a bachelor's degree in economics and business.

Levi comes from 'old money' and a 'good family that wants to make a difference in the world,' another well-placed source close to Apple previously confirmed to the Daily Mail.

His charitable streak was evident before he joined Vanderbilt. For a year, Levi volunteered as the Community Coordinator for something called the Global Mindfulness Group, a project begun by Levi's mother Orly Mekler in 2020 to support people who want to 'feel better, understand themselves more and live with greater awareness.'

Along with his family, Levi also co-founded MOSHA, a nonprofit organization that helps underprivileged children across Peru 'through education and empowerment.'

'He is close to his mother who has been a big influence in his life,' said a second insider close to Apple. 'That is why he wants to be a philanthropist; he wants to give back and help people.'

It is perhaps no surprise that he has won over Apple's father Chris Martin, who along with fronting Coldplay supports charities such as Oxfam, Global Citizen and War Child.

'All [Apple and Levi's] friends are rich,' the second insider said. 'But they want to build careers where they make a difference in the world. They are good people, not your typical nepo kids.

'Gwyneth approves of this guy because he comes from a good family - he is not some dude she met in a bar.

'He also has impeccable manners and is interested in business, politics. He is well read, and Gwyneth likes that.'

Born to Martin and Paltrow in May 2004, Apple had a relatively private childhood. But as a 'mini-Gwynnie' and the offspring of an acting dynasty – Gwyneth's mother Blythe Danner, now 83, was also an actress – she slowly started stepping into the spotlight in her late teens. Apple was 18 when she attended her first fashion show – Chanel's Couture Spring 2023 offering – and the following year she made her society debut at the Le Bal des Débutantes in Paris wearing a blue Valentino gown.

Campaigns for Gap and womenswear brands Self Portrait and Chloe soon followed, as well as a brief and widely derided foray into music when she joined the group Jade Street onstage in Nashville last year.

Now, she is gearing up for her acting debut in Nancy Meyers' upcoming rom-com, Paris Paramount. 'My dream is to act,' she told Vogue earlier this year.

'Apple and Moshe want to be together all the time,' said our Paltrow insider.

'But Apple is mainly a West Coast girl. That's where her parents live. She's very close to both Gwyneth and Chris. She not only wants to settle in the LA area because of that, but also because her ambition is to follow in Gwyneth's footsteps and become an actress.

'Moshe is an East Coast boy, and LA isn't his favorite place.

'The one place they have in common is the Hamptons, where they both spend time. But it's not where either of them would consider settling down full-time.'

But long distance relationship issues were certainly put to one side last week when the pair were seen on Long Island in the Hamptons wearing complementary white outfits and struggling to keep their hands to themselves as they hit the shops just a stone's throw from Paltrow's $5.3 million mansion in the coastal hamlet of Amangansett.

The young couple have been spending time at the house where they 'make dinner for friends' as well as 'read and watch old movies' when they're not jet-setting. Apple previously opened up to Interview magazine about how she spends her down time, telling the publication: 'A dream for me is a bubble bath and candles and books – just relaxing alone, but also having really deep connections with people.'

Her deep connection with Levi has clearly excited her mother, who is said to be getting carried away with a potential wedding for her only daughter.

The actress, who was once briefly engaged to Brad Pitt in the 1990s, married Martin in 2003, a year after meeting him backstage at a Coldplay concert. They later 'consciously uncoupled' in March 2014, with the divorce finalized in 2016. Martin dated actress Dakota Johnson on and off from 2017 until last summer, while Paltrow went on to marry producer Brad Falchuk in 2018.

But Apple is keen to take things at her own pace.

'Although Apple is only 22, Gwyneth is already telling friends one of her greatest joys would be to plan a wedding for Apple and Moshe,' said our Paltrow insider.

'Apple's told her mom to slow down, but when Gwyneth gets an idea in her head, she runs with it and it's hard to stop her. She says she recognizes they're soulmates.'

The Daily Mail has contacted representatives for Paltrow and Apple for comment.