Gwyneth Paltrow admits she is “a little bit borderline” obsessive about germs.
The 38-year-old actress stars in new epidemic thriller Contagion as a woman who contracts a deadly disease, and she admits the storyline had a worsening effect on her fear of nasty microbes.
“There was actually a New York Observer article they sent a microbiologist out in New York City to swab surfaces, like a clean glass in a five star restaurant, the subway, handles, and it was so disturbing what they found, and since that article I’ve been a hand washer,” Paltrow said.
“So this movie didn’t make me any worse, but it was already a little bit borderline.”
The health conscious star who runs the website Goop about healthy and ethical eating has previously revealed she uses a handset which she plugs into her cell phone in order to minimise “radiation”.
“A handset cuts down on cell phone radiation. I use the YUBZ Retro Handset for my BlackBerry calls,” she said.
