Apple Martin’s mean girl moment at Paris debutante ball
Apple Martin is accused of having a ‘mean girl’ moment at her debutante ball in Paris.
The daughter of Gwyneth Paltrow and Coldplay’s Chris Martin made her debut at the glitzy event on Saturday.
Martin, 20, was one of about 20 young women presented at the prestigious Le Bal des Débutantes, held at the $1,000-a-night Hotel Shangri-La.
The Vanderbilt University student stunned in a strapless sky blue dress from Valentino’s Spring 2025 collection.
However, many people were shocked by her behavior after a video emerged of her stealing the spotlight from another girl who was in the photo.
The other debutante was seen posing for the camera in turn as Martin appeared from behind and came into view.
Martin posed with her hands on her hips and pushed her way into the frame, forcing the other girl out.
The debutante could do nothing but watch with an awkward smile as Martin pouted and posed for several photos.
Apple Martin is accused of having a ‘mean girl’ moment at a debutante ball in Paris
Finally she finishes and steps aside, almost cutting off another debutante who is waiting her turn for a photo.
The move did not go down well on social media after the footage, taken by French outlet Paris Match, was shared on TikTok.
“How obnoxious and entitled she is,” one viewer wrote.
“Oh wow, why did Apple do that? Let the other girl have a moment,” another added.
“Not good behavior for such an event,” a third person agreed, while another described it as “giving Regina George a hand,” referring to the infamous queen bee in the movie Mean Girls.
However, not everyone was bothered and some even suggested that the Martin and the other debutante knew each other.
“That looked awkward, but she was probably joking,” one person said.
“Oh god, they’re clearly friends and the girl in black stepped out of the picture anyway. She acts her age,” another added.
Martin, who attended the glitzy event with mum Gwyneth Paltrow, was seen cutting off another girl who was in the photo
Martin’s mother previously praised her daughter’s “sense of equality” and said it is helping her break gender inequality.
“They have, and I mean this word in the best possible way, a sense of entitlement that is beautiful,” Paltrow shared. Peopleabout her daughter and her friends.
‘It’s not spoiled, [they] are also here for what the guys are going to get,” Paltrow explained. “I find it very uplifting and encouraging that we all seem to be moving in this direction together.”
The Shakespeare in Love actress attended the event on Saturday with her ex-husband and their son Moses, 18, as well as her mother Blythe Danner.
Another clip showed Martin glaring at a woman who was encroaching on a family photo.
The family joined an exclusive list of attendees who were all personally invited by the ball’s host, Ophélie Renouard.
Renouard invites her guests based on their appearance, intelligence and family ties.
The event is being billed as a charity fundraiser and will, according to Hello! benefit two entities related to children’s health.
The debutants on the entry list include European royalty as well as the daughters of A-list celebrities.
The Vanderbilt University student has largely stayed out of the public eye, but has decided to start a new chapter in her life, according to Vogue (pictured in Paris in January 2023)
Apple’s father Chris Martin, 47, and brother Moses, 18, also attended the event in custom Valentino tuxedos (pictured in New York City in October)
Ava Philippe, 25, the daughter of Oscar winner Reese Witherspoon and Ryan Philippe, attended in 2017. Emily in Paris star, Lily Collins, 35, made her debut in 2007.
Each debutante is accompanied by a male partner, known as a chevalier, who also typically comes from a prestigious family.
Martin was accompanied by Count Leo Cosima Henckel von Donnersmarck.