Chris Martin Shares Emotional Experience of Going to His Daughter Apple’s Debutante Ball: ‘I Have Strong Affection for Her’

In an interview, Chris Martin discussed attending the Le Bal des Débutantes for his daughter, Apple Martin, whose behavior at the event went viral.

The famous singer revealed that he never saw himself attending such an event, but did it because of how much he loves Apple.

Chris Martin also shared his adjustment to being an empty nester as both children are in college, leaving him alone.

In a recent interview with Rolling Stone, Martin talked about his daughter Apple’s debut at a debutante ball in Paris.

The Coldplay lead singer confessed that attending a debutante ball was never on his radar, but he did it for his 20-year-old daughter.

“[It is] so not something I ever thought I’d do, but because I’m so in love with her, I’m like, ‘OK,'” he explained.

The interview occurred before Apple’s debut at the prestigious Le Bal des Débutantes on Saturday, November 30, at the Hotel Shangri-La in Paris.

She was accompanied by her father, Martin, mother, Gwyneth Paltrow, younger brother Moses, 18, and Paltrow’s mother, Blythe Danner, 81.

The star-studded family, who received a personal invitation from the event’s host, arrived dressed in stunning Valentino.

Apple looked stunning as she stood for photos wearing a beautiful blue Valentino Haute Couture gown. The dress was specially made for her and was reported to have taken the Valentino fashion house a total of 750 hours to complete, as mentioned in Vogue.

At the prestigious event, Apple was one of 20 young women aged 16 to 22 to be introduced to high society at the annual event.

She arrived with her date, Count Leo Henckel von Donnersmarck, and then enjoyed the evening with her famous parents.

At one point, Apple and Martin shared a father-daughter dance, captured in a video posted by the TikTok account @gala.fr.

However, despite the heartfelt moment, Apple faced criticism for allegedly displaying “mean girl” behavior, including “hogging the camera” and “rolling her eyes” at her date after a video showed the 20-year-old playfully stepping in front of the camera as young French countess Loppin de Montmort posed for photos.

De Montmort, the alleged victim of Apple’s “mean girl” attitude, defended her in a chat with People Magazine.

“[Apple’s] genuinely the nicest girl ever! She really doesn’t deserve an ounce of what she’s getting,” de Montmort said. “She was the nicest girl ever towards not only me but all the debs!”

A source close to Paltrow also defended Apple, telling the Daily Mail that Apple is a “girls’ girl” rather than a “mean girl.”

The insider explained, “Apple’s more playful and fun, and she’s really a total girls’ girl. She would never mean to take the spotlight from anyone, that was not her intention. To characterize her as a mean girl is very untrue.”

“She really had such a wonderful evening and I feel bad that this is even taking away from that because it was such an uplifting evening for her and the other girls,” they added.

Weeks after the event, Apple addressed the controversy with a playful TikTok featuring two friends.

Seemingly referencing the eye-rolling incident with her date, she lip-synced to a voiceover, saying, “I mean… I don’t know how anyone has a problem with us.”

According to the Daily Mail, one friend beside her mouthed, “We are such a delight; we are two of the funniest girls,” while Apple gave her a mock dirty look.

The voiceover continued, “And I know us offline—when I tell you, there aren’t two more generous, charitable, kind…”

In his interview with Rolling Stone, Martin discussed adjusting to life as an empty nester, with both of his children now away at college.

“It’s sad. That’s the only word,” the musician admitted. “But of course, it’d be weirder if they were still like, ‘I can’t leave.’ Then you’d be more worried.”

Talking about his children, the “Fix You” singer joked, “I like them very much. Even though they’re not biologically mine—I’m breaking the story now.”

He also shared a playful way of embarrassing his 18-year-old son Moses.

“My favorite new thing to embarrass my son is if we’re walking down the street and someone comes up to us and they say, ‘I’m sorry to disturb you while you’re with your son,’ I say, ‘That’s not my son. That’s my partner,” Martin said. “Yeah. I like them a lot. I think they are mine, to be fair.”