Gwyneth Paltrow 'embraces wrinkles' as she wows in bikini ahead of 50th birthday

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Gwyneth Paltrow has revealed she's "accepted her wrinkles" while sharing a stunning bikini snap.The Se7en actress will celebrate her 50th birthday later this month.Posting to Instagram on Thursday (September 22), Gwyneth left fans speechless with a joyous swimsuit photo.READ MORE:Gwyneth Paltrow slams 'rules' as she dons 'shortest skirt in years' ahead of 50thThe mum-of-two looked sensational as she jumped in the air while posing in the two-piece costume for the black-and-white image.Wearing her signature blonde locks in a bedraggled wavy style, the ageing Hollywood starlet put her gym-honed physique on full display as she pulled a delighted expression.A colour version of the stunning snap also featured in an op-ed Gwyneth wrote for her wellbeing brand Goop.In the colour image, the Shakespeare in Love star could be seen wearing a teeny blue bikini as she ran along a field of grass.Titled "On Approaching 50", the long-form essay saw Gwyneth acknowledge her body's ageing while also vowing to "accept" the toll which time had taken on her body.Gwyneth wrote: "The sun has left her celestial fingerprints all over me, as if she soaked a brush in dark-taupe watercolour, flecking it over my skin."And while I do what I can to strive for good health and longevity, to stave off weakening muscles and receding bone, I have a mantra I insert into those reckless thoughts that try to derail me: I accept."I accept the marks and the loosening skin, the wrinkles."I accept my body and let go of the need to be perfect, look perfect, defy gravity, defy logic, defy humanity.

I accept my humanity."The essay also saw Gwyneth reveal she wants to "slow down" and "sing more" over the coming years.Earlier this month, the Goop founder continued to.