Gwyneth Paltrow gets Chris Martin tattoo

Gwyneth Paltrow has paid tribute to her husband Chris Martin with a new tattoo.

The 'Shakespeare in Love' actress had a tiny C etched on the top of her right thigh at London department store Selfridges' Zulu tattoo parlour last week.

Gwyneth paid £60 for the discreet body art and appeared "nervous" as tattooist Steve Flannery spent 20 minutes creating the design.

Flannery told Britain's Daily Mail newspaper: "At first she was thinking about having a tattoo on her arm, but then decided that this might affect her acting work.

"In the end she decided on the top of her right thigh, and joked that Chris would have fun finding it. I asked her if the C stood for Coldplay, but she said it was definitely a C for Chris.

"Compared to some designs I do, this was discreet and subtle, to say the least."

The couple have been struggling to spend time together in recent months due to their hectic work schedules. Chris has been busy finishing the new Coldplay album, while Gwyneth has been filming the new 'Iron Man' movie in Hollywood.