{"id":74957,"date":"2025-08-18T07:37:48","date_gmt":"2025-08-18T07:37:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/74957\/"},"modified":"2025-08-18T07:37:48","modified_gmt":"2025-08-18T07:37:48","slug":"prince-andrews-ex-koo-stark-set-to-rival-gwyneth-paltrow-as-she-makes-bold-career-move","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/74957\/","title":{"rendered":"Prince Andrew&#8217;s ex Koo Stark set to rival Gwyneth Paltrow as she makes bold career move"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>EXCLUSIVE: Koo Stark became a household name thanks to her relationship with Prince Andrew in the &#8217;80s and now she is hoping to become a wellness guru with the launch of her holistic brand<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/0_Actress-Koo-Stark-former-girlfriend-of.jpg\" alt=\"Koo Stark\" loading=\"eager\"  \/>Koo Stark wants to become a wellness guru(Image: AFP\/Getty Images)<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">Prince Andrew\u2019s old flame is launching her own wellness brand in a bid to become the next Gwyneth Paltrow. <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mirror.co.uk\/all-about\/koo-stark\" target=\"_self\" aria-label=\"\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Koo Stark<\/a> has applied to the UK government\u2019s Intellectual Property Office to trademark a business that will sell products from crystal therapies to tarot card readings.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">The 69-year-old also aims to market Koo Stark yoni eggs \u2013 stones used by women as a sex aid. Gwyneth markets her own version, a Jade Egg, <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mirror.co.uk\/3am\/us-celebrity-news\/gwyneth-paltrow-ditches-hardcore-paleo-35116761\" target=\"_self\" aria-label=\"\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">for almost \u00a350 on her Goop wellness site<\/a>. Cancer survivor Koo, who dated <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mirror.co.uk\/all-about\/prince-andrew-duke-of-york\" target=\"_self\" aria-label=\"\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Andrew<\/a> for 18 months in the early 1980s, will also offer \u201ctherapeutic treatment of the body, meditation services, yoga, spiritual advice, aura photography and meditation training\u201d as well as cosmetics.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">The actress and photographer\u2019s application has been filed under \u2018Kathleen Norris Stark trading as Koo Stark\u2019. Koo\u2019s controversial relationship with Andrew began after they met at a party in February 1981.<\/p>\n<p>READ MORE: <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mirror.co.uk\/3am\/celebrity-news\/junior-andre-makes-sad-admission-35744526\" data-tmdatatrack=\"read-more\" data-tmdatatrack-articleid=\"35744526\" data-tmdatatrack-source=\"editorial\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Junior Andre makes sad admission about &#8216;overcoming challenges&#8217; after Princess&#8217; TV success<\/a>READ MORE: <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mirror.co.uk\/3am\/celebrity-news\/maura-higgins-defiant-stance-shes-35744113\" data-tmdatatrack=\"read-more\" data-tmdatatrack-articleid=\"35744113\" data-tmdatatrack-source=\"editorial\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Maura Higgins&#8217; defiant stance as she&#8217;s set for awkward Danny Jones run-in after kiss<\/a><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/0_CANON-AndrewKoo-2.jpg\" alt=\"Koo Stark and Prince Andrew\" loading=\"lazy\"  \/>Koo Stark and Prince Andrew had a well-documented relationship(Image: PA Archive\/PA Photos)<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">The Prince was said to have considered proposing but the relationship faced intense pressure from the <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mirror.co.uk\/news\/royals\/\" target=\"\" aria-label=\"\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Royal Family<\/a> because of Koo\u2019s past acting roles in movies such as Electric Dreams, Marquis de Sade\u2019s Justine and Eat The Rich. The couple split in 1983.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">Earlier this year, Koo filed a lawsuit against <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mirror.co.uk\/all-about\/star-wars\" target=\"\" aria-label=\"\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Star Wars<\/a> producers for \u00a3190million. She played Luke Skywalker\u2019s friend Camie Marstrap in the 1977 movie A New Hope, but her scenes were cut.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">However, they recently appeared online so Koo claims her intellectual property rights have been exploited. The news comes just one week after claims that<a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mirror.co.uk\/news\/royals\/prince-andrew-slept-more-dozen-35687968\" target=\"_self\" aria-label=\"\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"> Andrew \u201cslept with more than a dozen women\u201d <\/a>in the first year of his marriage to <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mirror.co.uk\/all-about\/sarah-ferguson\" target=\"_self\" aria-label=\"\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Sarah Ferguson<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">The biography of the Duke and Duchess of York by historian Andrew Lownie &#8211; The Rise and Fall of the House of York &#8211; alleges Fergie wanted to be \u201cThe One\u201d but enjoyed several affairs of her own with \u201creckless abandon\u201d.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">Lownie, who has written several acclaimed books on the royal family, details claims the York\u2019s troubled marriage was riddled with infidelity.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/0_PAY-Prince-Andrew-Koo-Stark-in-2002.jpg\" alt=\"Koo Stark and Prince Andrew\" loading=\"lazy\"  \/>Andrew married Sarah Ferguson after the demise of his romance with Koo(Image: Getty Images)<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">Andrew, who was forced to step down from royal duties over his relationship with convicted paedophile <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mirror.co.uk\/all-about\/jeffrey-epstein\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"Jeffrey EpsteinLink opens in a new tab.\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Jeffrey Epstein<\/a>, allegedly told his new wife early on: \u201cI am a prince, then a naval officer, then a husband.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">Lownie claims a former driver who worked for the couple has stated that Andrew slept with more than 12 women before they reached their first wedding anniversary. The author also alleges Andrew has slept with more than 1,000 women in his life.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">Lownie says the list includes adult film stars, political figures, and nightclub staff and bartenders. One 20-year-old model alleged: \u201cHe wanted me to engage in kinky sexual activity. He had no boundaries.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">&#8220;He told me he had an open marriage arrangement with his wife. I felt like he used me for a few days, so he could live his wildest fantasies.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">Like this story? 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