Actress Gwyneth Paltrow said Monday at the London premiere of her new film “Two Lovers” that she was supporting friend Madonna “in all the ways” she could after the recent divorce announcement.

“Two Lovers,” Gwyneth Paltrow’s second film to be released this year after summer blockbuster “Iron Man,” was screened Monday as part of the BFI London Film Festival and this marked its UK premiere.

Paltrow drew interest though not only as a movie star but also as the very famous friend of the very famous Madonna who is now famously divorcing. The actress told reporters while walking the red carpet that she had kept in touch with the singer these past days.

The 36-year-old mother of two said Madonna was “a dear friend” and that she supported her in “all the ways” she could. Madonna’s publicist ended months of speculation last week by revealing in a statement that the pop icon and her husband of nearly eight years, British director Guy Ritchie, had “agreed” to divorce.

It has been months of continuous speculation that all was not exactly well in the Ritchie household. Earlier this spring, Madonna issued a statement through her publicist (the same one that now confirmed the breakup), denying there was anything amiss in her marriage.

The couple also attended the 61st edition of the Cannes Film Festival together in May, thus putting an end to a long string of public appearances made separately. Later that summer, Madonna issued another statement, this time denying she was in any way romantically involved with New York Yankees star Alex Rodriguez.

The singer’s publicist said Sunday that a divorce settlement had not been reached, as reported in the media. Custody arrangements for the couple’s three children have not been finalized either, she said.

Paltrow, like Madonna, lives partly in the UK. She is married to British musician Chris Martin, frontman of Coldplay. Paltrow and Madonna have been snapped by the paparazzi on the streets of London before or after joint yoga classes.