full size Gwyneth Paltrow Performs at the 2010 CMAs
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Gwyneth Paltrow Performs at the 2010 CMAs

Earlier this week, Gwyneth Paltrow returned to Glee, and once again, she brought William McKinley High School to its knees. The actress was featured in three of the episode's musical numbers, leading a raucous take on Joan Jett's "Do You Wanna Touch Me" and a banjo-and-steel-guitar spin on Fleetwood Mac's "Landslide" and dueting with Matthew Morrison on a sexy, tango-infused "Kiss" by Prince, while once again playing against the public's perception of her as a sometimes-icy WASP.

While she never really stepped off the A-list, Paltrow's career wasn't in the best place before she took on the part of feisty substitute teacher Holly Holliday on Glee, but almost immediately after her first appearance, her career did a 180.

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