Actress Gwyneth Paltrow and Chris Martin have been growing increasingly close recently and have reportedly given themselves 12 months to see if they can get their relationship back on track.

The estranged couple announced they were separating in March after 10 years of marriage. But things seem to getting back on track.

"It's going really well. Things are better between them than they have been in years, and the channels of communication are well and truly open,` contactmusic.com quoted a source as saying.

"They've still got a long way to go, but they've decided they've got too much to lose not to give it another shot. The way things are looking, their story won't end with the conscious uncoupling,` the source added.