Tuesday October 6, 2009

Gwyneth Paltrow admits it has taken her “a lot of effort” to get into shape.

The actress — who raises two children with her Coldplay rocker husband Chris Martin – says it’s only through her strength of mind that she had the ability to shift her post-pregnancy pounds and have the confidence to wear a swimsuit again.

“The thing that really takes me by surprise is that when you really commit to something you can change anything and you can do anything,” she said.

“When I met my trainer Tracey Anderson and I really started following her program I felt like ‘I cannot believe that I can put on a bathing suit or wear these costumes that are tiny and short or whatever and feel good about myself’.

“It takes a lot of effort. But there is a great reward at the end. It’s like anything in life. You have got to work to get something, you don’t get anything for free.”

Paltrow recently revealed she doesn’t look to star in movies her can kids can watch — her project choices are entirely selfish.

“I don’t think I will start looking for projects the kids can watch,” she said. “I feel like I give them so much time at home and I work so little and I give everything I have to them.

“I feel like when I work that is my time to express myself and to be creative and to really delve into somebody else’s mind, heart and psyche. That is my thing. I do it once a year — maybe only for a few weeks but it can be as R rated or not as I want it to be.”

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