Posted by Adam

Friday December 3, 2010

GWYNETH Paltrow insists there’s no easy way to getting the perfect body.

The Iron Man 2 actress — who raises two children with her Coldplay rocker husband Chris Martin — says that despite all the help she’s had from personal trainers and nutritionists, even she finds it hard to lose weight.

“I look like this because of exercise,” she said. “Painful, horrible, long exercise.

“I know from experience that there are no free rides in this world.”

Paltrow was asked during a recent interview what it’s like to be “the girl who has it all”.

“Am I? Aren’t I annoying!” she said. “I think that what gives me strength is my family. They keep everything in perspective and they make me feel very grateful, which is how I stay with my feet on the ground. I know how lucky I am and I don’t take it for granted. They give me strength to get through everything.”

The star also discussed her ambitions.

“Well,” she said, “I’m open to trying anything that’ll be fun and challenging! I mean, there are still some plays that I would like to do and I still would love to do a musical on Broadway or London’s West End. But, honestly, my focus these days is more on my family than on my career.

“It’s a difficult balance to try to pull everything off. If I’m able to give myself one great project a year that isn’t going to disrupt everybody too much, then I go and do it — but I think my priorities are right, according to what my parents taught me.

“My dreams are more for my kids now — that they grow up to be good, kind, socially responsible people with good values. And that they find something to do in life that makes them happy.”

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