American actress and singer Gwyneth Paltrow is definitely not your average woman!
The 38-year-old, who graces the cover of the September issue of Elle magazine, has her hands full with leading movie and television roles, being the face of Estee Lauder’s Pleasures perfume, a singing career, her own website GOOP and continuously working with her charities.
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If that isn’t enough, Gwyneth is also a wife to Chris Martin of Coldplay and mother of two adorable children: Apple, 7 and Moses, 5.
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The Academy Award and Golden Globe winner recently sat down with the magazine to discuss her friendship with Beyonce and Jay-Z, her successful career and if she is going to put out a solo album.
She also admits that she is sick of doing the “crying-in-my–soup” part roles and is looking for roles where she can laugh, sing and most of all, have fun.
More pictures of Gwyneth and her interview with Elle after the break.
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On the advice Beyoncé gave her before her performance: “Beyoncé’s like, ‘Okay. The singing is great. But you’re not having any fun.’ She’s like, ‘Remember when we’re at Jay’s concert and Panjabi MC comes on and you do your crazy Indian dance? Do that. Be you!’”
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On her decision to take on other roles like Glee to be able to focus more on family: “I can do short jobs. If I was still starring in three movies every year, there’s no way that I’d be the person my kids want when they fall down.”
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On creating a solo album: “Beyoncé and Jay — they think that I should just go do it by myself. That I should go … in a studio and see what happens. And if it’s good, do it. And if it’s not, don’t. So that’s probably what I’ll do.”
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On going public with her personal care regimens: “It’s so much easier to sit home and not exercise and criticize other people. What I love is inspiring people. People come up to me and say, ‘I want to have two kids and wear a bathing suit and not feel terrible about myself. I see how hard you work and it makes me feel like I can do that too.’”
