Gwyneth Paltrow Named Most Beautiful Woman
The 40-year-old Iron Man actress lands a beauty accolade,
and says the secret of her success is her fitness regime.
4:06pm UK,
Wednesday 24 April 2013
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Elegant in public, but just jeans and a T-shirt at
home.
Gwyneth Paltrow has been named the world's most beautiful woman
of 2013 - but admits her family do not always see her that way.
The 40-year-old Iron Man star topped People magazine's annual list, pushing Ray
actress Kerry Washington into second place and Les Miserables' Amanda Seyfried
into third.
Paltrow is married to Coldplay rocker Chris Martin. They have two children,
Apple, eight, and Moses, seven.
She said: "Around the house, I'm in jeans and a T-shirt. I don't really wear
make-up. That's what they're used to."
And she said of her 36-year-old husband: "He'll make a joke about
it.
"Wow, you're really my wife!" says
Chris
"If I've gotten fully dressed up, he'll be like 'Oh, wow! You're Gwyneth
Paltrow!' because he's used to seeing me in like baggy shorts and frizzy
hair."
The US star credits her workout routine for keeping her looking young and
feeling strong.
Paltrow uses the Tracy Anderson Method, with the fitness regime's other
adherents including Madonna, Nicole Richie, Courteney Cox, Shakira and Jennifer
Lopez.
She explained: "When I first started, I thought 'I'll never be good at this.
This is a nightmare!', but now it's like brushing my teeth, I just do it."
Paltrow also told the magazine she hoped to instil a good body image in her
children, especially her daughter, who is becoming interested in things like
make-up.
She said: "Also having a father who adores you the way that he adores her is
very good for your body image. The more we can love her and let her be who she
is, the more confident she'll feel."
Paltrow can next be seen on the big screen when Iron Man 3 goes on general
release across the UK on Friday.
She plays Pepper Potts, the girlfriend of Robert Downey Jr's character Tony
Stark, aka Iron Man.
Gwyneth Paltrow Named Most Beautiful Woman
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