Gwyneth Paltrow: I have an amazing nanny

The secret to being a successful working actress and a mother? Gwyneth Paltrow says it comes down to having an excellent nanny.

I have an amazing nanny. I didn’t have one till Apple was 14 months old, but then, because wewere going on tour [with Coldplay], wefound someone fantastic. She’s been with us ever since.

Gwyneth shared that she would like a third child, but says she doesn’t make a good pregnant woman, so is unsure if she’ll go down that road again.

I don’t know. I go back and forth. I can’t bear the idea of not having another one, but I also can’t bear the idea of being pregnant again. I’m so bad at it. I was sick the whole time. We’ll see. It changes from day to day. If it’s meant to be it will happen.

Like many mothers, Gwyneth struggled with losing the weight she had gained during pregnancy — she also wasn’t pleased with how the pounds had redistributed.

I put on 40 pounds with Moses. And I found it really hard tolose the last 20 pounds. I didn’t mind havingthe big boobs. But it was the stomach roll, the back fat, and thepost-pregnant butt. And it was so hard to get rid of.

Gwyneth and husband Chris Martin are parents to Apple Blythe Alison, 4, and Moses, 2. Gwyneth’s latest movie, Iron Man, is out now. Coldplay’s new disc, Viva La Vida or Death And All His Friends, is out June 17th.

Source: V Magazine via People; Photo by INFDaily.com

Comments

Interesting. Finding the right nanny – in terms of values, temperament and personality is key. Btw, Gwyneth looked really good in Iron Man. I wish she wrote a book about all her prenatal strategies – accupuncture, diet, yoga etc. I’ve read about some of her tricks but I wish there were more details.

- shoplittlegifts on May 14th, 2008

It’s so nice to hear a celeb finally talking about their nanny and praising them. So many celebs try and make out they do it all themselves, but in pictures you can clearly see their poor nanny/nannies tagging along behind, and you know their the ones that hold it all together.

- NannyDanni on May 15th, 2008

My child development class had a speaker who was an old friend of my professor’s. He mentored the nanny mentioned above/ He said that they do have a very good fit and it helps that she is vegestarian like they are. ) But she writes to him often and she said they’re a wonderful family to work for. They take good care of her.

- Carrie Jo on May 17th, 2008

It’s nice to hear someone acknowledge they had trouble losing weight after having a baby!

- April on May 17th, 2008

April – I think it would be fairly easy to lose the weight if you had a personal trainer and chef! No, she looks great and she seems like a good mother.

- Nannies on April 15th, 2010

Not only does she have her own chef and personal trainer but she also works out for two hours a day. She shared her secrets on the Oprah show. She has an exercise room where she does super grueling daily workouts.

- Christy on April 25th, 2010