Gwyneth PaltrowGwyneth Paltrow says there’s no doubt in her mind that being a wife and mother is “definitely the hardest job” going.

Gwyneth has concentrated on her family since giving birth to daughter Apple in 2004 but as Apple - and her little brother Moses - get older, Gwyneth is planning to return to work.

Speaking on the Oprah Winfrey Show on Monday, she said: “I’m really looking forward to [getting back to work] as an artist … that part of me has been dormant for a long time.”

“I’ve been at home being a housewife, which is amazing and I’ve loved every second of it but it’s definitely the hardest job.”

“It’s 24 hours a day, seven days a week and they want you present and real and connected and there, but it’s been the best three years of my life.”