Mira Sorvino has said she hates being a working mum because it’s not fair on her children.

Mira has two young children - two year old daughter Mattea Angel and 11 month old son Johnny - with husband Christopher Backus and takes her kids to work with her whenever possibly but she recognises that it’s still not ideal.

She told people Magazine recently: “I hate it. I feel so guilty because my kids cry so hard when I go to work. I know there are millions and millions of working women out in the world who face this same dilemma, but it just kind of kills me, and I don’t know what to do about it.”

“I’ve tried to make [life on set] as much fun for them as possible. [On my last film], I went to FAO Schwarz and got all these things to make the trailer as fun and club-housey as possible. I made a tent with fabric, bought a beanbag chair and put together an art table where my daughter could paint. But days on the set are a minimum of 12 hours and that’s hard for them.”

“I’d love it if I was independently wealthy and could stop acting and just focus on being a mom and [animal rights] activism.”