Cate BlanchettRussell Crowe has revealed he’s impressed by - and is jealous of - Cate Blanchett’s parenting skills.

The Curious Case of Benjamin Button actress has three sons with husband Andrew Upton - seven year old Dash, Roman who turns five on Thursday and Ignatius who turned one last week.

Russell explained: “[Cate] was at a public function [and] she had all three of her children there, it went for two hours.

“There were 1,000 people at this luncheon… and her children were well behaved through the whole thing; they never caused any problems.

“I was standing there going, ‘B**ch!’”