What's not to like: Gwyneth Paltrow revealed she is more popular than ever since turning 40 in Self

For most actresses it would be the crowning glory of their career.
But Gwyneth Paltrow has claimed winning an Oscar at 26 made other women wary because of her star power.
However it seems the tide is finally turning now she is 40, with the Iron Man star insisting people find her 'less threatening.'

What's not to like: Gwyneth Paltrow revealed she is more popular than ever since turning 40 in Self

She told Self magazine: 'I feel a sisterhood emerging around me. I’m less threatening now that I’m 40 and not 26-with-an-Oscar.
'They know I’ve been through a lot of pain and suffering – some public, some private – and I keep going.
'Or maybe it’s just that I was the first one who could afford therapy!'
Gwyneth delivered a famously over-the-top speech when she won Academy Award in 1998 for her role in Shakespeare in Love, which was something of a shock at the time as many critics believed Cate Blanchett's performance in Elizabeth was superior.

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And the effect of her reaching the top of the acting trade was she found it difficult to make friends.
However this has all changed, and she now boasts friendships with the likes of Cameron Diaz, Beyonce Knowles and Stella McCartney.
No doubt settling down with Coldplay singer Chris Martin has rendered the star, who once revealed the one thing she could not live without is DeGournay hand painted wallpaper, a little more grounded.
In fact her experience as a mother to daughter Apple, eight, and six-year-old son Moses, helped one of her most famous friendships.
Beyonce, who has a 14-month-old daughter Blue Ivy, previously revealed she is grateful to count the Sky Captain And The World Of Tomorrow actress as a pal because she understands the demands of managing a high profile career and motherhood.
She said: 'She is incredible. She's a great friend on every level.
'I think for us, protecting our daughters is so important and ... keeping things on our own terms, so I will still be protective and make sure [Blue Ivy] has a childhood and a great time.'
While her popularity is currently at an all time high, on group she is not on best terms with at the moment is dieticians.
She has just released her cookbook It's All Good, which boast recipes free from coffee, alcohol, dairy, sugar, shellfish, wheat, meat, and soy.
She also revealed she avoids feeding pasta, bread or rice to her children because she believes it is bad for them.
Her decision was based on the fact that everyone in her house is apparently intolerant of gluten, dairy and chicken’s eggs.
London-based public health nutritionist Yvonne Wake said Miss Paltrow was being ‘foolish’ and that she could be doing her children harm.
She said: ‘I think it’s not a good idea, especially because her children are are thin - I’ve seen pictures of them.
‘Kids need carbohydrate because it gives them glycogen which keeps your brain going. Without it they won’t be able to think straight as their brain won’t be functioning and their thinking patterns will be slow.

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‘It’s like when kids don’t have any breakfast - they will do less well at school and won’t be able to run around with the other children’.
Dr Carina Norris, a registered nutritionist, added: ‘Far too many people self-diagnose themselves with allergies, or cut out wheat to lose weight, or because they think it's bad for them.
‘Not only are they making their lives difficult, cutting out such an important food group shouldn't be done without the advice of a medical professional, as it could put them at risk of nutrient deficiencies.’
Critics have not been kind either, with Hailey Eber at the New York Post writing: 'The book reads like the manifesto to some sort of creepy healthy-girl sorority with members who use beet juice rather than permanent marker to circle the 'problem areas' on each other’s bodies.'
Esther Zuckerman at The Atlantic Wire said Paltrow's book takes 'laughable Hollywood neuroticism about eating to the next level.'