Gwyneth Paltrow has marriage ups and downs

Gwyneth Paltrow admits she and Chris Martin "fall in and out of love" but thinks their problems make their marriage stronger.

Gwyneth Paltrow admits she and Chris Martin "fall in and out of love".

The 39-year-old actress - who has daughter Apple, seven, and five-year-old son Moses with her spouse - thinks their ups and downs have only made their union stronger.

She said: "My parents were married for 30-something years, and my dad said [it was] because they never wanted to get divorced at the same time.

"I think you do fall in and out of love and you just keep going, and every time you go through a really difficult phase, you rediscover something new and it just gets better. We've been married for more than eight years now, and we're still into it."

Gwyneth also admitted she believes one of the reasons why her marriage has lasted is because she is willing to "compromise" in order to be there for Coldplay star Chris.

She told the new issue of Harper's Bazaar magazine: "I have little kids in school. I want to maintain my marriage and my family, so I have to be here when he comes home."