PALTROW ACCEPTED COSMETICS DEAL FOR FINANCIAL FREEDOM

Actress GWYNETH PALTROW accepted a lucrative deal with cosmetics company Estee Lauder - in order to secure financial stability for her family.

The 35-year-old has resolved only to consider roles in independent movies - and agreed to be the face of the firm in order to compensate for the decreased salaries smaller films pay.

She says, "I have two children and want to be with them and continue doing the type of independent films I want to do.

"There is no real money in these projects and I don't want to go back to being on a big-budget set for 12 weeks at a stretch, 14 hours a day. So I thought the Estee Lauder job would give me financial freedom."