Gwyneth Paltrow tries to "strike a balance" with her parenting style

She told E! News: "They are very proud of the iconoclastic approach that we have taken in the past.

"Looking back, there are always things that we used to write about [at Goop] where people were like, 'Oh my gosh, what is this?' And now they're so mainstream.

"We try to always strike a balance. For me, manners are super important. So, that was kind of the structure: manners and education. I want a lot of expression and individuality and freedom running through that structure. So, that's kind of how we looked at it.".

The 'Shallow Hal' star - who is now married to producer Brad Falchuk and is stepmother to Isabella, 19, and Brody, 18 through him - thinks that the children in her life are "artistic souls" even though they are currently focusing on their education.

She said: "They are definitely artist souls.

"I do think that [a] mix of structure and art is really coming through in who they are now. They're both academic, and yet they have these beautiful free spirits and I think they will pursue art, which I think is wonderful."

Just before her children all left for college, she spoke of how she would struggle to cope with an empty home, but also told fans in a recent online question and answer session she was confident in the abilities of her children to handle life.

Gwyneth said: "I think my kids both really know themselves very well and that's a trait about them that I both love and admire."

She has also admitted she worries about them getting anxiety out on their own, adding in a web chat: "This is, as we know, the anxious generation. So that's probably what I worry about."