Gwyneth Paltrow Admits It Was 'Really Hard' When She Initially Became Step-Mom to Brad Falchuk's Kids

Gwyneth Paltrow is opening up about becoming a stepmom to Brad Falchuk‘s kids.

While the 50-year-old Oscar-winning actress shares daughter Apple, 19, and son Moses, 17, with ex Chris Martin, Brad, 52, shares daughter Isabella, 19, and son Brody, 17, with ex Suzanne Bukinik.

When the couple married in 2018, Gwyneth admits she struggled with becoming stepmom to Brad‘s kids at first.

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During a Q&A on her Instagram Story on Wednesday (August 30), a fan asked Gwyneth, “Do you find it hard sometimes to be a bonus (step) mom? I only ask because I do at times.”

Gwyneth responded, “I did find it really hard at first, there’s no book on this, nobody really tells us what to do.”

“In fact, all of the existing media around what a stepmother is casts us in this evil, villainous light,” Gwyneth continued. “It’s kind of like, you’re trying to avoid landmines and you’re going into a family with dynamics. There’s all kinds of fear around loss and what this new person means.”

Gwyneth said that things became easier when she “fully” embraced Brad‘s kids as her own.

“For myself, the minute I decided and fully embodied the idea that my stepkids were my kids and I loved them just as much and I gave them the same rules and boundaries and wholeheartedly went for it, the easier the whole thing got,” Gwyneth shared. “And now it’s pretty great.”

Last year, Gwyneth revealed the “one regret” she had about step-parenting.