Gyllenhaal praises Paltrow's multi-tasking

Jake Gyllenhaal has complimented his friend Gwyneth Paltrow's ability to multi-task.

According to Us Weekly, the star honoured Paltrow at Elle's 17th annual Women In Hollywood Tribute by touting her ability to focus on many things at once.

"Bottom line, she is not a mere mortal like the rest of us," he joked. "She is an internet-savvy, award-winning lifestyle guru, making all of us look lazy. She doesn't just find a nice guy to settle down with - she marries a rock star (Chris Martin) and then domesticates him."

Gyllenhaal continued: "She doesn't just cook - she goes to Spain with [celebrity chef] Mario Batali and then domesticates him! She is not just a lifestyle guru, but she invents a whole new fitness movement and then convinces me to try it, and I do it, and I am, therefore, domesticated... sweating my ass off in spandex, which is humbling and embarrassing."

In her own address at the gala, the Iron Man 2 actress explained that she and Gyllenhaal became friends during the production of their 2005 film Proof.

"Jake is gorgeous and hilarious and when we worked together in Proof, I was pregnant and I was a f**king nightmare hormonal mess, but we managed to stay friends through it anyways."

Paltrow concluded: "I had my kids and everything really changed for me, so I feel so honoured that you are honouring me because I feel like I have shifted focus so much."