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Paul Bettany: 'Jennifer Connelly is an amazing mother'

Published Tuesday, Nov 15 2011, 23:31 GMT | By Jennifer Still | Add comment

Paul Bettany has praised wife Jennifer Connelly's dedication to being a mother.

The couple, who are parents to14-year-old Kai and 8-year-old Stellan, welcomed daughter Agnes in May.

The Tourist actor claimed that parenting is the most important thing to Connelly and applauded her for doing an "amazing" job raising their children.

"[Being a parent] needs to be the biggest focus of your life. And it absolutely is the most important, biggest focus of my wife's life," Bettany told US Weekly.

"She is amazing at it. It's not fake. Everyone says that, but it's actually really true. It's the most important thing in her life."

Asked about life with a new baby, Bettany answered: "She's great. She's beautiful. I have two boys who adore her. We've been blessed by a seven-year gap."

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