Paltrow mistaken for Spears

Jan 26, 2007, 12:30 GMT

epa00914218 Actress, Gwyneth Paltrow poses for pictures before the premier of her movie \'The Good Night\' at the Eccles Theater, during the 2007 Sundance Film Festival in Park City, Utah, Thursday 25 January 2007. EPA/GEORGE FREY

Gwyneth Paltrow promised a group of children she would practice her dancing after they were disappointed she wasn't Britney Spears.

The Oscar-winning actress was being introduced as a very special guest to the child audience at the Sundance Film Festival's Read Across America tent on Wednesday (24.01.07) when one called out, "Is it Britney Spears?"

Gwyneth laughed: "I'm sorry I'm not Britney Spears, but I'll work on my dance routine."

The 34-year-old mother-of-two then led the children in a sing-along of 'Consider Yourself' from the musical 'Oliver!' before reading them Dr Seuss' 'One Fish Two Fish Red Fish Blue Fish'.

The 'Shakespeare In Love' actress - who is married to Coldplay frontman Chris Martin - revealed the book was her two-year-old daughter Apple's favourite.

She said: "If we can't read and don't enjoy it, life isn't as interesting.

"When you read a book, you can use your imagination, you have a picture in your head. I love to read."

Despite not being Britney, Gwyneth won over the 52 second graders, from park City's McPoland Elementary school, and was met with a stampede when she asked who wanted to sit on her lap.

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