Zeta tops beauty poll

Welsh Hollywood star Catherine Zeta-Jones and Troy boy Brad Pitt have been voted the most beautiful people in the world by readers of a leading health and beauty magazine.

England football captain David Beckham came third, beating other Hollywood hunks such as Johnny Depp, Tom Cruise and Orlando Bloom. And sixty-something Sophia Loren was sixth most beautiful ahead of stars almost half her age like Jennifer Anniston and Julia Roberts.

The survey for Top Sante, also showed that women's dreams of juggling a successful career with demands of the home has become a nightmare of total frustration.

Eight of out ten women in full-time jobs said they would happily give up their careers for part-time work or to become a full-time mother.

Nine out of ten said they had 'too many roles' to juggle and nearly two-thirds said getting the work-life balance right was the biggest obstacle to finding happiness.

Nearly two-thirds of women said life was easier for men.

Nine out of ten said they did most housework despite often being the main breadwinner.

Among other findings, six out of ten women had unfulfilling sex and social lives, while more than nine out of ten were unhappy with their looks.

Magazine editor Marina Gask said: 'The "have-it-all" dream has turned into a "do-it-all" nightmare.

'In reality, most women struggle to look after their family and hold down a demanding job to make ends meet.'

Women were irritated by 'do-it-all' role models such as Jordan and Victoria Beckham but they admired Margaret Thatcher and Madonna.