The Latino star - who had twins Max and Emme by Caesarean section last month - wouldn't rush off when she went into labor because she wanted everything to be perfect.

Jennifer's husband Marc Anthony said: "An hour before we go to the hospital, she's decorating the bedroom downstairs, making sure the carpet is in, rearranging the furniture."

"I said, 'Honey, you're going to give birth in two hours.' And she's like, 'Yeah, yeah, yeah, but that chair in the corner.' I said, 'Baby, we have to go.' "

Jennifer accepts she is a perfectionist and wants her children to be proud of their mother.

She explained: "That's my way. I want my babies to be proud of me. Maybe I' ll do a triathlon next."

Jennifer, 38, has now vowed to ease up on her work commitments because motherhood is the biggest priority in her life now.

She said: "I've been very career-orientated my whole life and very focused on my own world and all of a sudden the focus just shifts. It's like, whoosh! I want to do everything for them."