Cate Blanchett loves doing household chores

She might be a movie star, but Hollywood actress Cate Blanchett insists she loves doing household chores and raising her three sons.

The Oscar winner says she loves doing daily chore of vacuuming.

"I enjoy vacuuming," People magazine quoted Blanchett as saying.

"It's a very satisfying noise, when you hear all that grit sucked up from the floor and into the machine.

"Vacuuming is a big one for me and it's those simple things that keep my life grounded. It can be quite therapeutic!" she added.

The Aussie star insists she enjoys raising three young boys – Dashiell, 7, Roman, 5 and Ignatius, 19 months – with playwright husband Andrew Upton.

"Having boys is great. It's a neat position to be in and I love the high energy that comes along in raising boys. It's fun," she added.