Elton John may think that sorry seems to be the hardest word, but the same can’t be said of womankind: indeed, a recent YouGov survey has found that women apologise far more than men.

In a poll of almost 1,600 men and women, almost half of the women surveyed (44%) felt that women did apologise too frequently with only 11% saying women apologised “too little”. The results supported a 2010 study in the US journal Psychological Science that posited “women have a lower threshold for what constitutes offensive behaviour” and therefore are more likely to say sorry.

And Catherine Zeta Jones, for one, is sick of this culture of over-apologising.

Explaining that she’s sick of saying sorry for her success, the Academy Award winner told the Daily Mirror: “One thing I’m not is humble any more. I’m sick of being humble. I really am. ‘So sorry I’m rich, so sorry I’m married to a movie star, so sorry I’m not so bad looking.’

“No sorrys. Enough. All that is important to me now is my work.”

Zeta Jones added: “That’s what I love and the rest of my life is a joy because I’ve got two beautiful kids and a healthy, happy husband. It’s all good, and I’m not going to be humble for that either.”

Catherine Zeta Jones flawlessly explains why she’s done with being humble