Angelina Jolie Opening up like never before about life, motherhood and rediscovering herself as she prepares for the release of ‘Couture’, her most personal role yet.The Oscar-winning actress, who will play the lead in the drama directed by Alice Winocour, in an interview with Yahoo Entertainment, revealed that she has not had a boyfriend since the end of her marriage to the actor. Brad Pitt. In the film, Jolie stars as Maxine Walker, an American filmmaker who receives a breast cancer diagnosis while working in Paris during Fashion Week, forcing her to reassess her life, relationships and identity.
Angelina Jolie has revealed that she hasn’t dated in a decade
Speaking about the film and its parallels to her life, she revealed that portraying Maxine challenged some of her own assumptions about romance after her divorce. “To be candid, I haven’t dated since I got divorced a decade ago,” he said. “So I had it in my head that that aspect of me wasn’t centered in my life when I was focusing on my kids, my family.”He continued to add, “It took me a second to say, well, he can also love his daughter and be devoted to his daughter and also need it as a woman and accept it as a woman.”The actress filed for divorce from Brad Pitt in 2016, after a decade-long relationship and two years of marriage.
Angelina Jolie says ‘life has broken me’
While ‘Couture’ has a romantic storyline, Jolie believes the strongest relationship in the film is between a mother and daughter. He added that the idea of re-examining priorities also prevails beyond the screen. “It’s not like I’m 51 and starting to think older. I think I need to live again. Be free again. In a way that maybe life has broken me up a little bit.”
Angelina Jolie reflects on her life and children
The actress also reflected on her own life with her children and shared, “I’m discovering something now that my daughters are older. They’re talking to me as young women, and I’m seeing what I’m seeing what I’m wanting for them. I’m seeing what I’m seeing what I’m seeing what I’m not wanting them to lose and what I want them to hold on. And it’s kind of reminding me what I might have lost.”The actress has six children with ex-husband Brad Pitt – sons Maddox, Pax, and Knox, and daughters Zahara, Shiloh, and Vivienne.
Angelina Jolie on how to help her daughters
According to Jolie, her daughters played an important role in helping her reconcile with her former self. “My desire for them to have all the strength and openness and tenderness and faith and fierceness reminds me. I think they want me now to be more than just ‘Mom.’ There’s another room for me to be a woman again, that’s not just a mother.”
Brad Pitt’s romance has hit the headlines
While Angelina is reportedly not in a romantic relationship, her ex-husband Brad Pitt has moved on with Ines de Ramon. The couple started dating in 2022 and have been going strong ever since. New reports on Radar Online claim that a wedding could also be on the cards with the two reportedly even considering welcoming a child.