HOT CELEBRITIES: Angelina Jolie: " 'I don't really have girlfriends': Why she doesn't make time for other women

 

9th December 2011

With beauty, wealth and a gorgeous family, Angelina Jolie seems to have it all.
But the actress has confessed there is at least one thing missing in her life - female friends.
In an interview with the new issue of U.S. Marie Claire, she spoke frankly to the magazine about her lack of female confidantes.
'It was nice for me to play with other girls; I don't really have girlfriends in movies, if you've noticed, ' she said.
'Well, I have a few girlfriends, I just... I stay at home a lot. I'm just not very social. I don't do a lot with them, and I'm very homebound.'

Stunner: Angelina Jolie looks gorgeous as she poses in the cover of the latest issue of Marie Claire magazine

The actress, director and mother-of six, who looks stunning in a blue top and gold statement ring, has previously bemoaned the fact that she really only chats with her partner, Brad Pitt.
'I'll talk to my family,' said the actress, 'I talk to Brad ... But I don't know, I don't have a lot of friends I talk to. He is really the only person I talk to.'

 

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Angelina's reputation as the ultimate man-eater and husband-stealer may account for her lack of gal pals.
She famously fell for Brad when he was still married to Jennifer Aniston and her second husband Billy Bob Thornton broke off his engagement to Laura Dern to elope with his Pushing Tin co-star.

Multi-tasker: The actress and mother of 6 made her directorial debut this month with In the Land of Blood and Honey, her film about the war in Bosnia

One of the few close female friends that is not deterred by Angelina's reputation is singer Gwen Stefani.
Earlier this year the A-listers were spied with Gwen Stefani getting together at Gwen's home in London for a fun-filled playdate .
'All of the kids are very close in age. They've attended each other's birthday parties and gotten together several times at each other's homes,' a source to Yahoo news at the time.
The pair have been friends since 1998. 'Somehow Gwen and I keep ending up pregnant at the exact same time,' Jolie has explained.

Black tie: Angelina looked chic in a velvet tuxedo-style suit as she went out for dinner in New York

Best known for action films such as Lara Croft: Tomb Raider, Mr. & Mrs. Smith and Wanted, Angelina also reveals that she may want to move on from acting.
'I woke up one day realizing, God, I'm an actor,' she said, 'I don't think I intended to be an actor. I think my mother wanted it for me.
'I loved telling stories, and I enjoyed the profession, but is it too late to be something else?'

Calling the shots: Angelina revealed in the interview that she may want to move away from acting

When asked whether she and partner Brad Pitt were planning to extend their already considerable brood, she would only say: 'Nothing planned at the moment, but we just don't know. I could end up pregnant."
And Angelina credits Brad with helping her juggle her career with raising children.
'I have a wonderful partner in Brad and we take turns working always,' she said in the interview

The star also touched on the subject of her children wanting her to marry long-term love Brad, 47.
'They have mentioned it, yes,' she admitted.

Mr & Mrs: Angelina is still reluctant to marry her partner, actor Brad Pitt

She also opened up about her daughter Vivienne being a 'girly girl', divulging; 'She is so elegant and delicate. Vivi will pick flowers from the garden and put them in her hair.
'She likes to get her nails done and collects stuffed animals'
She added: 'It's very funny for me to have to buy all things pink and watch princess movies!'
'Knox' she says however, 'is very much a dude. Very physical, tough. He loves dinosaurs and swords.

Family outing: Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie took their six children to FAO Schwarz in New York yesterday

She also gushed about her happiness saying: 'Brad has expanded my life in ways I never imagined. We built a family. He is not just the love of my life, he is my family. I hold that very dear.
'I suppose what I’ve learned from Brad is to be able to have the kind of family whose happiness and well-being comes before your own.'
'I’m very, very grateful to have such a loving family, and I wouldn’t have that without him.'

Director's cut: Angelina has been heavily promoting her new project which will be in cinemas later this month

Speaking about the subject of her film Jolie said: 'I think it's still hard to understand what happened and how it could happen 40 minutes away from Italy in the '90s at the time Schindler's List came out.'

Explaining the inspiration for the movie she said: 'It began as a private exercise, an excuse to get out some of my frustrations wthe international community and justice issues.

'Some of the very darkest sections of the film were conceived in Shiloh's art class; I was in the back waiting for the kids to finish,' she added darkly.
The Hollywood star has also revealed she plans to do another war film focusing on Afghanistan, where she made humanitarian trips to recently.
In the Land of Blood and Honey is is scheduled to be released in the United States on December 23.
The new issue of Marie Claire is on newsstands Tuesday December 13.

Pulling out all the stops: Leggy Charlize Theron sports TWO sizzling outfits in one day as she promotes new film Young Adult

9th December 2011

In a crowded movie calender, Charlize Theron clearly knew she had to go the extra mile to get some attention for her new film Young Adult. And the 36-year-old star certainly succeeded in New York today as she pulled out all the stops in the fashion stakes.
All eyes were on the South African born actress in a red hot leather mini dress and strappy leather shoes at the New York premiere of the comedy drama.

Glamour girl: Charlize Theon looked stunning in a red leather red mini dress and black and white striped number as she promoted her new film Young Adult in New York today

Her chin length hair fell around her face in short blonde waves, while the clinging dress accentuated her slim figure.

 

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Just a few hours earlier, the Oscar-winning star had glammed up in a black and white knee-length dress with geometric design and black stripe running down the back.
The star wore the stunning Antonio Berardi designed number for an appearance on The Late Show With David Letterman, teaming it with Tom Ford black strappy sandals.

Red hot: Charlize looked happy and relaxed in the tight red leather dress as she joked with photographers at the city's Ziegfeld Theatre

Back on the big screen: Chalize's latest movie is her first since providing a voice for animation Astro Boy back in 2009

Young Adult, a low budget comedy drama written by Diablo Cody and directed by Jason Reitman, is Charlize's first movie since she provided a voice for animated movie Astro Boy back in 2009.
The film sees her star as Mavis Gray, a writer of teen literature and one-time school bully who returns to her small hometown to recapture her youth.
Once there, she embarks on a mission to reclaim her now happily married high school sweetheart, played by Patrick Wilson, who was also at tonight's premiere with his wife Dagmara Domińczyk.

Lady in red: The high necked sleeveless leather dress showed off the South-African actress's svelte figure

The white stuff: Charlize looked to be doing a bit of a balancing act on her high heels as she left the taping for Letterman in Manhattan

He was also joined by Twilight actress Elisabeth Reaser, who plays his wife in the movie, along with screenwriter Diablo Cody and  Patton Oswalt
The actress, who is currently single after splitting with long term boyfriend Stuart Townsend, recently said she was especially attracted to the character of Mavis when she first read Cody's script.

Low cut: The actress's plunging outfit also showed off her toned arms and slim legs

Covering up: The Monster star earlier hid her revealing dress with a snug black jacket

'I found her fascinating,' she told website Collider.  'The idea of a woman dealing with very common mid to late thirty issues that women can really relate to, but because of how she wants her life, is dealing with them the way a sixteen year old would deal with them.
'She says things like, "Don’t you know love conquers all?" It’s the typical sixteen-year-old saying. Here she is thirty-seven trying to get her life together, and she just doesn’t have the tools to do it.'

Red carpet glamour: Louisa Krause, Collette Wolfe and Mamie Gummer accompanied by Ben Walker all stepped things up in the style stakes

And Charlize also revealed that, unlike her character, she had never called an old flame in reality.
'The other thing I don’t know if it’s a good or bad thing to call up an old love. I have not done that. I don’t know. Not if they’re married with a newborn baby right?'

Stars of the show: Young Adult actress Elisabeth Reaser wore a short silver dress while screenwriter Diablo Cody plumped for a simple black number at tonight's premiere

Suited and booted: The movie's male stars Patrick Wilson and Patton Oswalt arrived looking smart on the red carpet

Wifely support: Patrick posed with his actress wife Dagmara Domińczyk who wore a black ensemble

Feeling young again: Charlize plays a woman who returns to her home town to reclaim her lost love

And surprisingly, the stunning actress, who grew up in Benoni, near Johannesburg, didn't have too much of a good time at school.
'I was pretty much a mess out of primary school,' she recalled. 'I really experienced a lot more of that stuff from the ages of seven to twelve, where there was a really popular girl at my school, and I was obsessed with her, like you’d go to jail for that stuff today.
'I’m so embarrassed to say this, but I was in tears one day, because I couldn’t sit next to her. Oh I have issues,' she added.

However, the star overcame her 'issues,' but says she wasn't popular at high school.
'By the time I went to high school I was kind of broken in and more immune to all of that stuff,' she recalled.
'I wasn’t really in the popular crowd. I went to art school. I was kind of obsessed with ballet.
'I wore really nerdy glasses. I was blind as could be, and boys don’t really like big nerdy glasses. Not so much.
'I didn’t have any boyfriends, but I had a massive crush on this guy, who this interviewer that just did a story on me for Vogue actually found, and he was all like, "Yeah tell her the crush was mutual."
'F*** that. It was not mutual, and he was like, "Oh I remember she wore those glasses."
Young Adult will be released on December 16.