“I don’t feel like I’ve been myself for the last ten years.” Angelina Jolie’s rare confidences.

Her divorce from Brad Pitt, announced in the media in 2016, caused a real earthquake in Hollywood. Seven years later, Angelina Jolie is still on the road to recovery. The actress spoke so rarely in the columns American Vogue , this Wednesday, September 27, on these painful memories. “I’ve been feeling a little depressed lately,” she said. In a way, I feel like I’ve been myself for ten years, but it’s better not to talk about it.”

The actress revealed that she primarily wanted to protect her family from the fallout from her tumultuous divorce, some details of which have yet to be revealed. At the time of their split, Brad Pitt was also accused of assaulting his eldest son Maddox on a private jet before being cleared two months later. The actress has since decided to step away from filming to focus on her family again. “There were a lot of things we had to heal from,” he said. We are still finding our feet.”

“Having children saved me”

He, who is about to open Atelier Jolie, a cultural center combined with a creative workshop, sees this project as a way to overcome these challenges. “I think it was therapeutic for me. it allows you to work in a creative space with people you trust and rediscover yourself,” he said. I hope to change many aspects of my life. And this one is aimed at the future.” The actress also appreciated the support of her children during these troubled times.

“I was 26 when I became a mother,” she said. My whole life changed. Having children saved me and taught me how to thrive in this world.” Before adding: “I think lately I would have gone down a much darker path if I didn’t want to live for them. They are better than me because you always want your children to be better. Of course, I am their mother, and I hope to provide for them. But it’s also me they’re laughing at, and I see them taking over so many different aspects of our family.”

“I was not a popular child.”

The actress also admitted that at the age of 48, she still thinks about who she is. He emphasized that through this search for identity came the need to get back to basics. “I was quite dark when I was young, he said. I was a punk, I wasn’t a popular kid. I used to go to grocery stores, cut things, make small holes in cigarettes. That was me when I was a teenager and I wouldn’t trade it for the world. Maybe that part of me wants to come back.” At the dawn of the fifties, Angelina Jolie seems ready to reinvent herself no matter what.

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