Angelina Jolie makes dating confession following Brad Pitt divorce
Angelina Jolie's love life has remained a bit of a mystery since she split from Brad Pitt in 2016.
While she has been linked to several men over the years, she has rarely ever spoken about her dating life - until now.
Jolie lifted the lid during an interview with Yahoo Entertainment - admitting she has not dated in 10 years.
'To be candid, I haven't dated since I divorced a decade ago,' she told the outlet while promoting her new film Couture.
'So I kind of get in my head that that aspect of me is not centered in my life if I'm focusing on my children, my family.'
Now 51, Jolie is open to reassessing her approach to life after being put through the wringer in a way that has 'broken' her 'a little bit.'
Angelina Jolie has revealed she hasn't dated anyone since splitting from Brad Pitt 10 years ago; pictured June
She split from Pitt in 2016 but their divorce wasn't finalized until 2025
'So yes, things are changing, but in a way I didn't expect. It doesn't feel like I'm 51 and starting to think of being older. I'm thinking I have to live again. Be free again,' she also told the magazine. 'In a way that maybe life has broken me a little bit.'
While Jolie has been single since her split, her ex Pitt has been dating actress Ines de Ramon since 2022.
Jolie and Pitt's split devolved into a bitter, eight-year long divorce battle that finally ended last year.
The former power couple separated in 2016 after two years of marriage (but a total of 11 years together) and their divorce was finalized in 2024.
After the divorce, a source said Jolie wasn't in a rush for anything 'serious' at the moment.
'It's hard for her to trust men after what she went through with Brad,' a source told Us Weekly.
'She hasn't sworn off men, but she's not looking for anything serious right now.'
The insider added that the Malificent star 'doesn't think she'll ever get over the trauma' of her relationship with Pitt, reinforcing that 'she's not looking for love right now.'
Jolie and Pitt, 62, share six children: three biological—Shiloh, 20, and twins Knox and Vivienne, 17—and three adopted—Maddox, 24, Pax, 22, and Zahara, 21.
Pitt, pictured this month, has moved on with girlfriend Ines de Ramon
Jolie and Pitt's split devolved into a bitter, eight-year long divorce battle that finally ended last year (pictured in 2015)
A source close to Jolie previously described the divorce process as a nightmare for her and her family.
'These last eight years have been such a horrendous time for her and her family,' a different source told People.
A source close to Pitt, however, pushed back on Jolie's claims, telling People, 'Jolie has engaged in one-sided attacks for the past eight years, including a never-ending distortion of facts and projecting their own behavior onto others, causing tremendous collateral damage to those in and around the family.'
The former couple, famously known as 'Brangelina,' signed off on their divorce paperwork in December 2024.
Jolie and Pitt, 62, share six children: three biological—Shiloh, 20, and twins Knox and Vivienne, 17—and three adopted—Maddox, 24, Pax, 22, and Zahara, 21
Jolie's attorney, James Simon, told DailyMail.com that the actress is relieved to have closed this chapter.
'Frankly, Angelina is exhausted,' Simon said at the time.
'More than eight years ago, Angelina filed for divorce from Mr. Pitt. She and the children left all of the properties they had shared with Mr. Pitt, and since that time, she has focused on finding peace and healing for their family,' he added.
Badenoch blasts 'moaning' female Labour MPs over Burnham jobs 'quota'
Kemi Badenoch has told Labour women to earn a job in Andy Burnham's Cabinet instead of demanding they are handed jobs because of their gender.
The Tory leader lashed out today amid reports that female MPs are demanding the de-facto new prime minister introduce a 50:50 gender split 'quota' in his government.
Amid reports that former foreign secretary David Miliband is being lined up to return to the role, possibly with his brother Ed as Chancellor, one female minister also complained that Burnham could not have 'more Milibands than women' in the top posts.
But in a scathing article in the Times today Mrs Badenoch told them to 'stop moaning' and get chosen on merit instead of retreating into 'more of the failed identity politics that is holding back our country'.
'There are many, many reasons why you shouldn't have any Milibands in the cabinet,' she said.
'But complaining that the boys haven't given them the right jobs or that the boys are taking all the jobs, just shows that Labour's women still don't get it.'
The idea of quotas was also attacked by Baroness Jacqui Smith, Labour's Skills Minister.
Asked by Times Radio if Mr Burnham should reserve jobs for women, she said: 'No, I think what Andy Burnham should be doing is building the very best team around him to change this country.'
A letter written by the Women's Parliamentary Labour Party has called on Mr Burnham to ensure a 50:50 split between men and women in government jobs
Amid reports that former foreign secretary David Miliband (above, right, in 2010) is being lined up to return to the role, possibly with his brother Ed as Chancellor, one female minister complained that Burnham could not have 'more Milibands than women' in the top posts
But Mrs Badenoch told them to pipe down and get chosen on merit instead of retreating into 'more of the failed identity politics that is holding back our country'
A letter written by the Women's Parliamentary Labour Party and seen by the BBC has called on Mr Burnham to ensure a 50:50 split between men and women in government jobs after he succeeds Sir Keir Starmer.
'We are asking you to demonstrate this change from day one and address the toxicity and misogyny within our own party and government,' it said.
Labour has never had a female leader, while the Conservatives have had three, and Mrs Badenoch urged the government to follow its meritocratic example.
'If you run a meritocracy, then you do not have to worry about jobs for the boys,' she wrote.
'Every woman who is a Conservative MP, every woman who has ever won the leadership, has had to fight to get where she is.
'By contrast, Labour women are demanding guarantees from Burnham. But the truth is he doesn't have to give any guarantees.
'If none of Labour's women are prepared to get their hands dirty and challenge him for the leadership, their demands are toothless.'
'In fact, it's quite revealing that the women's parliamentary Labour Party has written to Burnham asking him to commit himself to at least 50 per cent female ministers.
'This has nothing to do with meritocracy. It is yet more of the failed identity politics that is holding back our country.'
