Angelina Jolie reveals two of her daughters, including Zahara, have recently had surgery
Angelina Jolie has revealed that two of her six children have undergone surgery in the last year.
In a Time magazine essay published Sunday in honor of International Women’s Day, Jolie wrote that her eldest daughter, 15-year-old Zahara, and one of her younger daughters (either Shiloh, 13, or Vivienne, 11) were operated on.
The 44-year-old Maleficent actress did not go into much detail other than that the younger child had work done to her hip.
Jolie wrote that she was impressed by how the family came together during this time of pain, though there was no mention of the children’s father, her ex-husband Brad Pitt.
Family first: Angelina Jolie revealed that two of her six children have had surgery this year in a Time essay for International Women’s Day on Sunday. She wrote that her eldest daughter, 15-year-old Zahara, and one of her younger daughters (either Shiloh, 13, or Vivienne, 11) had been operated on but did not disclose any details other than that the latter had work done on her hip
However, PageSix reported on Monday the day after Angelina’s essay surfaced that Brad has been by his daughters’ side and that is why he skipped the BAFTAs in February, sending Once Upon A Time… In Hollywood co-star Margot Robbie instead to pick up his award.
Jolie, who stars in the upcoming film Those Who Wish Me Dead, has bravely admitted to her own operations in the past – including a double mastectomy and having her ovaries removed as a preventative measure to ward off cancer. But this time she’s speaking out about her children’s procedures.
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‘I have spent the last two months in and out of surgeries with my eldest daughter and days ago watched her younger sister go under the knife for a hip surgery,’ Jolie, a contributing editor for Time, began her essay.
‘They know that I am writing this, because I respect their privacy and we discussed it together and they encouraged me to write.’
While Jolie never said what Zahara was going through and she did not explain why the younger daughter had hip surgery, she did suggest it was serious.
‘They understand that going through medical challenges and fighting to survive and heal is something to be proud of,’ Jolie wrote.
Difficult: ‘I have spent the last two months in and out of surgeries with my eldest daughter and days ago watched her younger sister go under the knife for a hip surgery,’ the actress began her essay. She is pictured with children Knox, Vivienne, Pax, Shiloh, Zahara and Maddox (from left to right) at a movie premiere in February 2019
Describing how the children bonded, she wrote: ‘I have watched my daughters care for one another. My youngest daughter [Vivienne] studied the nurses with her sister, and then assisted the next time.
‘I saw how all my girls so easily stopped everything and put each other first, and felt the joy of being of service to those they love.
‘I also watched them their face fears with a resolute bravery.’
Scary: While Jolie never said what Zahara was going through and she did not explain why the younger daughter had hip surgery, she did suggest it was serious as she wrote that they were ‘fighting to survive’. The family is pictured in Paris in January 2018
‘We all know that moment when no one else can help us, and all we can do is close our eyes and breathe. When only we can take the next step or breath through the pain, so we steady ourselves and do it,’ she wrote.
The mother also brought up her other children – sons Knox, 11, Pax, 16, and Maddox, 18.
‘Their brothers were there for them, supportive and sweet,’ she wrote.
‘But on this International Women’s Day, writing from the hospital, I find myself focusing on my daughters for a moment, and all that I have learned from them and other young girls I have met around the world.’
Oscar man: Meanwhile, Jolie’s ex-husband Brad Pitt (pictured at the Academy Awards in February) was seen at a Thundercat event this weekend with a mystery woman
The actress, who was last photographed in early January while on a shopping trip with her daughter Vivienne, then focused on the power of women in honor of the holiday.
‘Little girls’ softness, their openness and instinct to nurture and help others, must be appreciated and not abused,’ she stated.
‘We must do much more to protect them, in all societies: not only against the extreme ways girls’ rights are often violated, but also the more subtle injustices and attitudes that so often go unnoticed or excused.’
Promoting her last hit: Jolie has not been seen much in public since she promoted Maleficent: Mistress of Evil in October (pictured)
‘So my wish on this day is that we value girls. Care for them. And know that the stronger they grow, the healthier they will be and the more they will give back to their family and community.’
And Jolie ended on a message of empowerment.
‘And my message to girls is, fight on, little ladies. Your care for each other will be a large part of your way forward,’ she wrote.
Doing good: Jolie is a Special Envoy of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees. She is pictured in Hlaing Thar Yar Township in Yangon, Myanmar, in 2015
‘Hold your nerve. Know your rights. And never let anyone tell you that you are not precious and special and, above all, equal.’
Whenever her kids have been injured it has become news. In 2014 Pax reportedly broke his leg in Thailand and Shiloh broke her arm during a ski accident in December 2017.
But there has been no word about recent injuries.
Meanwhile, her ex Pitt was seen at a Thundercat event this weekend with a mystery woman and pal Alia Shawkat.
The star was busy earlier this year campaigning for an Oscar, which he received for Once Upon A Time… In Hollywood.