Angelina Jolie-Pitt has been candid about her road to early menopause, after having her ovaries removed earlier this year.
Now, the 40-year-old - who alos had a double mastectomy after learning she had an 87 per cent risk of developing breast cancer due to a defective BRCA1 gene - told Sunday Style magazine on Sunday: 'I actually love being in menopause'.
She added: 'I feel older, and I feel settled being older. I feel happy that I've grown up...I don't want to be young again.'
The Hollywood heavyweight has shared her journey over the past two years to raise awareness of the preventative treatment options for those with the defective BRCA1 gene.
She first had a double mastectomy at the age of 37 and subsequently had her ovaries removed earlier this year, eight years after her actress mother Marcheline Bertrand died, aged 56, having battled both breast and ovarian cancer.
The faulty gene is also believed to have affected eight other members of her family, including aunts and cousins.
Angelina noted to the publication that she's been able to enjoy things as normal post-op because she's been fortunate enough not to have a bad reaction following the surgery.
It mean the most powerful woman in showbusiness, who works tirelessly for charities in her spare time, is excited about getting back into work.
Currently Angelina is promoting her new movie, By The Sea, which she not only wrote and directed, but also stars in alongside her real-life husband Brad Pitt.
The movie signifies the couple's first on-screen collaboration in ten years, after first finding love while filming Mr & Mrs Smith in 2005.
Source:dailymail
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