Sneak peek at upcoming Angelina Jolie interview with W magazine
While there are no further photo sneak peeks for the W magazine issue that features photos of Angelina Jolie and the Jolie-Pitt children taken by Brad Pitt, People has a preview of some of the interview Angelina gave.
One of the biggest changes Angelina made in her life, she said, is deciding to get pregnant and have children with someone, since she had only ever intended to adopt. Ironically, her desire for biological children came about when she watched Brad Pitt interacting with Maddox and Zahara - when she realized that he would never see them as being different, she said, “I suppose I just looked at him and loved him and just felt open to (getting pregnant). I suddenly wanted to. It’s one of those things you can’t explain.”
According to the article, some of the photos taken by Brad are intimate to the point of baring some of her body, and she was perfectly comfortable to do so, even at just two weeks post-partum, a time when many women might prefer not to be seen in an intimate way:
“I’m with a man who’s evolved enough to look at my body and see it as more beautiful, because of the journey it has taken and what it has created. He genuinely sees it that way. So I genuinely feel even sexier.”
But my favorite part of all? When she says, “I do think that I’m in a good partnership now. I think it just needed to be the right man.”
Awww!
This issue of W can come quickly enough!
Photo used with permission: Splash News Online
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28 opinions for Sneak peek at upcoming Angelina Jolie interview with W magazine
Ligaya
Oct 10, 2008 at 3:05 pm
An early Happy Thanksgiving to our Canadian Pittwatchers!
I’ve been having the hardest time getting on this site today. I join in everyone’s gushing over and admiration of Angelina’s picture. Brad did good. I echo everyone’s feelings. Of course, I think it’s appropriate and absolutely gorgeous, fantastic and all the other words. I love that it’s in black and white. IMO, black and white photos and movies makes them feel timeless and classic. Color has a different feeling and vibe. I like both.
I think the black and white photo makes Angelina seem softer – some people are overwhelmed with her stunning, out-of-this-world beauty in living color. (Some of them hate her for it.) She’s tired, AND looks beautiful like every new mother looks – soft focus, tender, loving, open. I think this photoshoot just might make many women rethink their (mis)perceptions of Angelina – not as a warrior-goddess forever superior to them, but just another mother, another human being, an ordinary mortal woman, not a threat. I hope so. Angelina has always said she’s interested in strong and vulnerable women. She said everyone thought of her for strong roles, but never saw her soft, vulnerable side. It’s possible to be both. Almost all of us have those seemingly contradictory qualities in us.
Ligaya
Oct 10, 2008 at 3:07 pm
UNDER MOD: An early Happy Thanksgiving to our Canadian Pittwatchers! . . .
baby dalailama
Oct 10, 2008 at 3:10 pm
I just love these two…the more i know about them the better it gets..they restore my faith that sometimes life does make the most incredible things happen through amazing people..i hope they will grow old together and keep on loving one another and adding to the goodness they have already brought into the lives of so many others.
Carrie
Oct 10, 2008 at 3:17 pm
Are we surprised by the sort of negative reception the cover is getting in the mainstream press? I am.
Ligaya
Oct 10, 2008 at 3:36 pm
I lOOVVE the W interview excerpts. Angelina always gives great, honest interviews and it looks like we’re going to learn a lot more about her and her family. Brad sure comes off smelling like a dozen roses – perfect dad, perfect partner, perfect lover. (Women everywhere swoon with envy, some with resentment.) I especially like the explanation of how she came to change from ardently pro-adoption only to deciding to gift Brad with biological children.
I must say that her declaration of only adoptions was what really clicked with me, and I looked forward to Angelina being an example and role model to others. For my own reasons, I was a little disappointed that Brad didn’t support that. I was thinking what a strong drive (genetics and culturally) men and blood families have towards getting one of their own. Used to be that men could set their wives aside if they didn’t produce children, especially sons. Some died for it – see Henry VIII and his wives.
Also for my own reasons, whenever Angelina and Brad are ready to add to their family again, I hope the next additions will be adopted – maybe someone Native American/First People from the U.S., or someone from New Orleans, Latin America, older than an infant (like Pax), or siblings, or with disabilities – the ones most people don’t choose for adoption, the ones hard to place.
kit
Oct 10, 2008 at 3:42 pm
So cool of her to share this with the world. God bless this family.
Dapyro
Oct 10, 2008 at 3:59 pm
I am not sure if this interview from huffington post has been linked before but here goes
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/10/10/angelina-jolie-obama-woul_n_133705.html
Ligaya
Oct 10, 2008 at 4:43 pm
Well, I feel a lot better now – I just read the “AJ, M, Z & P hit the shops” thread. Glad to see all the lovin’ there for MZP. Wow, I missed a lot when my sister-in-law was visiting – 4 whole threads including “hotel,” “RC” and “more RC.”
OT: Leila, I got the email you sent 10/9/08. I guess you didn’t you see my post on 10/4/08 where I said I emailed you and it got kicked back to me as “This user doesn’t have a yahoo.com account?” That’s why I posted on in the hopes you would see it. Should I maybe email your aunt in Texas directly (to avoid the problems emailing – maybe because of your location?)? In the meantime, would you please read my 10/4/08 9:49 am post in the”Changeling press conference” thread?
You asked “I have a question. what’s the difference between regular mail and U.S. Postal Service express? How much does regular mail cost?” The specific answers to your questions can be found at usps.com. I think it mostly depends on how much the package weighs. Usually, regular mail costs less – except when the weight is so much that it’s cheaper to mail it express at a flat rate. And express mail gets to the location much faster than regular mail.
kay
Oct 10, 2008 at 5:13 pm
GOOD LORD WHAT NEXT?
le
Oct 10, 2008 at 5:43 pm
I do believe that her relationship with Brad is based on solid rock.
sunny
Oct 10, 2008 at 5:47 pm
Yahoo.com is carrying a poll
Pick Your Favorite Star /Movie of This Year
Among almost 30,000 votings
Angie is No.1 with 36%.
Brad with 8 %.(Robert DouneyJr. is No.1)
Wanted with 5% (The Dark Night is No.1)
liliwaton
Oct 10, 2008 at 6:01 pm
WONDERFUL POWERFUL INTERVIEWS!!GOD BLESS THIS COUPLE!! TO THOSE WHO ARE HATERS..EAT YOUR HEART OUT!!
julie
Oct 10, 2008 at 7:13 pm
what do you mean kay?
Neela
Oct 10, 2008 at 9:32 pm
I wasn’t even aware the mainstream press were on the negative, but oh well. It doesn’t matter. She looks great on the cover, and her interview is insightful as usual.
crisse
Oct 10, 2008 at 9:51 pm
hi! i just like to share this interview of angelina in one of our broadsheet here in manila. the article is really great!
http://showbizandstyle.inquirer.net/entertainment/entertainment/view/20081011-165802/Angelina-Brad-Hard-to-find-quiet-time
Ligaya
Oct 10, 2008 at 11:25 pm
Actually, based on my Yahoo/Google alerts from both the mainstream and tabloid press, most of the negative flack comes from the tabs. No surprise there. The mainstream press is about 1/3 favorable and 2/3 straight objective reporting - neither pro nor con. I’ll find the occasional mainstream columnist like the one from the Guardian (UK) who twists everything to his own ends. But he’s the exception.
angela
Oct 11, 2008 at 12:04 am
i have a question, where can i buy W magazine? i just moved in here in michigan just a week ago and the country that i came from doesn’t have those kinds of mags and how much does it cost usually? thanks in advance. :)
BlessBrangelina
Oct 11, 2008 at 2:51 am
Angela, find your nearest Barnes and Noble or Borders. They are bound to stock W, which comes out ?21st in LA and NY first I believe. The following week it will go all the cities.
W site should have more info next week..so they say!!!
neer
Oct 11, 2008 at 5:29 am
My take on the Angie’s breastfeeding W magazine cover is she wants to use her celebrity status to convey the message that breast milk is still best for babies. Considering the milk scare nowadays due to the melamine content or contamination in most countries, her promoting breastfeeding, is very timely. She also wants to share her experience in the beauty of motherhood in nursing her baby. Love…. Connection…. Tenderness…. Serenity…. Happiness….That it is alright to sacrifice for your baby and still put a smile on your face even if you look tired. Angie is tired but in a very good way. That’s what a mother is…that’s what she wants us to know in a visual way. In spite of her celebrity status and sexy image, she is saying she’s just like any other women who rather prefer to give her children their needs the natural way as much as she can. And what a joy the experience gives her.
Of course, it is expected that this breastfeeding cover would generate mixed reactions, both positive and negative. Obviously, I am on the positive side. When I look at it, I did not find anything wrong with it. I see what we can gain from it. In fact, Brad was very subtle in capturing that beautiful moment. He saw to it that his family is still protected by ensuring that the pose is not gross or vulgar at all. It was certainly done in a very tasteful manner. I can’t imagine how anyone can think of it as disgusting when most magazines do lewd covers. Very hypocritical. I wonder, some people react this way because the one on the cover is Angelina Jolie, when in fact, her W cover is not lewd at all !!! As I have said before, everything she does is being nitpicked, no matter how good her intention is. Some people will always find fault everything about her. That’s their mission in life. And I am sad for them. By the way, how do they react when they see posters in the hospitals or any medical institutions are showing pictures & promoting breast feeding?? Are their sensibilities were offended, too??? Of course not for the simple reason that it’s not Angelina Jolie who is posing. If every time you look at Angie with a dirty mind, it’s not her problem anymore. Maybe she can’t really contain her hotness, is that it?? People, grow up, breastfeeding is a natural activity between a mother & her baby, whether it is done publicly or not. It’s up to you how to do it in a subtle way.
I think the reason why they decide to do this cover is that they want to show the world that they can be also in control of what comes out in the publication. They want to counteract the fabricated things which the tabloids are constantly selling in their magazines at the expense of this admirable couple. The couple deemed it wise to balance the false stories about them by coming up with a very noble idea, that is by promoting breastfeeding and at the same time the love in the JPs family. And I laud them for that.
irma
Oct 11, 2008 at 9:52 am
angela, Books A Million carry W magazine too, you can go to W.Magazine.com to subscribe or buy the previous issues of W Magazine. I am lucky that one of my cyber friends will buy it for me while I’m away to Europe. I met her & others thru Brangelina sites, lucky for me they are all very nice,honest & good ladies.
God bless the Jolie-Pitt’s.
Mary Ann
Oct 11, 2008 at 2:15 pm
I put my subscription in 2 weeks ago and I am hoping I will get this issue.
Hannah
Oct 11, 2008 at 4:01 pm
Beautiful pic’s. she looks tired as any new mother of twins should but still beautiful…Do i spot eye make up though???
Julie
Oct 11, 2008 at 6:59 pm
interesting that a comment I left earlier, that wasn’t positive you didn’t post!
Sherry
Oct 11, 2008 at 7:15 pm
Julie - Actually, if you look at that post, your comment is indeed there.
http://www.pittwatch.com/angelina-jolies-w-cover/#comment-163786
Sometimes comments go into moderation and they have to be pushed through manually by me. I’m not always at my computer to do it right away, especially on weekends when I’m with my family. You can read the comment policy for more information about that:
http://www.pittwatch.com/pittwatch-comment-policy/
neer
Oct 12, 2008 at 5:03 am
http://www.reuters.com/article/entertainmentNews/idUSTRE49A00B20081011
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - A magazine cover photo of Angelina Jolie breast-feeding one of her newborn twins may have turned the superstar actress into a role model for new mothers.
The photo, taken by Jolie’s partner Brad Pitt, will adorn the November issue of W magazine. Other family pictures taken by Pitt in the weeks after the birth in July of twins Vivienne Marcheline and Leon Knox will appear inside.
“I think it is fabulous. Seeing a celebrity like Angelina Jolie breast-feed can be a role model to encourage women to make a choice that is wonderful for their baby,” said Andi Silverman, mom of two and author of “Mama Knows Breast.”
“Breasts are used to sell all sorts of products, so to see them used the way nature intended can only be a great thing,” Silverman told Reuters.
……Jolie’s global influence as a style-setter and through her humanitarian travels and support of kids in third world countries, ensured the impact of the photo of her special moments with her baby.
“The response from moms we have seen is that if someone as popular, beautiful and together as Angelina is breast-feeding her children, it inspires other women to do so themselves,” said Dr Shannon Fox, a psychotherapist with the http://www.Momlogic.com website.
Little is seen in the picture of the act of breast-feeding. It shows Jolie smiling, while a tiny hand is just visible at bottom of the frame.
La Leche League International, the world’s oldest breast-feeding support organization, said the photo was particularly welcome as Jolie has twins.
“Mothers of twins report it takes a lot of time, effort and physical energy to breast-feed. I think the picture is beautiful,” said La Leche League International spokeswoman Jane Krouse.
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http://www.kansascity.com/entertainment/story/835433.html
La Leche League International, the world’s oldest breast-feeding support organization, applauds Jolie’s apparent decision to be photographed nursing on the cover of W.
“Breast-feeding in public reveals a whole lot less than what has been revealed on the red carpet. … I think we do need more role models like Angelina Jolie willing to be photographed and say, ‘Hey look, it can be done, it oughta be done,’” La Leche spokeswoman Jane Crouse said.
Terry
Oct 12, 2008 at 8:40 am
I think she looks beautiful. Tired but happy.
Mary
Oct 12, 2008 at 8:13 pm
Carrie said on Oct 10, 2008 at 3:17 pm “Are we surprised by the sort of negative reception the cover is getting in the mainstream press? I am”.
Carrie – what sort of negative reactions are being reported in the newspapers? As I have not heard or seen any myself.
Are the papers carrying on because – shock horror – you can see part of her breast?
Given the hoo-haw over Janet Jacksons nipple, nothing would surprise me anymore from the USA. It seems guns and violence are perfectly acceptable but dare to show a part of the human body and everyone has a mini meltdown!
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