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After more than a decade, Angelina Jolie speaks openly about mastectomy
2025-12-17 15:04:17 / SHOWBIZ
Angelina Jolie has decided to publicly share a very personal part of her health story, showing for the first time the scars of the double mastectomy she underwent more than a decade ago. In an interview with Time France, the 50-year-old actress explains why she chose to take this step now.
According to Jolie, sharing this experience is not an act of exposure, but a gesture of solidarity. "I share these signs with the women I love and I always get emotional when I see other women share theirs," she says, emphasizing the importance of sharing experiences among women.
Her decision to have a preventive mastectomy in 2013 came after she was diagnosed with the BRCA1 gene, which put her at a high risk of developing breast cancer. Family history played a big part in the decision: her mother, Marcheline Bertrand, died of cancer at age 56. Just nine weeks after the procedure, Jolie also underwent breast reconstruction.
In the years that followed, she continued to take preventative measures for her health. In March 2015, the actress revealed that she had her ovaries and fallopian tubes removed to reduce her risk of ovarian cancer.
In a recent interview, Jolie stressed that genetic testing for BRCA should be accessible to every woman, especially those with a family history or risk factors. "Every woman should have the opportunity to make decisions about her health, but that's impossible without full information and affordable testing," she said.
The actress recalls that even in 2013, when she first spoke publicly about her mastectomy, her goal was the same: to encourage informed and personal decision-making. According to her, healthcare and testing should not depend on financial opportunities or where a woman lives.
Meanwhile, Jolie is preparing for her next role in the film "Couture," which is expected to be released in France in February 2026. In this project, she plays an American director who faces a diagnosis of breast cancer. Jolie emphasizes that the film aims to show not only the pain, but also life beyond the disease.
Recalling her mother, the actress says she often felt like her illness was defining her as a person. "She wanted to talk about life, not just about chemotherapy," Jolie recalls.
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