Being single is hard: Angelina Jolie

Angelina Jolie says the past year after her split from husband Brad Pitt has been difficult and led to her developing Bell's palsy.

Angelina Jolie admits she doesn't enjoy being single as she told of a difficult year following her split from Hollywood husband Brad Pitt.

The pair, who share six children, filed for divorce last year after two years of marriage.

The proceedings have made media headlines and Jolie recently told Vanity Fair that stress from family issues had led her to develop Bell's palsy.

The film star, director and active human rights campaigner, the 42-year-old told the Telegraph newspaper: "I don't enjoy being single. It's not something I wanted.

"There's nothing nice about it. It's just hard.

"Sometimes maybe it appears I am pulling it all together, but really I am just trying to get through my days.

"Emotionally it's been a very difficult year."

Her words mark a year since the Mr & Mrs Smith stars' marital breakdown was revealed and a month since Jolie shared the first trailer of her latest film, First They Killed My Father.

Jolie directs the film about the 1970s Khmer Rouge regime and adapted from a memoir by activist and lecturer Loung Ung, which tells of her survival under the brutal regieme of Cambodian leader Pol Pot.


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