Enjoying every moment! Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie take twins to a bookstore a day after they revealed actress' brave struggle to make sure she was there for kids
She made one of the hardest choices a woman could ever make, but each day her struggle is rewarded with more time with the one she loves.
A day after opening up about her drastic surgeries to try to stop herself from getting cancer, Angelina Jolie got to enjoy time with three of the reasons behind her decision.
The 40-year-old actress was seen with her husband Brad Pitt and their twins Vivienne and Knox in New York on Tuesday.
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Family time: Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie took twins Vivienne and Knox to a bookstore in New York on Tuesday
While the Hollywood family have everything at their fingertips, clearly the two stars are trying to foster a love of the simple things in their children.
The couple took the seven-year-olds to a local bookstore, so that they could enjoy some traditional unplugged in entertainment.
And the two seven-year-old's certainly found a lot to their liking, leaving the store with a bag of books each, and Brad also carried an additional bag perhaps for their other children Maddox, 14, Pax, 11, Zahara, 10 and Shiloh, nine.
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It's the little things: A day after opening up about her drastic surgeries to try to stop herself from getting cancer, Angelina got to enjoy time with three of the reasons behind her decision
Boys' club: The 51-year-old By The Sea star walked ahead of his wife and daughter with little Knox
Educating them: While the Hollywood family have everything at their fingertips, clearly the two stars are trying to foster a love of the simple things in their children
Ever the gentleman: Brad held the door for his family
Holding on to Vivienne's hand as she walked into the store, Angelina looked content and at peace despite hers and Brad's emotional interview about her battle to break free from her family's tragic history.
As always, the Tomb Raider star looked simply stunning in a long black trench which she wore cinched in at her waist.
But as the sun came out, the director opened up up her jacket to reveal she was wearing a V-neck T-shirt tucked into the waist band of a long pencil skirt.
Low key and lovely: As always, the Tomb Raider star looked simply stunning in a long black trench which she wore over a T-shirt and a high waisted pencil skirt
Shades of style: Brad also showed off his penchant for monochromatic ensembles, wearing washed out black jeans with a matching coat, shirt and even scarf
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Sticking close: Vivienne kept near to her mom while they walked
Manly: The By The Sea star added a cheese cutter cap and a pair of heavy lace up boots
The star added a plan black handbag, high heeled ankle boots and a pair of large aviator sunglasses.
Brad also showed off his penchant for monochromatic ensembles, wearing washed out black jeans with a matching coat, shirt and even scarf.
The By The Sea star added a cheese cutter cap and a pair of heavy lace up boots.
The 51-year-old walked ahead of his wife and daughter with little Knox.
Chic: The star added a plan black handbag, high heeled ankle boots and a pair of large aviator sunglasses
Expensive look: The baby pics of Knox and his sister held the record for the most expensive celebrity photos ever taken, reportedly $14million
Big family: The couple have six children in total
While leading the way on Tuesday, Brad said it is his wife who is the strongest in their family.
In an interview released on Monday by Today, the Fury actor praised his wife and her strength.
'There was no vanity to my wife's approach,' the 51-year-old said. 'It was mature.'
'There was a strength in that. It was just another one of those things in life that makes you tighter and she was doing it for the kids, and she was doing it for her family so we could be together.
Love of the written word: The twins certainly found a lot to their liking, leaving the store with a bag of books each, and Brad also carried an additional bag perhaps for their other children Maddox, Pax, Zahara and Shiloh
Mannerly: Like his dad, Knox offered to carry the bags for his mom
Never letting go: The 40-year-old star kept a firm grasp of her son's wrist as they left the Barnes and Nobel
'Angelina had the double mastectomy at the age of 37, after learning that she had an 87 per cent risk of developing breast cancer due to a defective BRCA1 gene.
Due to the same anomaly, she had a 50 per cent risk of developing ovarian cancer and decided to get the oophorectomy two years later, which brought upon early menopause.
Angelina's mother, who was also an actress, Marcheline Bertrand, died at the age of 56 in 2007 after being diagnosed with ovarian cancer in 1999.
Roles: While leading the way on Tuesday, Brad said it is his wife who is the strongest in their family.
'We had some of the same nurses, some of the same doctors,' the star told Tom Brokaw.
Angelina said her mother, who passed away from cancer, had a secret pact with her surgeon.
'So, the doctor that did my ovary surgery was my mother's doctor. And apparently my mother had said to her, "Promise me you will take Angie's ovaries out." So when we kind of got together, we both had a big cry, and she said, "I promised your mother, and I gotta do this."'
'It was mature': On Monday, Brad praised his wife's courage in a new joint interview on TODAY
Challenging time: The star discussed going through early menopause due to her surgeries which were to try to prevent her from getting cancer as due to a defective gene she had a significantly increased chance of getting breast and ovarian cancer
The actress turned writer-director also discussed in the same interview how her new film By The Sea, which co-stars Brad, was inspired by her grief over losing her mother.
'We can't say what the whole film is about, but a lot of the film was when I went to visit my mom in the hospital, when she found out she had cancer the first time, she was gonna have her ovaries removed, (and) she was very upset, feeling like... they're taking out her parts that were female, and there was a woman down the hall who was wailing.
'I later found out it was a young woman who had not had children yet, and that put everything into perspective.
Heartbreaking: The 40-year-old actress revealed she used her mother Marcheline Bertrand's surgeon to remove her own ovaries, after the doctor promised her late parent she would perform the surgery
There for her: Angelina praised her husband for supporting her through her preventative double mastectomy in 2013, and the surgery to remove her ovaries earlier this year
Best friends: The star's mother Marcheline Bertrand (pictured at the premiere of Jolie's film 'Original Sin' in Hollywood in July 31, 2001) died aged 56 in 2007 after being diagnosed with ovarian cancer in 1999
'Every woman is different when they go through menopause, and...I didn't know emotionally how I would feel,' the star admitted. 'I knew the breast would be a bigger surgery and physically changing. The ovaries is more, your hormones changing and your emotions changing, but it's different. You feel different.'
The experience, meanwhile, only strengthened her marriage to Brad. 'She was doing it for the kids,' the actor said proudly of his wife, 'and she was doing it for her family so we could be together.'
'I knew through the surgeries that he was on my side and that this wasn't something where I was gonna feel less of a woman because my husband wasn't gonna let that happen,' the Salt star explained.
Emotional: The actress spoke vulnerably about her ordeal and her mother's pact with surgeon to remove actress' ovaries
Taken from life experience: The actress turned writer-director also discussed in the same interview how her new film By The Sea, which co-stars Brad, was inspired by her grief over losing her mother
'To face these issues together and speak about them and talk about what it is to be human, I think can be a beautiful thing.'
By The Sea will mark the first film the two have collaborated on since Mr. And Mrs, Smith (2005), where the duo fell in love.
Angelina said of their new film: 'We were joking... We were saying, like... "See, this is the beginning. And then this is 10 years later. This is what 10 years of marriage will do to you."'
Physical impact: The actress spoke about the emotional and internal changes that occur during menopause
His love: Brad often looked at his wife with love, sadness and in awe of her strength to fight for him and their children during the interview
Power to grow: The two actors said the trials in their life have only brought them closer together
Helping others: The actress has been very vocal about her choice to undergo a double mastectomy and oophorectomy and made a diary of what she went through to help others understand their options
Life and laughs: The pair still managed to share some laughs as they discussed emotional topics
The couple, who have six children, married in August 2014 after nine years together, and spent their honeymoon filming new drama By The Sea on the Maltese island of Gozo.
However she is quick to point out that the story – about a couple whose marriage is on the brink of collapse – is not based on their own relationship.
‘I'm counting on the audience to know that if it was close to us at all, we could never make this film,’ Angelina explained. ‘It's because we're actually very, very stable and these aren't our issues.’
Moving forward: The star is committed to exploring her new career as a writer, director, and producer
More drama: A new trailer for By The Sea was released on Friday, and provided plenty of tense moments
Pure fiction: The actors play a couple whose marriage is on the brink of collapse, and Angelina insists the story is not based on their own relationship
More than words: The new trailer does not feature any dialogue at all, adding to the intensity
A new trailer for the 1970s set drama was released on Friday, but doesn’t give too much away.
With no dialogue, the clip still shows plenty of tense moments between the volatile characters, with Roland (Brad) getting aggressive and Vanessa (Angelina) popping pills.
By The Sea will be released in the US on November 13 and the UK on December 11.
One big happy family: The couple, who have six children, married in August 2014 after nine years together, pictured in June at Los Angeles International Airport
Onscreen to offscreen: By The Sea will mark the first film the two have collaborated on since Mr. And Mrs, Smith (2005), where the duo fell in love
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