This week in Woman’s Day, read all about Angelina Jolie’s candid marriage confession and how she and hubby Brad Pitt have weathered the toughest times together.
Plus, get all the details on the three-year affair that prompted Gwen Stefani to call it quits with Gavin Rossdale, and the Monaco royal scandal surrounding Charlotte Casiraghi.
Ange’s marriage confession
Just three days after their super-secretive 2014 wedding, Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt dove straight into filming on By The Sea, where the duo play a married couple on the verge of breaking down.
The prospect of playing troubled lovers on-screen was daunting for the newlyweds, who have six children together. However, Angelina knew the strength of her relationship with Brad would see them through the emotionally draining filming process.
“As the film says, ‘Whatever you go through, weather the storm and stay together,’” she says.
“It was kind of a message to each other too – we are going to weather whatever comes and we are going to stick together.”
Gwen’s divorce turns ugly
When they announced their divorce back in August, A-list rocker couple Gwen Stefani and Gavin Rossdale made sure to present a united front to the public. Despite the pain of their breakup, the former couple said they hoped to “remain partners in parenthood”, to ensure as easy a transition as possible for their three boys Kingston, Zuma and Apollo.
Behind the scenes, however, Gwen was facing the devastating news that her husband had conducted a three-year affair with the children’s Australian nanny Mindy Mann. She discovered the truth after allegedly finding a series of raunchy text messages between Gavin and Mindy, although Gavin initially brushed it off as a simple “flirtation”.
Months later, after Gavin reportedly admitted to having a sexual relationship with Mindy that had lasted for over three years, Gwen made the final move to end their marriage.
“It completely devastated her,” a source close to the family revealed.
Read all that and more in this week’s mag – plus, don’t miss our amazing fairytale kids’ cakes special and our bumper Christmas freebie giveaway!
