Angelina Jolie Embraces Menopause

Angelina Jolie Speaks Out About Going Through Menopause: "I Don't Want to Be Young Again." - Angelina Jolie is going through menopause and enjoying the experience, the By the Sea director and actress disclosed during a recent interview. Speaking with The Telegraph, Angelina revealed recent surgeries she underwent to prevent cancer sparked early onset menopause.

"I actually love being in menopause....I haven't had a terrible reaction to it, so I'm very fortunate. I feel older, and I feel settled being older," she said. ​"I don't want to be young again."

Angelina's mother, Marcheline Bertrand, died in 2007 after battling cancer for eight years. In 2013, Angelina underwent a preventative double mastectomy after discovering she had BRCA1, a gene which makes women susceptible to certain types of cancer. Earlier this year she also revealed she had surgery to remove her ovaries and fallopian tubes after tests spotted possible early signs of cancer.