Angelina Jolie has revealed that she has not dated anyone in the ten years since her separation from Brad Pitt, a candid admission that comes as she promotes her new film and navigates a new chapter in her life.

Speaking to Yahoo! Entertainment, the 51-year-old actress stated that her focus on raising her six children and managing a lengthy legal battle left little room for romance. "To be candid, I haven't dated since I divorced a decade ago," she said. "I get in my head that that aspect of me is not centered in my life if I'm focusing on my children, my family" .

Jolie's divorce from Pitt was finalized in 2024, eight years after she initially filed . The former couple shares six children: Maddox, Pax, Zahara, Shiloh, and twins Knox and Vivienne .

The actress, who is currently promoting her film Couture, acknowledged that playing her character, a filmmaker rediscovering herself after a health crisis, has prompted personal reflection. Jolie connected deeply with the role, given her own 2013 preventative double mastectomy .

In her interview, Jolie expressed that while she is still focused on her family, her older daughters are beginning to encourage her to rediscover parts of herself beyond motherhood. "I think they kind of want me now to not just be 'Mom,'" she shared. "There's a different room for me to be that woman again, that's not just a mom" .

Reflecting on the past decade, Jolie spoke about the healing process and a desire to embrace life more fully. "Things are changing, but in a way I didn't expect," she explained. "I'm thinking I have to live again. Be free again. In a way that maybe life has broken me a little bit" . She noted that watching her daughters grow into young women has reminded her of parts of her own identity she may have lost along the way .

As Jolie continues to navigate this new phase, the support of her children remains her central focus, providing a path toward both personal and professional renewal.