In the recent issue of British Cosmopolitan magazine, Angelina Jolie spoke about how Brad Pitt copes with being a father to so many children. She revealed,

“Brad is a great dad. It means a lot to me that I have him in my life and be there for our kids. I was prepared to raise them without a father, although I would have preferred to have a man at my side.”

Angelina Jolie shared further,

“That’s one thing I never expected when I got involved with Brad – you can’t know if a man will be a good dad without seeing him in that role. Brad is so good with my first adopted son Maddox and they have bonded in such a beautiful way that it almost makes me cry – and I never cry!”

What a sweet thing to say! I guess motherhood and raising a family really brought out the best in Angelina Jolie eh?? =) The ‘Wanted’ actress recently admitted to British Cosmopolitan magazine that she has grown as a person since becoming a mother. The mum of six revealed,

“I love being a mom. It’s my favorite thing to do. It’s the most fun and challenging thing I have ever done, and I’ve learnt a lot about myself along the way. I have become more patient, for a start.”

Angelina Jolie also added that her kids made her a woman. She explains,

“And my kids have really made me a woman – I just didn’t know I had this softness before, this nurturing side. Also, they remind me to be silly. We play and I laugh with them. So they have taught me to be a woman, but also reminded me to be a little kid, and that’s amazing.”

If Hugh Hefner (founder of Playboy magazine) had his way that is! Apparently, the aging mogul has set on Angelina Jolie even way before.. And that despite being surrounded daily by lots of surgically-enhanced beauties, Hugh Hefner insists that wants the natural look when it comes to his cover girls – and he feels that Angelina Jolie, along with fellow actress Scarlett Johansson, fits the bill perfectly. The aging mogul explains to Pop Tarts:

“We don’t go for glamour – what we are looking for is a very natural girl-next-door look. I think that’s what set things at the very beginning – what set the Playmate centrefolds apart.”

Anyway, way back in 2006, Hugh Hefner named Angie as his dream model. Before she gave birth to daughter Shiloh, he said: “I’m hoping to bump into Angelina Jolie to get her to do Playboy after she has had the baby.”

According to Life & Style magazine, Tom Cruise has apparently embarked on a “secret feud” with Hollywood power couple Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie. The Top Gun actor — who is married to former Dawson’s Creek actress Katie Holmes — is allegedly letting his “competitive streak” run wild, and is constantly trying to outdo Brad and Angelina. Hello?? How can he outdo the six instant kids?? LOL! A source tells Life & Style magazine in its latest issue,

“It seems as though Tom’s always trying to compete with Brad, and that’s a difficult job. All the negative press Tom gets over Scientology and the rumors about how his relationship with Katie was fake have left him with the sense that he’s not, you know, as beloved anymore.”

The source further drives home the point with –

“And Brad has these causes – save the children, rebuild New Orleans, donate to charity – while Angelina‘s practically St. Angelina these days. How do you compete with that?”

And they were a new entry at that! Amazing huh?? The Daily Telegraph reported last Wednesday that Vanity Fair’s annual list of the world’s 100 most powerful and influential people listed Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt in their top 10. The list is scheduled to appear in the October issue of the magazine.

THE VANITY FAIR 100 (2007 ranking in parentheses; only top 20 shown)

1. Vladimir Putin, Russian Prime Minister (new entry)
2. Rupert Murdoch, News Corp. (1)
3. Sergey Brin (3), Larry Page (3), and Eric Schmidt (new entry), Google
4. Steve Jobs, Apple, Disney, and Pixar (2)
5. Warren Buffett, Berkshire Hathaway (5)
6. Jeff Bezos, Amazon (23)
7. Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid al Maktoum, ruler of Dubai (new entry)
8. Roman Abramovich, Millhouse Capital (30)
9. Angelina Jolie & Brad Pitt, actors, activists (new entry)
10. Al Gore, eco-warrior (19)
11. Bill Clinton, Clinton Foundation (6)
12. Michael Bloomberg, Mayor of New York, Bloomberg L.P. (9)
13. Bernard Arnault, LVMH (8)
14. Steven Spielberg, DreamWorks SKG (7)
15. Ralph Lauren, Polo Ralph Lauren (13)
16. Steve Ballmer, Microsoft (returning)
17. François-Henri Pinault, PPR (new entry)
18. Barry Diller & Diane von Furstenberg (15), IAC; Diane von Furstenberg (15)
19. H. Lee Scott, Wal-Mart (12)
20. Lloyd Blankfein, Goldman Sachs (new entry)

Click on the photos to enlarge. You can read the whole article that way. Yeah, I’m too lazy to retype it here. LOL! :-p Don’t worry, the text is fully readable and it gives a lot of info about Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt‘s next adoption. As previously posted here, the newest addition to the Jolie-Pitt family is an African girl (not a baby) for Zahara‘s well-being. Enjoy reading the magazine scans courtesy of AngelinaPlace.com! ^_^

WOW!!! Maybe being a photographer is next on the hunky actor’s agenda after being a charity organizer and architect! According to an exclusive report by Fashion Week Daily, Brad Pitt has apparently photographed Angelina Jolie and their six kids at the Chateau Miraval in the South of France last week for the November cover of W magazine. This is Brad‘s first time in creating a cover though he already collaborated with friend Steven Klein to create a photo portfolio of Angelina Jolie and himself in the feature “Domestic Bliss” from the July 2005 issue of W mag. That’s the cover above. Neat huh?? ^_^ Photography has been a longtime hobby of Brad Pitt, and he has appeared on the March 2007 cover of Interview wielding a camera. Angelina Jolie also reportedly gave him a Littman 45 single camera as a birthday gift.

According to sources close to PEOPLE mag, early sales estimates for the Knox Leon and Vivienne Marcheline issue is around 2.6 million copies. Yup, Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt‘s babies are already stars in their own right mere days after they were born! According to reports, the twins issue is the biggest seller in seven years, and is the fourth highest newsstand seller in the magazine’s 35-year history. It is behind the Sept. 11 issue (4.1 million single copies), the issue covering Princess Diana’s death (3 million) and the one covering the death of John F. Kennedy Jr. (2.8 million).

Meanwhile, the June 19, 2006 issue with the exclusive baby pictures of Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie’s first daughter, Shiloh, sold 2.2 million newsstand copies. Still a bestseller! Making celebrity babies has never been so lucrative eh?? And it’s good that the money are all going to charity ^_^ Knox Leon and Vivienne Marcheline‘s baby photos also broke PEOPLE mag‘s online search record. People.com apparently had 6 million unique visitors for the first 24 hours after the Brangelina twins cover went online. Usually, the website averages around 8.8 million unique hits a month.

Baby Knox with blue-haired Maddox

Topless Pax Thien with baby Viv

Knox and Viv with daddy Brad Pitt and Zahara

Shiloh with baby Vivi

FINALLY we got the scans of Vivienne Marcheline and Knox Leon Jolie-Pitt‘s 17-page debut in HELLO magazine! Enjoy the cutest twins ever with mom Angelina Jolie and dad Brad Pitt! More photo scans to come, promise! ^_^

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