The Jolie-Pitts in 2021: Shiloh’s teen transformation, Maddox in South Korea, Zahara the philanthropist and more amazing before and afters of Brangelina’s multicultural brood

Mar 20 , 2021

Maddox and Shiloh Jolie-Pitt seem to have grown up a lot in the past few years – that’s teenagers for you. Photos: @angelinajolie_ita/Instagram, VCG, Getty Images

When Angelina Jolie famously adopted Maddox in 2002, little did we know it would be just the beginning of one of the most diverse and multicultural families in showbiz history. Best of all, we’ve had the pleasure of seeing the kids grow up right in front of our eyes (and yes, we also feel old now).

While Brad and Angelina’s marriage may be a thing of the past, their six children are very much still a cohesive unit, and have spent the pandemic together at home in Los Angeles.

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Angelina Jolie with her entire brood at the premiere of Maleficent: Mistress of Evil in 2019 with (L-R) Pax Thien, Shiloh Nouvel, Vivienne Marcheline, Zahara Marley and Knox Leon Jolie-Pitt. Photo: Reuters

“They’re all together and it’s a nice big bunch, so everybody’s helping each other out,” Jolie told Extra. “We’re lucky.”

And it seems some of the kids have really grown up during lockdown (we’re still trying to figure out how Shiloh got so tall so fast). So just in case you missed it, here’s what the Jolie-Pitts have been up to.

Shiloh, 14

Shiloh-Jolie Pitt last year and more recently. Photos: Getty, VCG

Born: 27 May 2006, Namibia

It seems Shiloh has undergone quite the makeover while in lockdown, if these new photos are anything to go by. Sporting denim cut-offs, pierced ears and long locks tied up in a bun, it’s a far cry from the tomboy outfits we’ve come to expect.

Shiloh pictured while out shopping in Thousand Oaks, California. Photo: Backgrid

In recent years Shiloh has generated much online buzz with her androgynous, fearless style. She was always encouraged by her parents to dress the way she wanted. As a child, she would don casual separates – polo shirts, jackets, blazers, shorts, dark trousers, jeans and oversized tracksuits.

Shiloh has also shot up in the height department over the past few months, and has even been spotted at a Pasadena-based dance studio in recent weeks. We have a sneaky feeling we’re not going to recognise Brad and Ange’s most well-known child at the next post-pandemic red carpet event.

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Zahara, 16

Meet Zahara Marley Jolie-Pitt, the first adopted daughter of Angelina Jolie’s multicultural family. Photo: @zaharajp/Instagram

Born: 8 January 2005, Ethiopia

As the first adopted daughter of Jolie’s multicultural family, Zahara Marley has – for the most part – managed to stay out of the limelight since she was adopted in 2005.

Angelina Jolie with her daughter Zahara in Mumbai, India in 2006. Photo: AP Photo

After the Jolie-Pitt Foundation created the Zahara Programme in 2009 to treat drug-resistant tuberculosis in Ethiopia, Zahara has attempted to follow in her mum’s philanthropic footsteps.

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According to People magazine, the family stayed in Ethiopia for a New Year’s holiday last year, where Zahara met with Sahle-Work Zewde, the nation’s first female president. What does a teenager discuss with a president? Apparently, Zahara and the group talked about the importance of girls’ education, sanitary pad solutions for girls in schools and drug-resistant tuberculosis, which remains a serious health crisis in the region.

Shiloh and Zahara Jolie-Pitt on a shopping trip. Photo: X17online.com

There is also a Zahara Centre based in the outskirts of Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, which follows a similar model to the Maddox Centre, named after Jolie’s eldest, but with more focus on tuberculosis. The building was even designed in part by Brad Pitt.

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Maddox, 19

Born in Cambodia, Maddox is the eldest adopted son of the Pitt-Jolie clan. Photo: @AJolieSource/Twitter

Born: 5 August 2001, Cambodia

In what is unquestionably one of the most famous adoptions in Hollywood history, Maddox became Jolie’s first child in 2002. When the Tomb Raider actress adopted Maddox from an orphanage in Battambang, Cambodia, his name wasn’t Maddox. Born Rath Vibol, Maddox was some seven months old at the time of his highly publicised adoption.

Brad Pitt with his son Maddox in 2007. Photo: AP

In August 2019, Jolie flew with Maddox to South Korea to see him off to his tertiary education; he is currently studying biochemistry at Seoul’s picturesque Yonsei University.

Even though Maddox moved to South Korea last year to pursue his studies, he returned home to his famous family because his university temporarily closed as a result of the coronavirus pandemic.

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Pax, 17

Angelina Jolie on the red carpet with Pax Jolie-Pitt at the Toronto International Film Festival in 2017. Photo: Reuters

Born: 29 November 2003, Vietnam

In 2007, Jolie added yet another to her brood, adopting Pax from Vietnam. His biological mother abandoned him at the Tam Binh Orphanage, and he spent three years there before the famous couple met him and fell in love.

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Angelina Jolie carrying Pax at Hanoi’s Noibai International airport after adopting him in Vietnam. Photo: AFP

The high school student is considered the most private of the Jolie-Pitt clan, and is rarely seen out in public with his famous family.

He is currently learning Vietnamese, which he used to speak before he was adopted.

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Knox and Vivienne, 12

Vivienne and Knox are the youngest of the family and were born in France. Photo: Getty

Born: 12 July 2008, France

Knox is older than his twin Vivienne by one minute. Now 12 years old, Knox and Vivienne are the two youngest members of the A-list Jolie-Pitt clan.

Long before the coronavirus pandemic made home-schooling a norm for most parents around the globe, the Jolie-Pitt twins, along with the rest of their famous siblings, have been home-schooled for most of their life.

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Vivienne and Knox Leon Jolie-Pitt attending a film premier back in 2017 in New York. Photo: Getty

Last year, actress Sarah Ramos said that she spotted Knox and Vivienne selling organic dog treats in a neighbourhood park in Los Angeles to raise money for a local LA animal rescue organisation, Hope for Paws.

Brad Pitt, Knox and Vivienne Jolie-Pitt snapped in 2013 in Tokyo, Japan. Photo: WireImage

What’s more, both Knox and Vivienne have already enjoyed impressive cameos in blockbuster Hollywood features.

A five-year-old Vivienne appeared as young Princess Aurora on screen alongside Jolie in Maleficent and Knox gave voice to the character Ku Ku in Kung Fu Panda 3.

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