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Birthday special: 10 interesting facts about Angelina Jolie
Updated On: 04 June, 2020 03:02 PM IST | Mumbai | mid-day online correspondent
From struggling with drug addiction to being an inspiration for many with her humanitarian work, Hollywood star Angelina Jolie has come a long way. On her 45th birthday today, we bring you 10 interesting facts you may not have known about the actress
Angelina Jolie/picture courtesy: Angelina Jolie's FC's Instagram account
Angelina Jolie, the 45-year-old actress turned a year older on June 4, 2020, and now, let's take a look at her inspiring journey, not only as a cancer survivor, but also as an actress. Wishing the lady a very happy birthday, her FC shared a sweet picture from one of her promotional events from her popular film.
Cancer preventive surgeries
In 2013, Angelina Jolie revealed the heartbreaking news that she had to undergo a double mastectomy as a preventive measure after she learnt she had 87% risk of developing breast cancer due to a defective BRCA1 gene. In March 2016, the actress announced she had her ovaries removed with a preventive oophorectomy as she had a 50% risk of developing ovarian cancer due to genetic anomaly.
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