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Angelina Jolie Uses “Couture” to Reveal BRCA1 Journey
6/18/2026
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**Angelina Jolie Discusses**
- Angelina Jolie used her film “Couture” to discuss her family’s BRCA1 breast-cancer risk with daughters Zahara, Shiloh and Vivienne.
- In a June 17 Hello magazine video she said the film would help discuss the BRCA1 gene and that she wore her mother’s ashes during filming.
- She noted that her 2013 mastectomy reduced risk to under 5%, that she removed ovaries and fallopian tubes in March 2015, and that she displayed mastectomy scars in December 2025.
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