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How does Angelina Jolie do it? How can a pregnant woman manage to look that good? She makes pregnancy look easy. And she's expecting twins, for goodness' sake. Plus she's due in just a couple of months. But here she is, glowing with radiance in every single picture I've seen of her at this year's Cannes Film Festival. She's there to promote her new film, directed by Clint Eastwood, about a single mother in 1920s America whose son goes missing. Looking at the press pictures at lunchtime, I couldn't imagine her suffering a moment's morning sickness, joint pain, indigestion, constipation or cramp. I suppose she is an actress, part of the deal is putting a good face on things. Even when she just wants her bed. With a bottle of this elixir near to hand. But really, I must make more of an effort with my appearance.

Posted 21 May 2008 15:16

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Comments

Joyfulgirl said:

I guess it helps she is so beautiful to begin with and has lots of money to buy fabulous clothes .... what can we mere mortals do in comparison but try not to look too closely in the mirror!

Posted 23 May 2008 09:46

Helen said:

Yeah, Joyfulgirl, who am I kidding? No amount of nice clothes/facials could ever make me look a fraction as good as Angelina. I just felt even worse than normal when I saw how well she was coping with pregnancy. I must just resign myself to my inadequacies!

Posted 23 May 2008 10:58

Vanessa said:

But you know what - all I see her in is flowing gowny things. They look very elegant but underneath I bet she's got support tights and a belly bra on! And I dare say she has someone else to run after her other kids all day. And she has Brad Pitt to rub her back when it's sore - that must help!

Posted 24 May 2008 15:25

Helen said:

Ah yes, flowing gowny things. They can hide multitude of sins. Maybe she has orthopaedic truss and belly bra hidden under there. Yes, I bet Brad is dab hand with the massage oil.

Posted 24 May 2008 18:18