Angelina Jolie was snapped being driven around by a chauffeur after getting her ovaries removed following a cancer scare.
"The 39-year-old actress, who has gone into early menopause as a result of the procedure, was pictured in the passenger seat of a car, being chauffeur driven out of her family compound in Los Angeles on Tuesday," said Daily Mail.
Brad Pitt's wife was photographed wearing dark shades at the back of the vehicle and was carrying a bottle of water for hydration.
In an opinion piece for New York Times, Angelina Jolie talked about the cancer scare and her decision to remove her ovaries.
"I did not do this solely because I carry the BRCA1 gene mutation, and I want other women to hear this. A positive BRCA test does not mean a leap to surgery. I have spoken to many doctors, surgeons and naturopaths. There are other options," she wrote. "Some women take birth control pills or rely on alternative medicines combined with frequent checks. There is more than one way to deal with any health issue. The most important thing is to learn about the options and choose what is right for you personally."
"In my case, the Eastern and Western doctors I met agreed that surgery to remove my tubes and ovaries was the best option, because on top of the BRCA gene, three women in my family have died from cancer," Brad Pitt's wife added.
Angelina Jolie's mother, Marcheline Bertrand, died from ovarian cancer in January 2007. She was just 56 years old.
"Regardless of the hormone replacements I'm taking, I am now in menopause," Angelina Jolie wrote of her cancer scare. "I will not be able to have any more children, and I expect some physical changes. But I feel at ease with whatever will come, not because I am strong but because this is a part of life. It is nothing to be feared."
