Shiloh Jolie-Pitt’s sisterly bond with Zahara: from their African roots to sibling surgeries and shared celebrity friends like Stranger Things’ Millie Bobby Brown – new 2021 photos
Sibling relationships can be complicated at the best of times, so just imagine the dynamics in a household like the international Brangelina brood. With Shiloh born in Namibia, Zahara in Ethiopia, twins Vivienne and Knox in France, and Pax and Maddox from Vietnam and Cambodia respectively, sibling rivalries must be like international warfare.
Fortunately, there are also plenty of strong allegiances – most noticeably between the African nations, Ethiopia and Namibia (Shiloh and Zahara, in case you’re not following).
They’re always together
With a brood of six in tow, it’s impossible for Jolie to keep the family together for every excursion and red carpet event. But over the years, it’s clear that Zahara and Shiloh stick together when accompanying their famous mum. From countless shopping trips to the Nickelodeon Kids’ Choice Awards, the adorable siblings clearly keep each other close.
Just last month, the two were snapped on a shopping trip with mum Angelina in Los Angeles. Shiloh, dressed in shredded jeans, a hoodie and pink trainers, stayed by her sister’s side as they passed by shop windows.
Earlier in January, Zahara and Shiloh made another rare public appearance visiting an Ethiopian design boutique in Los Angeles alongside mum Jolie (she does carry the purse, after all).
They’re close in age
They’re both African-born
OK, Namibia is in southern Africa and Ethiopia in East Africa, so they’re not exactly neighbours, but it’s still worth noting that both were born on the African continent.
Zahara was born in Ethiopia in January 2005, and Jolie flew over in July to adopt her. She was originally named Zahara Marley Jolie, and later renamed to Jolie-Pitt after Pitt also adopted her in 2006.
They played sports together
They share the same celebrity pals
Shiloh and Zahara were also spotted hanging out with Pakistani-Canadian actress and Unicef Youth Advocate Saara Chaudry on multiple occasions. Chaudry was introduced into Brangelina’s inner circle after she starred in Jolie’s film The Breadwinner in 2017.
Surgery buddies
For last year’s International Women’s Day, Jolie penned an essay for Time magazine in which she revealed that two of her children underwent surgeries.
“I have spent the last two months in and out of surgeries with my eldest daughter, and days ago watched her younger sister go under the knife for a hip surgery,” she wrote.
Entertainment Tonight later disclosed that it was Zahara and Shiloh who underwent surgery.
Understandably, the experience brought the two even closer together. “I saw how all my girls so easily stopped everything and put each other first, and felt the joy of being of service to those they love,” Jolie said in the essay.
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- Brangelina’s children – Shiloh, Zahara, Pax, Maddox, Vivienne and Knox – were born across three continents and five countries
- Angelina Jolie decided to give birth to Shiloh in Namibia after filming Beyond Borders there, while Zahara was adopted from Ethiopia just over a year earlier