With a successful film career, a sought-after husband and an ever-expanding brood of children, some would say she has it all. And that perhaps explains why Angelina Jolie has been named the most powerful celebrity in the world.
The actress, who celebrates her 34th birthday on Thursday, has topped Forbes magazine’s Celebrity 100 list for the first time.
She has even dethroned US chat show queen Oprah Winfrey, who slipped to second place after two consecutive years at the top.
‘In addition to nearly doubling her earnings in the past year, from £9 million to £16 million, Angelina Jolie is the most famous star on the planet,’ Forbes senior editor Matthew Miller explained.
‘She is in the dialogue of popular culture nearly every day – for her acting, for her relationship with Brad Pitt, for her children and for her philanthropic endeavours.
‘All of this exposure leads to an extremely powerful celebrity brand - one that allows her to command a higher salary when starring in movies, can bring more people to the theatre and one that she can monetise further if she chose to do so.’
Miss Jolie, who looks after six children with partner Brad Pitt, beat Miss Winfrey to the number one slot despite making just one tenth of the talk show host’s earnings. While the actress totalled £16.4 million over the last 12 months, Miss Winfrey, 54, made a staggering £167.3 million...
The actress, who celebrates her 34th birthday on Thursday, has topped Forbes magazine’s Celebrity 100 list for the first time.
She has even dethroned US chat show queen Oprah Winfrey, who slipped to second place after two consecutive years at the top.
‘In addition to nearly doubling her earnings in the past year, from £9 million to £16 million, Angelina Jolie is the most famous star on the planet,’ Forbes senior editor Matthew Miller explained.
‘She is in the dialogue of popular culture nearly every day – for her acting, for her relationship with Brad Pitt, for her children and for her philanthropic endeavours.
‘All of this exposure leads to an extremely powerful celebrity brand - one that allows her to command a higher salary when starring in movies, can bring more people to the theatre and one that she can monetise further if she chose to do so.’
Miss Jolie, who looks after six children with partner Brad Pitt, beat Miss Winfrey to the number one slot despite making just one tenth of the talk show host’s earnings. While the actress totalled £16.4 million over the last 12 months, Miss Winfrey, 54, made a staggering £167.3 million...
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