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'I just want to find my Brad Pitt': Angelina Jolie doppelganger branded 'ugly' by school bullies says her resemblance to the star makes men so nervous they start shaking

Details: Published on Wednesday, 01 July 2015 16:51; Written by Daily mail

A woman who is the spitting image of Angelina Jolie has said that her sultry image is ruining her love life.Stunning Veronika Black, 27, is inundated with compliments about her raven black hair and full lips, with people regularly mistaking her for the Oscar-winning movie star.But the model from Vancouver, Canada, complains she is never approached by men, who are intimidated by her enhanced 32J curves.Veronika, who has 658,000 followers on Instagram, said: 'I've been single for over a year now after a five-year relationship ended, and I'd love to meet someone special.'I particularly like older men with a bit of stubble - just like Brad Pitt.'But to be honest, I think I scare men off. Men seem to be intimidated by the way I look.Sometimes men get really nervous and start shaking when I talk to them, which is weird as I'm a nice person and there's definitely nothing to be scared of.'Only creeps will try and chat me up, and they'll be really rude and aggressive when I say I'm not interested.'No normal, respectable guys are ever keen, but I'm too shy to approach men myself.'Strangers first compared Veronika to Hollywood bombshell Angelina in 2011, after she began injecting her lips with fillers.Soon she could barely go a day without someone pointing out the resemblance.Veronika said: 'It happened overnight. I was working as a shop assistant at the time, and I was just a regular girl on the tills, but suddenly people mistook me for Angelina Jolie.'It was bizarre, but Angelina is absolutely gorgeous so I was obviously flattered too.'The compliments were a welcome boost for Veronika, who says she was taunted by school bullies for being 'ugly' and 'flat-chested'.
Veronika said: 'The bullying started when I was eight and lasted until I left high school at 18.'Along with being flat-chested, I also had really frizzy hair and was chubby. I definitely had an awkward phase.'I never got invited to parties, and was constantly being told that no boy would ever want me.None of the guys at school showed any interest and I didn't have a boyfriend until I was 18.'In a bid to feel more confident about herself, Veronika splashed out £7K on two breast augmentations to take her to an impressive 32J.She now works out at the gym every day and waist-trains to keep her perfect size eight figure.But her stunning looks have attracted jealousy from other women, who fear Veronika will steal their man - just as Angelina was reported to have done to Jennifer Aniston back in 2005.Veronika said: 'I only have a few girlfriends, which is sad as I'm actually a really nice person and quite shy.'I'm definitely not a man-eater. I've only had a couple of boyfriends, and I'd never cheat or approach a married man.'Whilst she receives hundreds of 'likes' for her selfies on Instagram and Facebook, she claims that looking like Angie can have its drawbacks.Veronika receives bizarre emails from 'fans' who genuinely believe she is the UN Goodwill Ambassador.She said: 'I've had all kinds of weird messages, but the one that really sticks out in my mind is an email from a man begging me to come and save his country. Luckily most of my mail is relatively normal.'Determined not to let her sexy image get in the way of finding love, Veronika says she is holding out for Mr Right.She added: 'I'm enjoying being single but I'd love to settle down and start a family one day. I just want to find my Brad Pitt.'

source : Daily mail

Seeing double! Model launches successful career after being mistaken for Angelina Jolie (but can't see the resemblance herself)

Details: Published on Friday, 22 May 2015 03:54; Written by Daily mail

With her pouting red lips and smouldering eyes, there are worse people in the world to be compared to than Angelina Jolie.And one woman is reaping the rewards after talent-spotters noticed she was a dead ringer for the A-list actress.Argentine model Victoria Furnari, 24, who now lives in New York, says she is always getting mistaken for the American superstar – although she can’t see the resemblance herself.Victoria is now using her lookalike credentials to launch a glamorous modelling career.She said: ‘I always have comments from people who I work with, makeup artists, stylists and so on saying how much we are alike.‘I did pictures for a magazine in France recently, playing the character of Angelina, I thought the pics were brilliant but to be honest I didn't think I look much like her.’But others do not agree with Victoria. The fashion website FashionTV has also commented on her amazing resemblance to the American actress.But the model is just taking her moment in the spotlight in her stride and is amused but not fazed by the comparisons.She said: ‘I do not put myself limits in my career. I feel able to do anything I have in my mind.‘I think the best thing that can happen is being known all over the world for what you do, for what makes you happy and step by step I am achieving that.’Victoria is currently the star of the new campaign Hello California for the brand Las Oreiro.She has also been the face of other major brands such as TRESemme and modelled for Balmain, Paris and shot commercials for Playboy, Coca Cola, Cereal Mix, Avon, L'Oreal, O'lays, Axe, Calvin Klein and Make Up For Ever.She lives in the States with model Tomas Guarrachino who starred in the recent Estee Lauder campaign.She started her modelling career at age 15 thanks to the stylist Miguel Angel Alessi and then she was taken on by IMG Models Milano and soon started to become famous.

source : Daily mail

The sweetest sculptor: Angelina Jolie turned into sponge and icing by talented Welsh baker

Details: Published on Sunday, 15 March 2015 10:57; Written by Mirror

The sweet creations were designed and decorated by 27-year-old Vicki Smith after she was made redundant.A talented baker makes cakes so life-like they look as if they should move.The sweet creations, made of sponge and icing, were designed and decorated by 27-year-old Vicki Smith from North Wales.One of her most striking pieces is a cake based on Angelina Jolie in her recent film Maleficent.Vicki has turned a variety of characters into cakes, including Finding Nemo, Betty Boop, the Corpse Bride and Wallace and Gromit.She started baking in 2011 after being left disappointed by a cake that arrived for her lorry driver boyfriend’s 27th birthday.She said: “I ordered a lorry cake for him and when it arrived it wasn’t what I thought it would be and I wasn’t happy with it."I had a go at doing it myself and when I took the cake to the restaurant everybody liked it. That was when I realised this was something I could do.“I just took it from there. I did one for myself and I did one for my mum and dad and I kept getting compliments. People really liked the cakes I was producing but I was just doing it as a hobby really.”After being made redundant from her job as a ceramic artist in April, 2014 Vicki began to concentrate on turning her talents into a business.She now has a string of awards under her belt for her creations.She scooped three gold awards for her amazing creations at last year’s Cake International competition in Birmingham.
She spent more than 150 painstaking hours crafting three special cakes for the contest. The masterpiece was a four foot cake of Angelina Jolie as Maleficent which was made from cake and Rice Krispies and also features a flashing staff. It took Vicki 85 hours to create and it weighed in at a whopping 55kg.She also created a tiger cub which took 45 hours to make. It won gold and first place in the sculpted novelty cake category.Vicki also scooped a gold and second place in the wedding cake (three tiers or more) category with an impressive three-tiered creation based on the Corpse Bride films.For all her cakes, she begins by sketching an image of the cake design on to a board and chooses a variety of tin sizes to suit it - before baking around 15 to 20 smaller, individual cakes.She then sandwiches the bits of cake together using jam or butter cream, carefully carves them with a knife and finally starts the lengthy process of decorating the entire cake.Vicki said: “The turtle one is probably my favourite. It won gold at Cake International in Manchester in 2013 and went on to get the best marks out of all the cakes in the competition. A lot of people who have seen the cake said it was so real they almost thought it would walk off the table.”The designer said she had always had a keen eye for detail and added: “My teachers were always impressed by my intricate detailing, especially in ceramics. I have an art background as I have done art all my life. I studied all types of different creative fields at Deeside College, where we looked at life drawing and sketching.”Vicki now wants to turn her hobby into a business but needs to buy a new oven to make happen.“Being unemployed makes it really difficult,” she said.She has set up a GoFundMe account for anyone who is able to donate at http://www.gofundme.com/IncredibleEdibles.

source : Mirror

Power double date! Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt 'have Eva Mendes and Ryan Gosling (along with baby Esmeralda) for lunch at their LA home'

Details: Published on Thursday, 05 February 2015 05:04; Written by Daily mail

This couple isn't known for hanging out with other celebrities too often.But according to Star magazine, Angelina Jolie, 39, and Brad Pitt, 51, had new parents Eva Mendes, 40, and Ryan Gosling, 34, over for lunch at their sprawling Los Feliz mansion in Los Angeles recently.Brad and Ryan have been getting to know each other ahead of shooting their film The Big Short.Also along for the visit was Eva and Ryan's new baby Esmeralda, born in September 2014.'Brad and Ryan have become really close buddies,' a source told the weekly.'And Eva has been a huge fan of Angelina's for years. She was dying to meet her.'Also there was the Jolie-Pitt clan that is made up of Shiloh, Maddox, Pax, Zahara, Vivienne and Knox.'They relaxed for a few hours while the kids played,' added the insider.The Big Short, which also stars Christian Bale, is based on The Big Short: Inside the Doomsday Machine, which Michael Lewis wrote.Adam McKay is writing the screenplay and directing.The story is about the build-up of the housing and credit bubble during the 2000s that led to the financial crisis of 2007-2010.Pitt will produce with DeDe Gardner through their Plan B banner. Production start date is unknown, according to Variety. Pitt's Plan B company has already made 12 Years a Slave and Selma.Ryan has been filming the thriller The Nice Guys with Russell Crowe.

source : Daily mail

She looks Maleficent! YouTube star's incredible transformation into Angelina Jolie... using everyday make-up

Details: Published on Thursday, 09 April 2015 16:48; Written by Daily mail

It's amazing what a bit of make-up can do.In a startling new tutorial YouTube star Promise Tamang turns herself into Maleficent, Angelina Jolie's character from the movie of the same name.But where the mother-of-six wore cheek prosthetics to achieve the unnaturally sharp cheekbones, Promise's bone structure is a result of clever contouring.This isn't the first time she has transformed herself into a Disney character though. Promise has previously made videos of herself as Elsa from Frozen and Princess Jasmine from Aladdin. When she posted a picture taken from the tutorial to Instagram many of her followers couldn't believe their eyes. One commented: 'this girl is RIDICULOUSLY TALENTED! She can make herself look like anyone with her makeup shading including lips! Crazy.'On the video she reveals her step-by-step process beginning with a thick all-over pale foundation. Over the top of that she sucked in her cheeks to begin the contouring technique made famous by Kim Kardashian.But while the reality star makes sure her maquillage is properly blended, Promise shows how she draws a sharp line diagonally along the length of her cheekbones to create the character's highly chiselled bone structure.To highlight them even more, she added another layer of even paler make-up to the tops of her cheekbones and under her eyes.Next came perfectly applied berry lipstick and long black eyelashes applied with tweezers.The finished result is uncannny as she dons a latex headdress with horns just like Jolie's own in the retelling of the classic Sleeping Beauty fairy tale.One commenter wrote: 'Your [sic] amazing at what you do.Promise has been posting YouTube make-up tutorials for six years now having started her channel in 2009 and now has 2.8 million subscribers.On her YouTube profile she writes: 'I use make-up to transform myself into famous celebrities and characters.'It started out as a hobby 4 years ago and now I am here using this awesome platform to teach and entertain millions around the world.'

source : Daily mail

Angelina Jolie 'Didn't Care' About Amy Pascal's Hacked Emails

Details: Published on Thursday, 12 February 2015 11:14; Written by Just Jared

Amy Pascal is speaking out candidly for the first time about the Sony Hack and she is revealing Angelina Jolie‘s thoughts on the scandal.If you don’t remember, the actress was called a “minimally talented spoiled brat” by Scott Rudin in an email sent to Amy.“Angie didn’t care,” Amy said. “Everybody understood because we all live in this weird thing called Hollywood. If we all actually were nice, it wouldn’t work.”When asked about paying Jennifer Lawrence less money than her male co-stars in American Hustle, she said “I’ve paid [her] a lot more money since then, I promise you. Here’s the problem: I run a business. People want to work for less money, I pay them less money … Women shouldn’t work for less money. They should know what they’re worth. Women shouldn’t take less. ‘Stop, you don’t need the job that bad.’” For more from the interview, visit Recode.net!

source : Just Jared

Class Act Angelina Jolie Wrote the Most Amazing Email to 'Fifty Shades' Director Sam Taylor-Johnson

Details: Published on Wednesday, 04 February 2015 11:52; Written by Marie Claire

In the latest issue of Porter magazine—covered by a very vernal-looking Natalia Vodianova wearing the world's prettiest lip stain—director Sam Taylor-Johnson says Angelina Jolie, who was reportedly also in the running for the Fifty Shades gig, is a very gracious lady."I got an email out of the blue from her saying good luck on your journey," Taylor-Johnson says. "I thought that was incredibly sweet of her."Rumor has it the charm school graduate expressed interest in acting in the film adaptation of E L James's hit book too, so maaaybe Taylor-Johnson was moved enough to offer her a part? Maybe it's the best-kept secret of the decade, and we'll all be pleasantly surprised on Feb. 13? (Please, please, please, please.)On a not-so-warm-and-fuzzy note, Taylor-Johnson says she and James butted heads over the creative direction of the movie."We would have proper on-set barneys, and I'm not confrontational, but it was about finding a way between the two of us, satisfying her vision of what she'd written as well as my need to visualize this person on screen but, you know, we got there."So everything is still cool, because even though making Fifty Shades wasn't all together-forever buddy-buddy-ness, we've got two strong-minded women resolving their differences to make a bunch of other women very, very happy. That's a win in our book.

source : Marie Claire