Why Angelina Jolie Determined To Go Barefoot On ‘The Tonight Present’

Angelina Jolie made a shocking trend assertion throughout her look on “The Tonight Present Starring Jimmy Fallon” to advertise her new movie, “Maria.”

In her first talk-show interview in a decade, the actress arrived at Studio 6B in Rockefeller Heart sporting a flowing black robe—however notably skipped the footwear, strolling barefoot throughout the stage.

Seated within the visitor chair beside Fallon’s desk, Angelina Jolie showcased her naked ft, which had been adorned with dark-painted toenails, including a daring contact to her unconventional look.

Within the interview, Jolie, a mom of six, revealed she was stepping exterior of her consolation zone. “By the way in which, I get very nervous on discuss reveals,” she shared. “I get very uncomfortable, and I haven’t completed one for, like, a decade. That is so not my factor.

However then host Jimmy Fallon seen Jolie was barefoot. “Did you neglect your footwear?” through the episode that aired on Thursday, December 5.

The actress laughed and defined, “No, I broke my toe yesterday, and I attempted to discover a comfy shoe, however I simply determined to not.”

Jolie’s look on the present is a part of her promotion for the brand new Pablo Larraín-directed biopic “Maria,” the place she stars because the legendary opera singer Maria Callas.

The movie has earned standing ovations at each the Venice Worldwide Movie Competition and Telluride Movie Competition, together with an emotional eight-minute ovation in Italy that introduced Jolie to tears. Additionally it is producing vital Oscar buzz for her efficiency.

Earlier this week, whereas receiving recognition for her position in Maria on the Gotham Awards, Jolie spoke emotionally concerning the lasting impression of her late mom, Marcheline Bertrand, on her private life and profession. Bertrand, who handed away in 2007 on the age of 56 after battling ovarian most cancers, was a significant affect in shaping Jolie’s journey in each the humanities and her life path.

“In Maria’s reminiscence, pondering of my mother … for all those that educate and encourage artwork in others, all of the younger artists rising up and everybody on this room who celebrates creativity and expression, I’m actually, actually honored to be right here with all of you and to be part of this neighborhood,” Jolie mentioned, per PEOPLE Journal.

Jolie, who shares six kids—Maddox, Pax, Zahara, Shiloh, and twins Knox and Vivienne—with ex-husband Brad Pitt, just lately mentioned her kids’s various attitudes towards the leisure trade. Whereas some have proven curiosity in artistic pursuits, they typically favor to take care of their privateness. Jolie talked about that her kids are fairly shy and personal, with a couple of even selecting to not pursue public careers within the trade.

Nonetheless, some, like Vivienne, have participated in behind-the-scenes roles, reminiscent of aiding with productions, whereas others, like Maddox, have explored passions exterior of appearing.

“I feel a few of them [want to work] off-camera, behind the scenes, however they actually, actually need to be — particularly Shiloh — they need to be personal,” Jolie advised Fallon. “Simply personal, not photographed, not on the factor. I feel, her most of all, would love privateness.”

“It simply should get so difficult, as a result of everybody’s well-known,” the late-night discuss present host famous.

“However it wasn’t their selection,” the actress defined. “So some persons are extra comfy with public, some persons are extra comfy with discuss reveals.”

Jolie, identified for her illustrious appearing profession, as soon as thought-about changing into a funeral director. She shared this revelation throughout a current look on “The Tonight Present Starring Jimmy Fallon,” marking her first late-night discuss present look in a decade.

In an unique preview with PEOPLE, Jolie confirmed to Fallon that she had briefly explored the thought of pursuing a profession in funeral directing earlier than appearing. She defined that after being dissatisfied along with her grandfather’s funeral, she felt there was room to enhance how funerals had been dealt with.

Jolie even took a home-study embalming course on the age of 14. When Fallon requested if this was true, Jolie humorously responded, “Sure. Doesn’t it make sense although?”

“My grandfather died, and I bear in mind pondering this isn’t how they need to be,” she defined. “This needs to be a celebration of life. And since I am not afraid of dying and I used to be comfy with it, I believed, ‘This may be a terrific profession path for me. … I may, like, make this higher. I may do a factor right here.’ “

“Sure,” Fallon mentioned. “We’d like extra individuals like that.” Jolie then joked, “It is my fall-back profession now.”