Angelina Jolie exudes glamour in Paris as she reveals she found strength from her children who 'pulled' her through a few 'difficult years' after split from Brad Pitt

Angelina Jolie stepped out in Paris on Sunday after she spoke about how she was in a ‘dark and difficult place’ over the past two years after splitting from her husband Brad Pitt.

The actress, 44, – who split from Brad, 55, in September 2016 – hadn’t been on screen in four years when she returned to shoot Maleficent: Mistress of Evil.

And Angelina admitted it took her some time to ‘feel the strength’ of the dark fairy once again.

Return to the spotlight: Angelina Jolie has spoken about how she was in a ‘dark and difficult place’ over the past two years after splitting from her husband Brad Pitt (pictured in Paris on Sunday)

The Lara Croft star- who has Maddox, 18, Pax, 15, Zahara, 14, Shiloh, 12, and the twins Vivienne and Knox, 11 with Brad- revealed it was her children’s support which helped her through the dark period in her life.
‘The last few years have not been the easiest, I have had my ups and downs, I haven’t felt very strong so, there’s something when you are not feeling very strong where you push yourself,’ she told The Sun.
Angelina continued: ‘We all have our difficult times, it’s very similar to my character in the film, my strength is from my children, I didn’t work, the kids needed me at home

Family: The Lara Croft star revealed it was her children’s support which helped her through as she (pictured with L-R with Knox, 11, Zahara, 14, Pax, 15, Shiloh, 12, and Vivienne 11)

The way they were: During her four year break from acting, Angelina split from Brad following a 12-year relationship (pictured 2015)

Low-key glamour: Angelina was seen after she gave her revealing interview as she stepped out in Paris on Monday to visit the Guerlain store, wearing Salvatore Ferragamo sunglasses

Surrounded: Angelina was accompanied on the streets of Paris by her security detail and members of the police as fans clamoured to see the Hollywood A-lister

A judge granted them both legal single status while finalizing their divorce.

The former lovebirds have agreed on a custody agreement for their kids and are currently sorting out property and finances, specifically who gets Miraval, their French winery and the place they tied the knot.

According to The Blast, Brad filed documents to the court asking to appoint a private judge to enable their discussions to continue, a request the star agreed with.

The LA County Court agreed, as long as the pair paid for the judge’s time themselves, and a stipulation order was put in place to ‘Extend Appointment of Privately Compensated Temporary Judge.’

Keeping it simple: Angelina proved that less is more as she donned all-black for the outing

All-smiles: The Oscar-winning actress beamed and waved for her fans as she strolled past

Grateful: Angelina looked touched at the kind words and smiles from the fans who surrounded her on the outing

She previously told Madame Figaro magazine her split from Brad was ‘a complicated moment’ and that she ‘didn’t recognize herself anymore.’

Angelina said the moment when her ‘relationship was coming to an end’ was when she ‘had lost’ herself a bit.

On the separation: ‘I felt a deep and genuine sadness, I was hurt,’ and that she felt ‘smaller, almost insignificant, even if it wasn’t necessarily obvious.’