Shiloh Jolie-Pitt’s 2020 wrapped: everything we learned about Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie’s firstborn – LGBTQ+ idol, fashion icon and inspiration to millions
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Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie’s firstborn had secret surgery, home-quarantined during Covid-19 and inspired millions to be their authentic selves – plus four more celebrity kids breaking gender boundaries, like NBA star Dwyane Wade’s Zaya
In a year when celebrities were as locked down as we were, Shiloh Jolie-Pitt continued to make headlines and be an LGBTQ+ idol to millions around the world.
Instead of simply being famous as the first biological child of Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt, Namibia-born Shiloh gained global attention for breaking the mould.
In a 2008 interview with Oprah Winfrey, Brad opened up about raising Shiloh: “She only wants to be called John. John or Peter. It’s a Peter Pan thing. And then I’ll say, ‘John, would you like some orange juice?’ And she goes, ‘No!’”
Angelina told Vanity Fair in a 2010 interview that Shiloh has been exploring gender since age three. “She wants to be a boy,” Jolie said. “So we had to cut her hair. She likes to wear boy clothes. She thinks she’s one of her brothers.”
Since then, Shiloh has continued to defy expectations. Here’s how the iconic teenager made STYLE headlines in 2020.
5 new things we learned about Shiloh
![US actress Angelina Jolie poses with Shiloh Nouvel Jolie-Pitt during the European premiere of Disney’s Maleficent: Mistress of Evil in 2019 in Rome. Photo: AFP US actress Angelina Jolie poses with Shiloh Nouvel Jolie-Pitt during the European premiere of Disney’s Maleficent: Mistress of Evil in 2019 in Rome. Photo: AFP](https://img.i-scmp.com/cdn-cgi/image/fit=contain,width=1024,format=auto/sites/default/files/d8/images/methode/2020/12/31/2c8a69c0-4853-11eb-be92-09cd005df0bf_972x_123333.jpg)
Shiloh, who turned 14 in 2020, has become an LGBTQ+ icon to young kids around the world. So what did the famous teen get up to while the world battled the pandemic?
How Shiloh transformed from being known as Brad and Angelina’s child to an LGBTQ+ idol
![Shiloh Jolie-Pitt with siblings Zahara, Vivienne, Knox and Pax Thien and mum Angelina Jolie at the premiere of First They Killed My Father New York premiere in New York City in 2017. Photo: Getty Images Shiloh Jolie-Pitt with siblings Zahara, Vivienne, Knox and Pax Thien and mum Angelina Jolie at the premiere of First They Killed My Father New York premiere in New York City in 2017. Photo: Getty Images](https://img.i-scmp.com/cdn-cgi/image/fit=contain,width=1024,format=auto/sites/default/files/d8/images/methode/2020/12/31/3370ad1c-4853-11eb-be92-09cd005df0bf_972x_123333.jpg)