At first, when she first adopted little Jackson (7 years old), she thought he was a boy, but as he grew older, Jackson had strange tendencies and Charlize understood that she was raising… a boy. baby girl in a boy’s body.

The fact that the boy often walks down the street in women’s clothing has attracted the attention of paparazzi.

Charlize shared that when Jackson was three years old, he babbled to her, “I’m not a boy!”

In her life, Charlize Theron has never experienced marriage even though she has been in many relationships. She adopted two children: boy Jackson (now 7 years old) since March 2012 and girl August (now 7 years old) since March 2012 and girl August (now 7 years old). up to 3 years old) from July 2015.

After understanding that the boy she adopted turned out not to be… a boy, Charlize thought to herself: “Then I will have two beautiful daughters, like any other parent, I I just want to protect my children and see them grow up happily.

“What my children want to become cannot be decided by me alone. The role of parents is to cheer their children on, love them and make sure they have everything they need to grow up.”

Charlize Theron in a photo taken with her parents

Charlize Theron was born and raised in Johannesburg, South Africa. Her childhood years were very intense and she witnessed family tragedies when her father was an alcoholic and often caused violence in the family.

When Charlize was 15 years old, her mother shot and killed her father in an act of self-defense, when the safety of their lives was threatened in the father’s drunken and angry rage. As a famous actress in Hollywood, the story of Charlize Theron’s early adult years has been mentioned many times.

After the family crisis story, Charlize still feels lucky because she finally has her mother by her side: “My mother taught me how to speak up when necessary, when life has gone beyond the limit of tolerance, you need to Live with the reality of your life, to feel more comfortable. I think having a truly close relationship with the person who gave birth to you is a blessing in life.

“I learned how to grow up from a very young age, my mother is the image of a strong woman overcoming tragedies in life. Given what my mother has done in her life, I understand she did everything she could.

“She always woke up at 6 a.m. to do the hard farm work, never complaining about her life, just always working patiently. When my father died, we had to incur a large debt. My mother took on the debt my father left behind and paid it all off.

“The hardships and suffering didn’t just happen and end overnight, it lasted for years, but my mother endured it all.”

Charlize Theron with her mother

After her father passed away, Charlize’s mother took on a job at the construction company he left behind: “My mother, from a housewife and farm worker, wore a women’s ‘suit’ and went to work. walking into a meeting with all the men in the construction industry in high heels to start running my father’s company, facing a pile of debt.

“I understand that in the future, I want to become a strong woman like that. I have never felt the fear of being a weak woman.”

Currently, Charlize Theron is busy as an actress and film producer. The movie project she is currently participating in is the romantic comedy “Long Shot” in which she is the main actor and producer.

The movie will be released this summer. Acting alongside Charlize Theron is comedian Seth Rogen. The story of the film is about an unemployed journalist, Fred, who unexpectedly meets the girl he once liked since he was a child. Now, that girl has become a powerful woman and is very difficult to conquer.

Charlize Theron

In Hollywood, Charlize Theron is also considered a powerful actress with proven talent and a durable career spanning more than two decades. She was nominated twice at the Oscars and once won the Golden Statue for Best Female Lead for her role in the biographical film about crime – “Monster” (Monster – 2003).

Sharing her views on modern women, Charlize said: “A modern woman does not need to be too tough. That person must be someone that others appreciate and respect for both her femininity, but also her full potential. What’s interesting about movies like ‘Long Shot’ is the idea that a woman can be very strong and talented but still have to have love.”

Although she is known as one of the most enduring beauties in Hollywood, Charlize admits that in her personal life, she is not a lucky person in love: “I didn’t have a boyfriend in high school.” , but I do like a few guys and usually those ‘hot’ guys never pay attention to me.

“I used to be sad, cry and listen to ‘It Must Have Been Love’ over and over again when I was in love, to the point that it made my mother angry.”

Charlize Theron

Regarding current motherhood, Charlize said that adoption has always been in her plan. She adopted little boy Jackson after ending her 8-year relationship with actor Stuart Townsend in 2010. : “Adopting a child is not an easy task, even more difficult than going through childbirth.

“It’s not like you wake up one morning and think: I’m going to adopt a child and then that same day, you’re going to have a child. Adoption requires a lot of time and effort, both physical and mental.”

Now, Charlize is single, 4 years have passed since she broke up with actor Sean Penn. They started dating in 2013, got engaged in 2014 and broke up in 2015.

Charlize confided: “Nowadays, I don’t go into dating thinking about marriage, about whether he treats my children well, about whether my mother likes him… I think Think like: Let’s see if he’s a good friend, then see where this goes.

“Just be a successful, strong and independent woman, those things alone can help make relationships stronger. In life, there have been times when I have compromised too much and accepted myself as weaker, just to make the relationship more comfortable and pleasant.

“It could be concessions at work, in life, there were times when I accepted to step back, but then I became more mature and understood that when I cannot live my life to the fullest in a relationship, that is also a failure. when I start to feel disappointed in the other person. I’d rather be single than live a life that’s not who I am.”

Charlize Theron

At the age of 16, thanks to her impressive figure, Charlize Theron received a modeling contract. But for Charlize, having a beautiful appearance also has its price, when Charlize has to make a lot of effort to prove that she is more than just beauty.

Starting to look for Hollywood at the age of 19, Charlize has come a long way in her career: “I still remember the first time I was invited to audition and was told to come to the director’s house at 9pm on Saturday. That was the audition. my first role and I thought maybe that’s how things work in Hollywood. I went to the director’s house and he opened the door and invited me in in my pajamas.

“I stayed there for 10 minutes and decided I needed to leave immediately. That director must have forgotten this incident, so later he assigned me another heavy role. But at the second meeting, it was a completely different meeting. Between the two meetings there was a gap of 10 years of my efforts and waiting for each opportunity, but it was completely worth it.”