Angelina Jolie weighs the same as a seven-year-old

Her fragile figure has been blamed on poor eating habits and stress.

It was supposed to be a triumphant red-carpet appearance, with all cameras on Angelina Jolie at the Hollywood premiere her heartfelt directorial debut, In The Land Of Blood And Honey. Even her father, actor Jon Voight, was in the audience having been publicly welcomed back into the family after nine years of estrangement.

However, instead of focusing on Ange’s undeniable achievement behind the camera or her heart-warming family reunion, all eyes were on the actress’s rail-thin frame. Ange’s stunning navy blue Romona Keveza gown – a US size double zero (Australian size 2) – did little to hide the 36-year-old’s razor-sharp collarbones and scrawny arms, which appeared more twig-like and veiny than ever.

The once voluptuous star is reported to have shrunk to an astonishing 42kg. But it’s not so she can fit into fashionable clothes. The UN goodwill ambassador apparently “puts herself on fasts to make statements for the children she visits”, a source close to Ange reveals. She tells her friends, “If they can’t eat, I can’t eat.”

Ange also follows a variety of fad detoxes and cleansing diets she collects from her travels around the globe. “She’s always on strange diets,” a friend says. While she has been known to occasionally chow down on a burger and chips with her kids, she’s more likely to be slurping on a broccoli and cabbage smoothie with a few bits of salmon per day.