Will Hollywood starlet Angelina Jolie lend her star appeal - and striking beauty - to a Kiwi cancer charity?
The New Zealand Gynaecological Cancer Foundation has invited the A-lister, married to the equally stunning Brad Pitt, to take part in its gala fundraiser, Getting Glam for Gynae, to be held at the Langham Great Room on September 17.
Jolie is no stranger to the terrible cost of cancer. She has lost eight members of her immediate family to the killer disease, including her beloved mother, Marcheline Bertrand.
In a bid to reduce her risk, given her genetic predisposition, the Academy Award-winner has had her breasts and ovaries removed.
"Angelina is a worldwide inspiration to women, not only for her bravery in preventing gynaecological cancer, but for raising awareness of this terrible and often not talked about disease," foundation general manager Bridgette Jackson told Spy. "Her story has prompted women all over the world to be tested and that action has no doubt saved hundreds of lives."
