Different is good, Angelina Jolie tells youngsters

The traditional green slime flowed at the Kids’ Choice Awards, but it was Angelina Jolie’s message of empowerment for youngsters that stuck. 

Jolie, who has sought to inspire women with public candour about her own health, said that “different is good” as she accepted the favourite villain award on Saturday for her movie role as the title character in Maleficent.

When she was young, Jolie said: “I was told I was different. And I felt out of place: too loud, too full of fire, never good at sitting still, never good at fitting in.