The US actor is a triple threat as his baby blues stare out of three different covers for GQ Style’s latest issue.
It’s the 53-year-old’s first magazine shoot and interview since he split from Angelina Jolie in August last year, after a year of marriage and over 11 years together.
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Ryan McGinley exclusively for GQ Style
Each cover was shot by photographer Ryan McGinley in a different American National Park.
White Sands National Monument, Carlsbad Caverns National Park and Everglades National Park all feature.
In the revealing accompanying interview Brad discusses “love, loss, fatherhood, and how to move forward after things fall apart.”
Since becoming single, the ‘Fight Club’ star says he has started therapy.
“I love it. I love it,” he tells the mag. “I went through two therapists to get the right one.”
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Ryan McGinley exclusively for GQ Style
He also reveals that he has ditched boozing and smoking pot, which “became a problem” in his marriage.
“I can’t remember a day since I got out of college when I wasn’t boozing or had a spliff, or something. Something,” he says.
“And you realise that a lot of it is, um—cigarettes, you know, pacifiers. And I’m running from feelings. I’m really, really happy to be done with all of that.
“I mean I stopped everything except boozing when I started my family. But even this last year, you know—things I wasn’t dealing with. I was boozing too much. It’s just become a problem.”
He adds: “I mean, we have a winery. I enjoy wine very, very much, but I just ran it to the ground. I had to step away for a minute.
“And truthfully I could drink a Russian under the table with his own vodka. I was a professional. I was good.”
“And I’m really happy it’s been half a year now, which is bittersweet, but I’ve got my feelings in my fingertips again. I think that’s part of the human challenge: You either deny them all of your life or you answer them and evolve.”
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Ryan McGinley exclusively for GQ Style
Angelina Jolie has already spoken about her split from Brad, admitting in February during an interview with the BBC that it had been a “very difficult time”.
Angelina was granted temporary sole custody of the couple’s six children after she began divorce proceedings, in which she cited irreconcilable differences as the reason for the breakup.
An attorney also said at the time she had filed for it “for the health of the family.”
Read the full interview with Brad at www.gq.com. The latest edition of GQ Style is out now.
Brad Pitt's Exes
Sinitta(01 of10)
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1984-1988Yes, we know, she NEVER mentions it, but yes, Simon Cowell’s palm leaf-wearing ex had an on/off relationship with Brad in the mid-80s during her heady pop star days. He even attended the 1988 Smash Hits Poll Winners Party with her. Amazing. (credit:Rex)
Robin Givens(02 of10)
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1986 to 1987Brad dated Mike Tyson’s now ex-wife in the late 80s. According to reports at the time, the former boxing pro found his then (estranged) wife Robin in their house with Brad during their divorce. One word: rebound. (credit:Vinnie Zuffante via Getty Images)
Jill Schoelen(03 of10)
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1989The pair, who starred together in the 1989 movie ‘Cutting Class’, were reportedly engaged, but the US actress broke off the engagement after just three months together. (credit:Ron Galella, Ltd. via Getty Images)
Christina Applegate(04 of10)
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1989Soon after his relationship with Jill Schoelen ended, Brad started dating another young American actress, Christina Applegate. She was just 18 when she met the then 26-year-old actor, who she took as her date to the 1989 MTV Movie Awards, but left him mid-date for another man. Yes, really. (credit:Barry King via Getty Images)
Juliette Lewis(05 of10)
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1989-1993Brad started dating the ‘Natural Born Killers’ actress in 1989 when she was just 16 - ten years his junior. They went on to star in ‘Too Young to Die?’ in 1990 and ‘Kalifornia’ in 1993, but went their separate ways shortly afterwards. (credit:Ron Galella, Ltd. via Getty Images)
Thandie Newton(06 of10)
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1993After starring together in ‘Interview With A Vampire’ together, Brad embarked on a very brief fling with his British co-star. So brief in fact, that we couldn't even find a photo of them together. (credit:Eric Gaillard / Reuters)
Jitka Pohlodek(07 of10)
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1994Brad had another brief fling with model and actress Jitka Pohlodek, who reportedly moved into his Hollywood Hills mansion before he called time on their relationship. (credit:Ron Galella, Ltd. via Getty Images)
Gwyneth Paltrow(08 of10)
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1994-1997Another met-on-set relationship, Brad began dating Gwynnie after they starred in ‘Seven’ together. It wasn’t long before they were engaged and stepping out with matching haircuts, but she called it off after deciding she was too young to get married (she was 24 at the time). (credit:Ron Galella, Ltd. via Getty Images)
Jennifer Aniston(09 of10)
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1998-2005Before Brangelina, there was errrm, Bradiffer (ok, that moniker didn’t exist, but you get the point). The pair met in 1998 after their agents reportedly channeled Cilla by setting them up on a blind date. They married two years later and instantly became Hollywood's ‘Golden Couple’... well until the ‘Friends’ star filed for divorce in 2005. We’re sure those pictures of Brad and Angelina Jolie looking close on the set of their movie ’Mr. and Mrs. Smith’ had nothing to do with it. (credit:Reuters Photographer / Reuters)
Angelina Jolie(10 of10)
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2005-2016Angelina helped turn Brad from ladies’ man to family man when he finally settled down with the actress and started a family. They even tied the knot, 10 years after meeting, but as we now know, it wasn’t to last. Two years after walking down the aisle, Ange filed for divorce citing ‘irreconcilable differences’. Sniff. (credit:Mario Anzuoni / Reuters)