Happier Than Ever - Brad's Glory Days Return

Gongs, good pals and gratitude: Brad is back!

It was the moment their fans had waited more than a decade to witness. Brad Pitt, standing triumphant with a Golden Globe in hand, looking happier than he has in years as he addresses his peers, while his proud-as-punch ex-wife Jennifer Aniston looks on with adoration from the audience.

It’s as close as a public reunion we’ve had from the former flames since they split in 2005 after five years of marriage – and newly divorced Brad (56) says the pair are now “good friends” following his acrimonious parting from second wife Angelina Jolie (44).

Yes, things are certainly looking up for Brad, who candidly admitted hitting rock bottom after his split from the actress. But with his drug and alcohol battles behind him – the rumoured causes of his second divorce – a rejuvenated Brad has taken Hollywood by storm, with his Golden Globe win for Best Supporting Actor in Once Upon a Time in Hollywood and his seventh Oscar nomination, for the same role.

It’s a renaissance – a “Bradaissance”, as one entertainment magazine put it – but Brad says he’s just “putting stories into the world”. And for once, they’re not about his love life.