“No Relying On The Nepotism”: Angelina Jolie’s 19-Year-Old Daughter Just Starred In A Major Music Video, And People Are Loving The Fact That No One On Set Knew Who She Was

    “shows that angelina is cool as hell for letting her kid do her thing.”

    Ellen Durney
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    Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt share six children: Maddox, 24; Pax, 22; Zahara, 21; Shiloh, 19; and 17-year-old twins, Knox and Vivienne.

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    This picture is from 2021, so they all look much older than this now! Pax is also missing here.

    We don't really know much about any of the kids, though we do occasionally get updates on their various interests — and over the past few years, it's become clear that Shiloh is a talented dancer.

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    On her 18th birthday in May 2024, Shiloh filed to legally change her last name from "Jolie-Pitt" to "Jolie." It has been widely reported that she and her siblings are estranged from Brad after his and Angelina's 2016 split.

    Well, this week, the 19-year-old made her debut in a pretty major music video for K-pop star Dayoung's new single, "What's a Girl to Do."

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    Shiloh's involvement was first revealed last week in a short teaser for the music video — and immediately, people couldn't help but point out how much the rarely seen teenager looks like her mom!

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    The full video dropped on Tuesday, and it's fair to say that she and her crew killed it. You can watch it here!

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    Now, as the video continues to rack up views, a behind-the-scenes source has shared a little more about how Shiloh came to be involved in the K-pop video.

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    Speaking with a Korean news outlet, a representative for Dayoung's entertainment company, Starship, said that they had no idea about Shiloh's celebrity ties when they found her at an open audition.

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    "We held an open audition in the United States of America (US) to cast performers for Dayoung's music video," the rep explained. "Among those who took part were several performers affiliated with a dance crew called Culture."

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    "Shiloh was selected in the final round and ended up joining Dayoung's music video," they continued, revealing that even after filming wrapped, "we had no idea she was the child of Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt, and only found out by chance quite recently."

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    This revelation is hardly surprising, given that Angelina has previously said that Shiloh "hates" the idea of being a major celebrity like either of her parents. On social media, people are loving the fact that she played it cool, auditioned with hundreds of others, and got the job on her own merit.

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    Someone also highlighted that Shiloh's last name is not included in the music video credits. Instead, she goes by the nickname "Shi."

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    Dayoung recently uploaded some behind-the-scenes footage from the video shoot, and it looks like they all had the best time! I also cannot believe how much Shiloh resembles her mom! Watch the BTS clips here and here.

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