The Fast X actress adopted her two children
Tragically, her mother also killed Charlize's alcoholic father after he came home and fired a shotgun through the door at them both. In 2004, she told ABC: "I know that if my daughter was in the same situation, I would do the same thing."Charlize's mom recognized the need to escape South Africa and they left their home country and moved to Italy, when she was 16 - something she's forever grateful for.
"A model scout from an agency saw me in Johannesburg when I was 16 and it came at a perfect time for me,""It was a chance to escape and, fortunately, I had a mother who realized what was happening in South Africa and how it was becoming less safe. She encouraged me to get out and do something with my life. I started to travel and see the world.
She's also spoken candidly about parenting two Black daughters. "I want them to know who they are, and I want them to be so [expletive] proud of who they are," she said.They need to know where they come from and be proud of that."But they're going to have to know that it's a different climate for them than it is for me, and how unfair that is. If I can do something about that, of course I'm going to.
The mom of two is an advocate for better representation in Hollywood and while speaking on Variety's podcast, she said she wants her daughters to "grow up in a world where they see themselves." Adding: "I want to surround them in a world where they feel they belong and they can shine and they can live to their full potential.Other topics
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