Emma Stone looks back on a famously awkward red-carpet moment with Angelina Jolie, shared during Vogue’s Life in Looks segment. The 36-year-old La La Land star revealed that the night was “really, really fun” because she brought her mom and sat next to Jolie, only for her mother to ask Jolie whether she had any kids. Jolie, who is a mother of six with ex-husband Brad Pitt, was the center of that surprising question from Stone’s mom.
Stone paints the Golden Globes as a setting of big round tables where you’re constantly bumping into stars you only see on screen, often shorter in person than you expect—except for Conan O’Brien, she quips.
The moment sits against a backdrop of 2011 nominations when Stone was up for Best Performance by an Actor/Actress in a Musical or Comedy for Easy A, while Jolie was nominated for The Tourist. Stone also touches on a fashion regret from that era: a peach Calvin Klein dress paired with blonde hair that she jokingly admits made her look “like one solid thumb” and caused her to wonder why she chose to match her skin tone to the gown.
Beyond the blush-worthy anecdote, the glimpse into the red carpet highlights the human side of Hollywood’s most photographed moments and how even A-listers remember the details that make these evenings memorable. It’s a reminder that fans get to see not just the glamour, but the candid, sometimes awkward humanity behind it all.
Summary: Emma Stone recalls a 14-year-old Golden Globes moment when her mom asked Angelina Jolie if she had kids, a reminder of the personable, imperfect side of red-carpet life, plus a playful note on fashion missteps and the funny realities of celebrity culture. Positive takeaway: these stories humanize stars and make such iconic nights feel a little more relatable.