By Rita Chioma

Brad Pitt has compared his split from Angelina Jolie to ‘a death’ and admits his heavy drinking became a problem in his marriage.

Jolie stunned the world in August 2016 when she filed for divorce following an alleged altercation on a private jet between the actor and their 15-year-old son, Maddox.

Now in his first interview about the shocking separation, Pitt admitted that he blames himself for the marriage crumbling, conceding: “I hit the lottery and I still would waste my time on those hollow pursuits.”

He told GQ Style magazine: –

When asked if the last few months had felt like he was grieving a death, he curtly replied: ‘Yeah.’ 

The Fight Club star – who noticeably looks much trimmer in the three cover shots – reveals he has cut out alcohol from his life, admitting it had become a ‘problem’ during his life with Angelina. “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,” he continued.

“And truthfully I could drink a Russian under the table with his own vodka. I was a professional. I was good,” before conceding that he didn’t “want to live that way anymore.” “Personally, I can’t remember a day since I got out of college when I wasn’t boozing or had a spliff, or something.”