Courtship: Having met on the set of 2005's blockbuster 'Mr & Mrs Smith', Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie still maintain they were 'just good friends' and that romance only blossomed once Pitt and Aniston had filed for divorce. All the sizzling on screen, however, and a series of paparazzi shots taken off-set might imply otherwise. Never actually admitting they were an item, it was only really when Brad adopted her kids, Maddox and Zahara, and Angelina announced that she was pregnant in January 2006 that they could no longer deny their status as a couple. With children involved, the need for a pre-nuptial became obvious.
Ceremony: While reports claim Brad continues to ask Ange to marry him – even begging her on bended knee – no date has been confirmed. A winter wedding at George Clooney's villa on Lake Como was predicted back in 2006, but it seems that wedding bells won't be sounding anytime soon.
Contract: Any plans to marry might be on hold, but Brangelina's pre-nup has already been drawn up. Financial details remain under wraps but, apparently, the deal, commissioned at Angelina's request, is aimed at protecting the kids should things go wrong. Despite the fact that Brad's playing dad to their adopted children, Angelina is adamant that following a divorce she will raise them alone, making Brad sign away all claims and even visitation rights to Maddox and Zahara. However, when questioned recently, Pitt claimed that no such pre-nup exists.
Ex-factor: It will be third-time lucky for Angelina should she walk up the aisle again. Former husbands Johnny Lee Miller and Billy Bob Thornton didn't draw up pre-marital contracts, but there were fewer dollars in the bank then and no babies to consider.
Brad, of course, was married to Jennifer Aniston for four-and-a-half years and with no pre-nup they amicably divided up their fortune. At the time a friend commented, 'They are smart at managing their own assets and don't need lawyers. They have always kept their money separate.' This meant that Jen held on to her earnings and Brad his, while the Malibu mansion, the yacht, the ranch and their film company were carved up between them.
