David Oyelowo reveals he and Come Away co-star Angelina Jolie’s kids have play dates together

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‘There are ten children running around tearing her house to shreds!’: David Oyelowo reveals he and Come Away co-star Angelina Jolie’s kids have play dates together

By Roxy Simons For Mailonline

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David Oyelowo revealed his children enjoy play dates with his Come Away co-star Angelina Jolie‘s kids at her home.

The actor, 44, shares three sons and one daughter with his wife Jessica, and he revealed on The One Show on Wednesday evening that they often hang out with the actress’ six kids and ‘tear her house to shreds’. 

David explained: ‘We met at a birthday party several years ago and we got talking exactly about that, she’s got six kids and I have four, and you know that’s a lot of kids to parent so we really bonded over those discussions.

‘There are ten children running around tearing her house to shreds!’: David Oyelowo revealed on Wednesday that he and Come Away co-star Angelina Jolie’s kids have play dates together

‘We had these play dates, ten children running around tearing her house to shreds, but I saw a side of her you rarely get to see on film.

‘So when this script came my way I shared it with her and thankfully she was open to letting the world see this side of her, the side that is a mother.’

Angelina shares children Zahara Marley, 15, and sons Maddox Chivan, 19, Pax Thien, 16, John, 14, twins Vivienne and Knox Léon, 12, with ex Brad Pitt. 

Parenthood: David met Angelina years before they acted together, and she said: 'she's got six kids and I have four, and you know that's a lot of kids to parent so we really bonded over [that]'

Parenthood: David met Angelina years before they acted together, and she said: ‘she’s got six kids and I have four, and you know that’s a lot of kids to parent so we really bonded over [that]’

Family: Angelina shares children Zahara Marley, 15, and sons Maddox Chivan, 19, Pax Thien, 16, John, 14, twins Vivienne and Knox Léon, 12, with ex Brad Pitt (pictured in February 2019)

Family: Angelina shares children Zahara Marley, 15, and sons Maddox Chivan, 19, Pax Thien, 16, John, 14, twins Vivienne and Knox Léon, 12, with ex Brad Pitt (pictured in February 2019)

Going on to talk about their film, David reflected on how trolls have given negative reviews online over their anger that Peter Pan and Alice In Wonderland are played by black actors.

The Midnight Sky star claimed he wasn’t surprised by the racist incident, as he said: ‘Unfortunately its not shocking for me because so many stories I try to be a part of telling is trying to move the conversation forward.

‘I always try to support stories that show people of colour in ways they wouldn’t traditionally get to be seen, a film like A United Kingdom where you see the heir to Botswana marrying a white woman in the 40s and going on to be a transcendent leader for their nation.

Family: The actor shares three sons and one daughter with wife Jessica (pictured in 2018) and he joked: 'we had these play dates, ten children running around tearing her house to shreds'

Family: The actor shares three sons and one daughter with wife Jessica (pictured in 2018) and he joked: ‘we had these play dates, ten children running around tearing her house to shreds’

Candid: Going on to talk about their film, David reflected on trolls giving negative reviews online over their anger that Peter Pan and Alice In Wonderland are played by black actors

Candid: Going on to talk about their film, David reflected on trolls giving negative reviews online over their anger that Peter Pan and Alice In Wonderland are played by black actors

That film got so many racist comments on our Facebook page, we had to take it down. You see what John Boyega has to deal with for playing a black stormtrooper in Star Wars.

‘Even my friend Ava Duvernay’s film A Wrinkle In Time you know she had to deal with review bombing as well.’

Detailing his determination to continue in the face of such reaction, he added: ‘For me progress is inexorable, you can’t stop it and my goal is to normalise these kinds of stories, especially those that are universally appealing to everyone.

‘If they are appealing to all of humanity then I believe all of humanity should be reflected within those stories.’

Reflecting: David claimed he wasn't surprised by the racist incident, as he said: 'I always try to support stories that show people of colour in ways they wouldn't traditionally get to be seen'

Reflecting: David claimed he wasn’t surprised by the racist incident, as he said: ‘I always try to support stories that show people of colour in ways they wouldn’t traditionally get to be seen’

Determined: Detailing how he will continue in the face of such racist reactions, he said: 'For me progress is inexorable, you can't stop it and my goal is to normalise these kinds of stories'

Determined: Detailing how he will continue in the face of such racist reactions, he said: ‘For me progress is inexorable, you can’t stop it and my goal is to normalise these kinds of stories’