New Delhi, Dec. 16 -- Angelina Jolie has spoken publicly about showing her mastectomy scars for the first time - more than a decade after undergoing preventive surgery. In a recent interview with TIME France's inaugural edition, released Monday, the Hollywood icon explained why she chose to make it public, framing it around shared experience rather than personal exposure.

"I share these scars with many women I love," Jolie said, adding that she has long felt moved when other women chose to speak openly about similar journeys.

Jolie underwent a double mastectomy in 2013 after learning she carried the Breast Cancer gene 1 (BRCA1) mutation, which significantly increased her risk of developing breast cancer. Her mother, actor Marcheline Ber...