Brad Pitt gets the last laugh on Ange

The Hollywood star hasn’t been spotted with his children in over 560 days, thanks to Ange’s demands that he only sees their six children, Maddox, 16, Pax, 14, Zahara, 13, Shiloh, 11 and twins Knox and Vivienne, nine, in the privacy of his home.

However, Brad’s mum Janet has demanded that Ange grants Brad a holiday with their children, and she’s finally given in.

“Janet told him this was an unfair arrangement,” an insider spilled to the National Enquirer.

Until recently, Ange has insisted that Brad only spend time with the kids behind closed doors and in the presence of at least two nannies.

“They’ve come over to his house for two or three hours at a time in a blacked out SUV driven by a bodyguard,” continued the source.

In fact, Ange is so jealous of the public sympathy Brad, 54 has garnered that she’s desperate for him not to be portrayed as the single, doting dad by appearing in public with his kids.

“She knows Brad’s winning with his post divorce make over, “spilled the insider.

In the last year, Brad has sobered up and spends his time going to art gallery openings and creating sculptures in his art studio.

After the pep talk from his mum, Brad built up the courage to ask Ange if he could take the kids away on a ski trip over the school holidays – and she agreed.

"In the end, Brad stood up for himself and made his mum proud."