Jennifer Aniston's most honest interview: her true feelings about love and 'Friends'

Nearly 30 years since Jen landed her role on 'Friends'
Everyone's favorite friend reveals all
Tabloids, motherhood, 'Friends,' and self-love
An interview given from her Beverly Hills home
A personal interview given from inside
Jen's life has never been better....
Happy even if she didn't meet societal expectations
Double standards
The tabloids have been all over Aniston for years...
The pregnancy speculations were non-stop
Aniston says TikTok and Instagram have influenced the industry
Jen broke Instagram
Fastest ever to reach 1 million followers
Ben Winston convinced Aniston and cast to do the 'Friends' reunion
Winston seduced the cast with talent and charm
The reunion was an emotional experience
Aniston doesn't plan on writing a memoir
Jen plans to act for many more years
Nearly 30 years since Jen landed her role on 'Friends'

Jennifer Aniston took a legendary trip to Las Vegas nearly three decades ago, just before she landed her breakthrough role in Hollywood. Aniston joined the cast of 'Friends' in 1994 when she was 25 years old and soon became a household name.

Everyone's favorite friend reveals all

Over the years, everyone's favorite "friend" has been a hot topic in gossip magazines and there have been plenty of rumors about her too. However, a few years ago Aniston gave one of her most revealing interviews ever with The Hollywood Reporter. Click on the read all about Jennifer Aniston's secrets!

 

Tabloids, motherhood, 'Friends,' and self-love

In a much-discussed interview in 2021 with the Hollywood Reporter, Aniston discussed the 'Friends' reunion, "missing out" on motherhood, the craziness of constantly being discussed in the tabloids, and finally learning to love herself in her fifties.

An interview given from her Beverly Hills home

Aniston met with the journalist from The Hollywood Reporter in her home in Beverly Hills and gave the interview from what was once her ex Justin Theroux's man cave.

A personal interview given from inside "The Babe Cave"

Jennifer has since turned the dark space into her own personal "sanctuary" per The Hollywood Reporter and even has a doormat that says "Welcome to the Babe Cave."

Jen's life has never been better....

Turning her ex's office into a space for her and owning her singledom is symptomatic of where Aniston is now.

Happy even if she didn't meet societal expectations

Jen was 52 at the time of the interview and the actress spoke about enjoying her life and loving herself despite not fulfilling all the stereotypes of what a successful woman should do in life: settle down and become a mother.

Double standards

In her interview with The Hollywood Reporter, Aniston spoke about how men don't face the same judgment as women.

"Men can be married as many times as they want...."

The actress said, "Which is such a double standard: Men can be married as many times as they want to, they can marry [younger] women in their 20s or 30s. Women aren’t allowed to do that."

The tabloids have been all over Aniston for years...

Jennifer has strong feelings about all the attention paid to her private life but told the interviewer that she no longer takes the rumors from the tabloids to heart.

"I used to take it very personally..."

"I used to take it all very personally — the pregnancy rumors and the whole “Oh, she chose career over kids” assumption."

The pregnancy speculations were non-stop

The actress has been in the tabloids countless times over the years with wild speculations about the state of her uterus splashing the covers.

"...it was really hurtful and just nasty."

Regarding this issue, Aniston said, "It’s like, “You have no clue what’s going with me personally, medically, why I can’t … can I have kids?” They don’t know anything, and it was really hurtful and just nasty."

Aniston says TikTok and Instagram have influenced the industry

'The Morning Show' star also talked about how the industry has changed and the influence of TikTok and Instagram.

"I don't know what the industry is anymore."

Aniston said, "...I don’t know what the industry is anymore. It’s not the same industry that it used to be. It’s not that glamorous anymore. It’s slowly becoming about TikTok and Instagram followers."

"...we're hiring now based on followers, not talent?"

Aniston went on to critique the film industry, saying, "It’s like, we’re hiring now based on followers, not talent? Oh, dear. And I’m losing touch. I’m not great at going, “I’m going to stay relevant and join TikTok.”

Jen broke Instagram

Perhaps the actress isn't a fan of social media because when she finally decided to join Instagram...she broke it!

Fastest ever to reach 1 million followers

According to The Hollywood Reporter, when Aniston joined the social media site two years ago, fans were so excited, Instagram crashed. She was the fastest person ever to reach one million followers.

Ben Winston convinced Aniston and cast to do the 'Friends' reunion

In the interview, Aniston also spoke about how director Ben Winston finally persuaded the actress and fellow 'Friends' cast members to do the reunion.

Winston seduced the cast with talent and charm

"We were all like, “I don’t know if we were just seduced by his talent or his charm or a combination of all of it.”

"Time travel is hard"

Even though Aniston and her castmates from 'Friends' had a great time working together during their years on the show and enjoyed getting together once again, the reunion was much more difficult than the actress expected. She told The Hollywood Reporter, "Time travel is hard."

"Hi, past, remember me?"

Jennifer elaborated on why the 'Friends' reunion was so difficult: “Hi, past, remember me? Remember how that sucked?"

"You thought everything was in front of you..."

Aniston continued, "You thought everything was in front of you and life was going to be just gorgeous, and then you went through maybe the hardest time in your life?”

The reunion was an emotional experience

Remembering her time as Rachel Green all these years later while being filmed was a bit much for the actress.

"I had to walk out at certain points."

Aniston said, "It was all very jarring and, of course, you’ve got cameras everywhere and I’m already a little emotionally accessible, I guess you could say, so I had to walk out at certain points. I don’t know how they cut around it."

Aniston doesn't plan on writing a memoir

The actress also told The Hollywood Reporter that unlike her 'Friends' co-star Matthew Perry she doesn't plan on writing a memoir any time soon.

"I don't have the memories done yet..."

"I don’t have the memories done yet — they’re still coming. But that doesn’t appeal to me, really. I also feel like, “Who cares?”"

Jen plans to act for many more years

However, Aniston does plan to follow in her late father's footsteps and continue to perform into old age. Her father John Aniston, continued to work as an actor until he passed away at age 89.

"I'm just getting started."

Jennifer said, "... I’m just getting started. I’ve only recently started to be like, “Oh, I got this.” I think I needed to get over those hurdles of self-doubt and own who I am and where I am and just how long I’ve f****** been here."

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