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Selena Gomez is always my first port of call for beauty inspo, never afraid to mix it up, she seamlessly rocks every hairstyle from cute curls to platinum blonde.

But if Selena is out here serving us all looks for days, where is she getting all that hair-spiration from? Well, it would appear the answer is everyone's fave Sunday afternoon TV binge, Friends. Yup, the 90s comedy sitcom has inspired Selena's latest hair move, with the pop star reinventing Jennifer Aniston's infamous "Rachel" haircut for a recent TV interview.

Appearing on the Kelly Clarkson Show, Selena rocked the bounciest blowout we've ever seen, with choppy layers reminiscent of the 90s hair trend.

Her stylist, Marissa Marino, posted a clip of the look to Instagram, captioning it: "Selena on @kellyclarksonshow today! It's a great interview so be sure to watch! ✨ hair inspo was "The Rachel" meets Goldie Hawn in First Wives Club."

Whilst Marissa didn't divulge the exact products used to give Selena our 90s "Rachel" hair of dreams, we can imagine there was a lottt of sectioning, blow-dry brushes, and hairspray needed to cheat ALL that bouncy volume.

If you fancy recreating the look, here are a few essentials to get you on your way to "Rachel" hair:
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Selena Gomez just got 'The Rachel' haircut - yes, really

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Selena Gomez is always my first port of call for beauty inspo, never afraid to mix it up, she seamlessly rocks every hairstyle from cute curls to platinum blonde. But if Selena is out here serving us all looks for days, where is she getting all that hair-spiration from?

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This article from a gossip's magazine from the 9th of March 2020 is trying to create an image of Aniston as this loved-up and happy star/celebrity who is finally considering to have kids and start a family with non other than Brad Pitt.

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An article that labels the actress' character as the very first fashion influencer, hence building and supporting her star image in the real world as this fashion icon thanks to Rachel Green.

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It's been almost 24 years since Friends first aired, and even a quarter-century on our obsession with the series hasn't dwindled. Aside from being our ultimate Sunday afternoon binge-watch, Friends has proven a recurring favourite for another reason: The fashion.

While Courtney Cox's Monica and Lisa Kudrow's Phoebe both had their fair share of oh-so-90s style, it's Jennifer Anniston's turn as Rachel Green that delivered the shows most iconic outfits.

Seeing as her character was an executive for Ralph Lauren and a buyer at Bloomingdales, it's no surprise a fair amount of effort was put into making Anniston's on-screen character the height of 90s chic.

From minimal pantsuits to slinky slip dresses, a questionable use of double denim and a Vetements-esque love for trackpants and 'Dad' sneakers, Rachel Green remains one of our most-loved fictional style icons.

Here, her best ever outfits.

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It's been almost 24 years since Friends first aired, and even a quarter-century on our obsession with the series hasn't dwindled. Aside from being our ultimate Sunday afternoon binge-watch, Friends has proven a recurring favourite for another reason: The fashion.

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This article again reinforces the idea of Aniston being this role model for a healthy lifestyle for women over 50 .

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To discover exactly how the Morning Wars actress maintains her health and physique, we've rounded up everything Aniston and her personal trainers have said in recent times about her diet and exercise routine.

From her go-to workouts to her 'guilty' treats, keep scrolling for all the details.

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Everything Jennifer Aniston Did To Get The Body She Has Today

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To discover exactly how the Morning Wars actress maintains her health and physique, we've rounded up everything Aniston and her personal trainers have said in recent times about her diet and exercise routine. From her go-to workouts to her 'guilty' treats, keep scrolling for all the details.

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Confirming her star image as a woman taking immense care of herself, this article presents 7 beauty tricks that the actress has in order to keep herself in shape and make 51 look like 31.

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How old is Jennifer Aniston is a question we often find ourselves asking when we're having another Sunday marathon. Much like Edward Cullen, Dorian Gray and Jennifer Lopez, Jen simply does not age.

Our favourite actress turned 51 in February this year and we can barely tell a difference between how she looks now compared to how she looked in her Rachel days and we want to know why.

In our quest to discover immortality, we took a deep-dive into Jennifer Lopez's beauty routine to discover how she makes 50 look 30, so we figured why not do the same for our other beloved Jennifer, to see if we can learn a trick or two from her.

From swapping coffee for a glass of celery juice every morning, to splashing her face with cold water and having infrared light therapy sessions to improve collagen production, Jennifer is as disciplined with her beauty rituals as she is with her diet and exercise routine.

We've compiled a comprehensive list of Jen's top beauty tips which cover everything from how she manages to keep her iconic hair so long, blonde and in such good condition, to the self-care and wellbeing rituals she practices to help both her mind and body stay healthy.

We can't promise you'll follow them (don't know about you but it takes all our might to cleanse our face, let alone splash it with ice-cold water 25 times), but don't say we didn't share them with you.

Now where's that celery....

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7 ways Jennifer Aniston makes 51 look 31

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How old is Jennifer Aniston is a question we often find ourselves asking when we're having another Sunday marathon. Much like Edward Cullen, Dorian Gray and Jennifer Lopez, Jen simply does not age.

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A follow-up to the covers of the actress that examines the fact that her star image connoted by these magazine covers has not changed at all- she is always portrayed as this happy, wealthy and always with 'flying hair', thus constructing a star image that is not as interesting to look at on these Bazaar covers.

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The team over at Harper's Bazaar has yet to hear our cries for something new, given the fact we're constantly greeted by the same old faces down at the newsstand. There are no signs of the title welcoming new blood in the near future, either, since Jennifer Aniston is back on the cover less than two years after her last appearance. She sure looks elated to be scoring her umpteenth Bazaar cover for June/July 2019 photographed by Alexi Lubomirski and styled by Miguel Alberto Enamorado, who picked out a sequined Saint Laurent number for the actress.

"OMG it's worse than usual. Taking into consideration it's the usual formula for Bazaar: Aniston, the flying hair and fake smile, but this time it's REALLY bad. The contrived pose, the hair in her mouth and the awful dress for summer and so on. Grade: 0/10. There is not a single element that I like here. NEXT!" declared Bertrando3.

"This is one irrelevant magazine. What a tragedy," commented jeffandtheworld.

"God, all her covers for this magazine look the same, over and over and over and over again! Alexi is the weak link here because he shot most of these covers," Benn98 pointed out.

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In the same frame of mind was RanThe: "Typical Jennifer Aniston smile and Bazaar cover, but I really don't mind it. I think she looks amazing. The only thing Glenda [Bailey] needs to do is to get rid of Alexi because all his photos look the same. ALWAYS."

"Alexi's photography is more and more cringeworthy the more work he gets," 333101 chimed in.

"Jennifer Aniston is known as a reliable mag seller - why not take a risk with her and do something edgy?" asked magsaddict.

Care to see more? Check out Jennifer's accompanying feature and join the debate here.

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Jennifer Aniston and Harper's Bazaar Deliver Two Underwhelming Covers for June/July 2019

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The team over at Harper's Bazaar has yet to hear our cries for something new, given the fact we're constantly greeted by the same old faces down at the newsstand. There are no signs of the title welcoming new blood in the near future, either, since Jennifer Aniston is back on the cover less than two years after her last appearance.

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The team over at Harper's Bazaar has yet to hear our cries for something new, given the fact we're constantly greeted by the same old faces down at the newsstand. There are no signs of the title welcoming new blood in the near future, either, since Jennifer Aniston is back on the cover less than two years after her last appearance. She sure looks elated to be scoring her umpteenth Bazaar cover for June/July 2019 photographed by Alexi Lubomirski and styled by Miguel Alberto Enamorado, who picked out a sequined Saint Laurent number for the actress.

"OMG it's worse than usual. Taking into consideration it's the usual formula for Bazaar: Aniston, the flying hair and fake smile, but this time it's REALLY bad. The contrived pose, the hair in her mouth and the awful dress for summer and so on. Grade: 0/10. There is not a single element that I like here. NEXT!" declared Bertrando3.

"This is one irrelevant magazine. What a tragedy," commented jeffandtheworld.

"God, all her covers for this magazine look the same, over and over and over and over again! Alexi is the weak link here because he shot most of these covers," Benn98 pointed out.

[ Not a tFS forum member yet? Click here to join! ]

In the same frame of mind was RanThe: "Typical Jennifer Aniston smile and Bazaar cover, but I really don't mind it. I think she looks amazing. The only thing Glenda [Bailey] needs to do is to get rid of Alexi because all his photos look the same. ALWAYS."

"Alexi's photography is more and more cringeworthy the more work he gets," 333101 chimed in.

"Jennifer Aniston is known as a reliable mag seller - why not take a risk with her and do something edgy?" asked magsaddict.

Care to see more? Check out Jennifer's accompanying feature and join the debate here.

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Jennifer Aniston and Harper's Bazaar Deliver Two Underwhelming Covers for June/July 2019

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The team over at Harper's Bazaar has yet to hear our cries for something new, given the fact we're constantly greeted by the same old faces down at the newsstand. There are no signs of the title welcoming new blood in the near future, either, since Jennifer Aniston is back on the cover less than two years after her last appearance.

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The team over at Harper's Bazaar has yet to hear our cries for something new, given the fact we're constantly greeted by the same old faces down at the newsstand. There are no signs of the title welcoming new blood in the near future, either, since Jennifer Aniston is back on the cover less than two years after her last appearance. She sure looks elated to be scoring her umpteenth Bazaar cover for June/July 2019 photographed by Alexi Lubomirski and styled by Miguel Alberto Enamorado, who picked out a sequined Saint Laurent number for the actress.

"OMG it's worse than usual. Taking into consideration it's the usual formula for Bazaar: Aniston, the flying hair and fake smile, but this time it's REALLY bad. The contrived pose, the hair in her mouth and the awful dress for summer and so on. Grade: 0/10. There is not a single element that I like here. NEXT!" declared Bertrando3.

"This is one irrelevant magazine. What a tragedy," commented jeffandtheworld.

"God, all her covers for this magazine look the same, over and over and over and over again! Alexi is the weak link here because he shot most of these covers," Benn98 pointed out.

[ Not a tFS forum member yet? Click here to join! ]

In the same frame of mind was RanThe: "Typical Jennifer Aniston smile and Bazaar cover, but I really don't mind it. I think she looks amazing. The only thing Glenda [Bailey] needs to do is to get rid of Alexi because all his photos look the same. ALWAYS."

"Alexi's photography is more and more cringeworthy the more work he gets," 333101 chimed in.

"Jennifer Aniston is known as a reliable mag seller - why not take a risk with her and do something edgy?" asked magsaddict.

Care to see more? Check out Jennifer's accompanying feature and join the debate here.

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Jennifer Aniston and Harper's Bazaar Deliver Two Underwhelming Covers for June/July 2019

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The team over at Harper's Bazaar has yet to hear our cries for something new, given the fact we're constantly greeted by the same old faces down at the newsstand. There are no signs of the title welcoming new blood in the near future, either, since Jennifer Aniston is back on the cover less than two years after her last appearance.

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The team over at Harper's Bazaar has yet to hear our cries for something new, given the fact we're constantly greeted by the same old faces down at the newsstand. There are no signs of the title welcoming new blood in the near future, either, since Jennifer Aniston is back on the cover less than two years after her last appearance. She sure looks elated to be scoring her umpteenth Bazaar cover for June/July 2019 photographed by Alexi Lubomirski and styled by Miguel Alberto Enamorado, who picked out a sequined Saint Laurent number for the actress.

"OMG it's worse than usual. Taking into consideration it's the usual formula for Bazaar: Aniston, the flying hair and fake smile, but this time it's REALLY bad. The contrived pose, the hair in her mouth and the awful dress for summer and so on. Grade: 0/10. There is not a single element that I like here. NEXT!" declared Bertrando3.

"This is one irrelevant magazine. What a tragedy," commented jeffandtheworld.

"God, all her covers for this magazine look the same, over and over and over and over again! Alexi is the weak link here because he shot most of these covers," Benn98 pointed out.

[ Not a tFS forum member yet? Click here to join! ]

In the same frame of mind was RanThe: "Typical Jennifer Aniston smile and Bazaar cover, but I really don't mind it. I think she looks amazing. The only thing Glenda [Bailey] needs to do is to get rid of Alexi because all his photos look the same. ALWAYS."

"Alexi's photography is more and more cringeworthy the more work he gets," 333101 chimed in.

"Jennifer Aniston is known as a reliable mag seller - why not take a risk with her and do something edgy?" asked magsaddict.

Care to see more? Check out Jennifer's accompanying feature and join the debate here.

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Jennifer Aniston and Harper's Bazaar Deliver Two Underwhelming Covers for June/July 2019

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The team over at Harper's Bazaar has yet to hear our cries for something new, given the fact we're constantly greeted by the same old faces down at the newsstand. There are no signs of the title welcoming new blood in the near future, either, since Jennifer Aniston is back on the cover less than two years after her last appearance.

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The team over at Harper's Bazaar has yet to hear our cries for something new, given the fact we're constantly greeted by the same old faces down at the newsstand. There are no signs of the title welcoming new blood in the near future, either, since Jennifer Aniston is back on the cover less than two years after her last appearance. She sure looks elated to be scoring her umpteenth Bazaar cover for June/July 2019 photographed by Alexi Lubomirski and styled by Miguel Alberto Enamorado, who picked out a sequined Saint Laurent number for the actress.

"OMG it's worse than usual. Taking into consideration it's the usual formula for Bazaar: Aniston, the flying hair and fake smile, but this time it's REALLY bad. The contrived pose, the hair in her mouth and the awful dress for summer and so on. Grade: 0/10. There is not a single element that I like here. NEXT!" declared Bertrando3.

"This is one irrelevant magazine. What a tragedy," commented jeffandtheworld.

"God, all her covers for this magazine look the same, over and over and over and over again! Alexi is the weak link here because he shot most of these covers," Benn98 pointed out.

[ Not a tFS forum member yet? Click here to join! ]

In the same frame of mind was RanThe: "Typical Jennifer Aniston smile and Bazaar cover, but I really don't mind it. I think she looks amazing. The only thing Glenda [Bailey] needs to do is to get rid of Alexi because all his photos look the same. ALWAYS."

"Alexi's photography is more and more cringeworthy the more work he gets," 333101 chimed in.

"Jennifer Aniston is known as a reliable mag seller - why not take a risk with her and do something edgy?" asked magsaddict.

Care to see more? Check out Jennifer's accompanying feature and join the debate here.

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Jennifer Aniston and Harper's Bazaar Deliver Two Underwhelming Covers for June/July 2019

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The team over at Harper's Bazaar has yet to hear our cries for something new, given the fact we're constantly greeted by the same old faces down at the newsstand. There are no signs of the title welcoming new blood in the near future, either, since Jennifer Aniston is back on the cover less than two years after her last appearance.

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The team over at Harper's Bazaar has yet to hear our cries for something new, given the fact we're constantly greeted by the same old faces down at the newsstand. There are no signs of the title welcoming new blood in the near future, either, since Jennifer Aniston is back on the cover less than two years after her last appearance. She sure looks elated to be scoring her umpteenth Bazaar cover for June/July 2019 photographed by Alexi Lubomirski and styled by Miguel Alberto Enamorado, who picked out a sequined Saint Laurent number for the actress.

"OMG it's worse than usual. Taking into consideration it's the usual formula for Bazaar: Aniston, the flying hair and fake smile, but this time it's REALLY bad. The contrived pose, the hair in her mouth and the awful dress for summer and so on. Grade: 0/10. There is not a single element that I like here. NEXT!" declared Bertrando3.

"This is one irrelevant magazine. What a tragedy," commented jeffandtheworld.

"God, all her covers for this magazine look the same, over and over and over and over again! Alexi is the weak link here because he shot most of these covers," Benn98 pointed out.

[ Not a tFS forum member yet? Click here to join! ]

In the same frame of mind was RanThe: "Typical Jennifer Aniston smile and Bazaar cover, but I really don't mind it. I think she looks amazing. The only thing Glenda [Bailey] needs to do is to get rid of Alexi because all his photos look the same. ALWAYS."

"Alexi's photography is more and more cringeworthy the more work he gets," 333101 chimed in.

"Jennifer Aniston is known as a reliable mag seller - why not take a risk with her and do something edgy?" asked magsaddict.

Care to see more? Check out Jennifer's accompanying feature and join the debate here.

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Jennifer Aniston and Harper's Bazaar Deliver Two Underwhelming Covers for June/July 2019

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The team over at Harper's Bazaar has yet to hear our cries for something new, given the fact we're constantly greeted by the same old faces down at the newsstand. There are no signs of the title welcoming new blood in the near future, either, since Jennifer Aniston is back on the cover less than two years after her last appearance.

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The team over at Harper's Bazaar has yet to hear our cries for something new, given the fact we're constantly greeted by the same old faces down at the newsstand. There are no signs of the title welcoming new blood in the near future, either, since Jennifer Aniston is back on the cover less than two years after her last appearance. She sure looks elated to be scoring her umpteenth Bazaar cover for June/July 2019 photographed by Alexi Lubomirski and styled by Miguel Alberto Enamorado, who picked out a sequined Saint Laurent number for the actress.

"OMG it's worse than usual. Taking into consideration it's the usual formula for Bazaar: Aniston, the flying hair and fake smile, but this time it's REALLY bad. The contrived pose, the hair in her mouth and the awful dress for summer and so on. Grade: 0/10. There is not a single element that I like here. NEXT!" declared Bertrando3.

"This is one irrelevant magazine. What a tragedy," commented jeffandtheworld.

"God, all her covers for this magazine look the same, over and over and over and over again! Alexi is the weak link here because he shot most of these covers," Benn98 pointed out.

[ Not a tFS forum member yet? Click here to join! ]

In the same frame of mind was RanThe: "Typical Jennifer Aniston smile and Bazaar cover, but I really don't mind it. I think she looks amazing. The only thing Glenda [Bailey] needs to do is to get rid of Alexi because all his photos look the same. ALWAYS."

"Alexi's photography is more and more cringeworthy the more work he gets," 333101 chimed in.

"Jennifer Aniston is known as a reliable mag seller - why not take a risk with her and do something edgy?" asked magsaddict.

Care to see more? Check out Jennifer's accompanying feature and join the debate here.

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Jennifer Aniston and Harper's Bazaar Deliver Two Underwhelming Covers for June/July 2019

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The team over at Harper's Bazaar has yet to hear our cries for something new, given the fact we're constantly greeted by the same old faces down at the newsstand. There are no signs of the title welcoming new blood in the near future, either, since Jennifer Aniston is back on the cover less than two years after her last appearance.

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The team over at Harper's Bazaar has yet to hear our cries for something new, given the fact we're constantly greeted by the same old faces down at the newsstand. There are no signs of the title welcoming new blood in the near future, either, since Jennifer Aniston is back on the cover less than two years after her last appearance. She sure looks elated to be scoring her umpteenth Bazaar cover for June/July 2019 photographed by Alexi Lubomirski and styled by Miguel Alberto Enamorado, who picked out a sequined Saint Laurent number for the actress.

"OMG it's worse than usual. Taking into consideration it's the usual formula for Bazaar: Aniston, the flying hair and fake smile, but this time it's REALLY bad. The contrived pose, the hair in her mouth and the awful dress for summer and so on. Grade: 0/10. There is not a single element that I like here. NEXT!" declared Bertrando3.

"This is one irrelevant magazine. What a tragedy," commented jeffandtheworld.

"God, all her covers for this magazine look the same, over and over and over and over again! Alexi is the weak link here because he shot most of these covers," Benn98 pointed out.

[ Not a tFS forum member yet? Click here to join! ]

In the same frame of mind was RanThe: "Typical Jennifer Aniston smile and Bazaar cover, but I really don't mind it. I think she looks amazing. The only thing Glenda [Bailey] needs to do is to get rid of Alexi because all his photos look the same. ALWAYS."

"Alexi's photography is more and more cringeworthy the more work he gets," 333101 chimed in.

"Jennifer Aniston is known as a reliable mag seller - why not take a risk with her and do something edgy?" asked magsaddict.

Care to see more? Check out Jennifer's accompanying feature and join the debate here.

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Jennifer Aniston and Harper's Bazaar Deliver Two Underwhelming Covers for June/July 2019

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The team over at Harper's Bazaar has yet to hear our cries for something new, given the fact we're constantly greeted by the same old faces down at the newsstand. There are no signs of the title welcoming new blood in the near future, either, since Jennifer Aniston is back on the cover less than two years after her last appearance.

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The team over at Harper's Bazaar has yet to hear our cries for something new, given the fact we're constantly greeted by the same old faces down at the newsstand. There are no signs of the title welcoming new blood in the near future, either, since Jennifer Aniston is back on the cover less than two years after her last appearance. She sure looks elated to be scoring her umpteenth Bazaar cover for June/July 2019 photographed by Alexi Lubomirski and styled by Miguel Alberto Enamorado, who picked out a sequined Saint Laurent number for the actress.

"OMG it's worse than usual. Taking into consideration it's the usual formula for Bazaar: Aniston, the flying hair and fake smile, but this time it's REALLY bad. The contrived pose, the hair in her mouth and the awful dress for summer and so on. Grade: 0/10. There is not a single element that I like here. NEXT!" declared Bertrando3.

"This is one irrelevant magazine. What a tragedy," commented jeffandtheworld.

"God, all her covers for this magazine look the same, over and over and over and over again! Alexi is the weak link here because he shot most of these covers," Benn98 pointed out.

[ Not a tFS forum member yet? Click here to join! ]

In the same frame of mind was RanThe: "Typical Jennifer Aniston smile and Bazaar cover, but I really don't mind it. I think she looks amazing. The only thing Glenda [Bailey] needs to do is to get rid of Alexi because all his photos look the same. ALWAYS."

"Alexi's photography is more and more cringeworthy the more work he gets," 333101 chimed in.

"Jennifer Aniston is known as a reliable mag seller - why not take a risk with her and do something edgy?" asked magsaddict.

Care to see more? Check out Jennifer's accompanying feature and join the debate here.

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Jennifer Aniston and Harper's Bazaar Deliver Two Underwhelming Covers for June/July 2019

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The team over at Harper's Bazaar has yet to hear our cries for something new, given the fact we're constantly greeted by the same old faces down at the newsstand. There are no signs of the title welcoming new blood in the near future, either, since Jennifer Aniston is back on the cover less than two years after her last appearance.

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The team over at Harper's Bazaar has yet to hear our cries for something new, given the fact we're constantly greeted by the same old faces down at the newsstand. There are no signs of the title welcoming new blood in the near future, either, since Jennifer Aniston is back on the cover less than two years after her last appearance. She sure looks elated to be scoring her umpteenth Bazaar cover for June/July 2019 photographed by Alexi Lubomirski and styled by Miguel Alberto Enamorado, who picked out a sequined Saint Laurent number for the actress.

"OMG it's worse than usual. Taking into consideration it's the usual formula for Bazaar: Aniston, the flying hair and fake smile, but this time it's REALLY bad. The contrived pose, the hair in her mouth and the awful dress for summer and so on. Grade: 0/10. There is not a single element that I like here. NEXT!" declared Bertrando3.

"This is one irrelevant magazine. What a tragedy," commented jeffandtheworld.

"God, all her covers for this magazine look the same, over and over and over and over again! Alexi is the weak link here because he shot most of these covers," Benn98 pointed out.

[ Not a tFS forum member yet? Click here to join! ]

In the same frame of mind was RanThe: "Typical Jennifer Aniston smile and Bazaar cover, but I really don't mind it. I think she looks amazing. The only thing Glenda [Bailey] needs to do is to get rid of Alexi because all his photos look the same. ALWAYS."

"Alexi's photography is more and more cringeworthy the more work he gets," 333101 chimed in.

"Jennifer Aniston is known as a reliable mag seller - why not take a risk with her and do something edgy?" asked magsaddict.

Care to see more? Check out Jennifer's accompanying feature and join the debate here.

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Jennifer Aniston and Harper's Bazaar Deliver Two Underwhelming Covers for June/July 2019

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The team over at Harper's Bazaar has yet to hear our cries for something new, given the fact we're constantly greeted by the same old faces down at the newsstand. There are no signs of the title welcoming new blood in the near future, either, since Jennifer Aniston is back on the cover less than two years after her last appearance.

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The team over at Harper's Bazaar has yet to hear our cries for something new, given the fact we're constantly greeted by the same old faces down at the newsstand. There are no signs of the title welcoming new blood in the near future, either, since Jennifer Aniston is back on the cover less than two years after her last appearance. She sure looks elated to be scoring her umpteenth Bazaar cover for June/July 2019 photographed by Alexi Lubomirski and styled by Miguel Alberto Enamorado, who picked out a sequined Saint Laurent number for the actress.

"OMG it's worse than usual. Taking into consideration it's the usual formula for Bazaar: Aniston, the flying hair and fake smile, but this time it's REALLY bad. The contrived pose, the hair in her mouth and the awful dress for summer and so on. Grade: 0/10. There is not a single element that I like here. NEXT!" declared Bertrando3.

"This is one irrelevant magazine. What a tragedy," commented jeffandtheworld.

"God, all her covers for this magazine look the same, over and over and over and over again! Alexi is the weak link here because he shot most of these covers," Benn98 pointed out.

[ Not a tFS forum member yet? Click here to join! ]

In the same frame of mind was RanThe: "Typical Jennifer Aniston smile and Bazaar cover, but I really don't mind it. I think she looks amazing. The only thing Glenda [Bailey] needs to do is to get rid of Alexi because all his photos look the same. ALWAYS."

"Alexi's photography is more and more cringeworthy the more work he gets," 333101 chimed in.

"Jennifer Aniston is known as a reliable mag seller - why not take a risk with her and do something edgy?" asked magsaddict.

Care to see more? Check out Jennifer's accompanying feature and join the debate here.

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Jennifer Aniston and Harper's Bazaar Deliver Two Underwhelming Covers for June/July 2019

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The team over at Harper's Bazaar has yet to hear our cries for something new, given the fact we're constantly greeted by the same old faces down at the newsstand. There are no signs of the title welcoming new blood in the near future, either, since Jennifer Aniston is back on the cover less than two years after her last appearance.

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The team over at Harper's Bazaar has yet to hear our cries for something new, given the fact we're constantly greeted by the same old faces down at the newsstand. There are no signs of the title welcoming new blood in the near future, either, since Jennifer Aniston is back on the cover less than two years after her last appearance. She sure looks elated to be scoring her umpteenth Bazaar cover for June/July 2019 photographed by Alexi Lubomirski and styled by Miguel Alberto Enamorado, who picked out a sequined Saint Laurent number for the actress.

"OMG it's worse than usual. Taking into consideration it's the usual formula for Bazaar: Aniston, the flying hair and fake smile, but this time it's REALLY bad. The contrived pose, the hair in her mouth and the awful dress for summer and so on. Grade: 0/10. There is not a single element that I like here. NEXT!" declared Bertrando3.

"This is one irrelevant magazine. What a tragedy," commented jeffandtheworld.

"God, all her covers for this magazine look the same, over and over and over and over again! Alexi is the weak link here because he shot most of these covers," Benn98 pointed out.

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In the same frame of mind was RanThe: "Typical Jennifer Aniston smile and Bazaar cover, but I really don't mind it. I think she looks amazing. The only thing Glenda [Bailey] needs to do is to get rid of Alexi because all his photos look the same. ALWAYS."

"Alexi's photography is more and more cringeworthy the more work he gets," 333101 chimed in.

"Jennifer Aniston is known as a reliable mag seller - why not take a risk with her and do something edgy?" asked magsaddict.

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Jennifer Aniston and Harper's Bazaar Deliver Two Underwhelming Covers for June/July 2019

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The team over at Harper's Bazaar has yet to hear our cries for something new, given the fact we're constantly greeted by the same old faces down at the newsstand. There are no signs of the title welcoming new blood in the near future, either, since Jennifer Aniston is back on the cover less than two years after her last appearance.

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The team over at Harper's Bazaar has yet to hear our cries for something new, given the fact we're constantly greeted by the same old faces down at the newsstand. There are no signs of the title welcoming new blood in the near future, either, since Jennifer Aniston is back on the cover less than two years after her last appearance. She sure looks elated to be scoring her umpteenth Bazaar cover for June/July 2019 photographed by Alexi Lubomirski and styled by Miguel Alberto Enamorado, who picked out a sequined Saint Laurent number for the actress.

"OMG it's worse than usual. Taking into consideration it's the usual formula for Bazaar: Aniston, the flying hair and fake smile, but this time it's REALLY bad. The contrived pose, the hair in her mouth and the awful dress for summer and so on. Grade: 0/10. There is not a single element that I like here. NEXT!" declared Bertrando3.

"This is one irrelevant magazine. What a tragedy," commented jeffandtheworld.

"God, all her covers for this magazine look the same, over and over and over and over again! Alexi is the weak link here because he shot most of these covers," Benn98 pointed out.

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In the same frame of mind was RanThe: "Typical Jennifer Aniston smile and Bazaar cover, but I really don't mind it. I think she looks amazing. The only thing Glenda [Bailey] needs to do is to get rid of Alexi because all his photos look the same. ALWAYS."

"Alexi's photography is more and more cringeworthy the more work he gets," 333101 chimed in.

"Jennifer Aniston is known as a reliable mag seller - why not take a risk with her and do something edgy?" asked magsaddict.

Care to see more? Check out Jennifer's accompanying feature and join the debate here.

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Jennifer Aniston and Harper's Bazaar Deliver Two Underwhelming Covers for June/July 2019

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The team over at Harper's Bazaar has yet to hear our cries for something new, given the fact we're constantly greeted by the same old faces down at the newsstand. There are no signs of the title welcoming new blood in the near future, either, since Jennifer Aniston is back on the cover less than two years after her last appearance.

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The team over at Harper's Bazaar has yet to hear our cries for something new, given the fact we're constantly greeted by the same old faces down at the newsstand. There are no signs of the title welcoming new blood in the near future, either, since Jennifer Aniston is back on the cover less than two years after her last appearance. She sure looks elated to be scoring her umpteenth Bazaar cover for June/July 2019 photographed by Alexi Lubomirski and styled by Miguel Alberto Enamorado, who picked out a sequined Saint Laurent number for the actress.

"OMG it's worse than usual. Taking into consideration it's the usual formula for Bazaar: Aniston, the flying hair and fake smile, but this time it's REALLY bad. The contrived pose, the hair in her mouth and the awful dress for summer and so on. Grade: 0/10. There is not a single element that I like here. NEXT!" declared Bertrando3.

"This is one irrelevant magazine. What a tragedy," commented jeffandtheworld.

"God, all her covers for this magazine look the same, over and over and over and over again! Alexi is the weak link here because he shot most of these covers," Benn98 pointed out.

[ Not a tFS forum member yet? Click here to join! ]

In the same frame of mind was RanThe: "Typical Jennifer Aniston smile and Bazaar cover, but I really don't mind it. I think she looks amazing. The only thing Glenda [Bailey] needs to do is to get rid of Alexi because all his photos look the same. ALWAYS."

"Alexi's photography is more and more cringeworthy the more work he gets," 333101 chimed in.

"Jennifer Aniston is known as a reliable mag seller - why not take a risk with her and do something edgy?" asked magsaddict.

Care to see more? Check out Jennifer's accompanying feature and join the debate here.

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Jennifer Aniston and Harper's Bazaar Deliver Two Underwhelming Covers for June/July 2019

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The team over at Harper's Bazaar has yet to hear our cries for something new, given the fact we're constantly greeted by the same old faces down at the newsstand. There are no signs of the title welcoming new blood in the near future, either, since Jennifer Aniston is back on the cover less than two years after her last appearance.

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Many of the actress's magazine covers in the past years emphasise on the her genes- not ageing, having the perfect physique etc. Even the captions around her photograph introduce this image of the celebrity.

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Jennifer Aniston's star image is being again linked to Brad Pitt and how she is leading another two guys. This gossip article reinforces her image of a single woman who needs to marry and of the image she had in the past- as the woman beside Brad Pitt. This piece also connotes the scandals around her marriage with him.

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She's looking sexier and more confident than ever, and Jennifer Aniston has every reason to be feeling good about herself. The actress is apparently increasingly popular with her ex husbands Justin Theroux and Brad Pitt, as well as beau John Mayer.

With all three men reportedly 'clamouring for attention', Jen can't deny she has 'feelings for all three,' a source tells American publication OK!
WATCH: Brad Pitt looks in love with Jen Aniston

"It's made her feel a little guilty. You don't need a magnifying glass to see Jen is in a quandary because she can't decide which one she wants to be with," says the source.

According to the publication, Jen is always Justin's 'first call' when he's in Los Angeles.

"Their marriage may have been a failure, but the sparks are still there. They text and talk all the time," adds the source.

As for John, Jen had a little rendezvous with her ex a few nights before the Oscars.

They met up at a bar at the Sunset Tower Hotel and although the pair left separately "they didn't fool anybody" and "they were both a little flushed and John couldn't wipe the smile off his face. He's always held a torch for Jen.

That said, the source says that her first love Brad Pitt is probably the strongest contender for her heart.

"He was her first great love," claims the insider. "All of Jen's feelings have come rushing back and she's giving in to them," they add.

According to the publication, the pair have been enjoying several dates at her mansion and the actress sees her future with him.

"She doesn't mean to lead any of the other guys on, but Brad's always been the one," they add.

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Red hot Jennifer Aniston is now juggling the attentions of THREE love-struck exes

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Jennifer Aniston is apparently 'obsessed' with her ex husbands Justin Theroux and Brad Pitt as well as beau John Mayer. With all three men reportedly 'clamouring for attention', Jen can't deny she has 'feelings for all three,' a source tells American publication OK!

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Even though the actress is still really new on the platform her Instagram account is mainly constructed of posts about or referencing the sitcom 'Friends' and flashback photos of when she was a child.

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The actress's separation with Justin Theroux presents her celebrity star image as an 'unsuitable for marriage'.

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Pitt left Aniston for actress Angelina Jolie in 2005, but he and Jolie split up in 2016. Their divorce is being dealt with in private court and Pitt is currently single.

Aniston, 49, is featured on the cover of the current issue of Architectural Digest with a story about the "pure domestic bliss" of the Beverly Hills, California, home she shared with Theroux. Known as much for her style and stalwart acting career as she is for being a tabloid target, Aniston was previously married to Brad Pitt from 2000 to 2005.

Aniston denounced tabloid culture in a 2016 op-ed, saying she "has worked too hard in this life and this career to be whittled down to a sad, childless human."

Aniston rose to fame on TV's "Friends" and has appeared in such films as "Horrible Bosses," "Office Christmas Party," "Cake" and "Marley & Me."

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Jennifer Aniston and Justin Theroux 'lovingly' end their two-year marriage

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Pitt left Aniston for actress Angelina Jolie in 2005, but he and Jolie split up in 2016. Their divorce is being dealt with in private court and Pitt is currently single. Aniston, 49, is featured on the cover of the current issue of Architectural Digest with a story about the "pure domestic bliss" of the Beverly Hills, California, home she shared with Theroux.

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After 25 years the sitcom with Jen Aniston is still at its peak due to its relevancy and authenticity to the world in the 21st century.

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This month marks the 25th anniversary of the premiere of Friends. You may have heard about this, oh, everywhere. Everyone loves a pop-culture anniversary, but this particular milestone is being celebrated with everything from a pop-up "experience" in New York City to Pottery Barn and Ralph Lauren collections to light shows on the Empire State Building - and the obligatory onslaught of retrospectives and think pieces from every extant media outlet and publisher. Twenty-five years after its debut, there's still plenty to say about Friends - and to critique, or downright trash.

Full disclosure: I actually wrote one of those many retrospectives, a whole book on the history and legacy of Friends. One thing that became abundantly clear in my research is that most people - even those who didn't really watch it - seem to have an opinion on the show. And unlike other popular television series, this one seems to have a particularly divisive effect: People either fall into the camp of " Friends is hateful garbage and should be canceled," or " Friends is perfect and untouchable and if you say anything bad about it, then you should be canceled." My favorite headline from the latter camp is this one from the Telegraph: "If Friends falls victim to the new cultural revolution, nothing is safe."

Forget the Rachel haircut; I think Friends ' ability to polarize is the show's true legacy. Ithas become a way for us to look at (and argue about) enormous societal issues - racism, misogyny, homophobia - through the lens of a sitcom.

Diehards like to wave away its flaws in one fell swoop simply by calling it a product of its time. And it is! Friends has come to represent everything that was great and shitty about the '90s: a time before social media, reality TV, and the reality TV president. A time before 9/11. Also a time before marriage equality and wider acceptance of transgender rights. A time when an all-white New York City was not just plausible on television but expected.

The capital-I issues with Friends can't be summed up in a hot take, but that doesn't mean they're not worth examining. So take a deep breath and let's break down the five most glaring issues with one of television's most problematic faves.

Is Friends homophobic?

In short, yep. It's riddled with lazy gay jokes, which was standard for sitcoms of its era. But the homophobia on Friends is also more complex than that. It is truly a Don't Ask Don't Tell-era show, full of small steps forward and anxious jumps back.

This tension is perfectly exemplified in season two's "The One With the Lesbian Wedding," an episode that's equal parts envelope-pushing and full of gay panic. Ross's ex-wife, Carol, marries her longtime girlfriend, Susan. Ross has a hard time accepting this, which sucks but is relatable; He expresses these feelings by drawing on his bottomless supply of lesbian jokes, which just sucks.

On the envelope-pushing side, you've got two women walking down the aisle and pledging vows to one another. Their not-yet-legal union is officiated by Candace Gingrich, the LGBTQ rights activist and sibling of Newt Gingrich (who when the episode aired in 1996 was one of the most visible anti-gay politicians in power). Carol and Susan even have queer icon Lea DeLaria as a wedding guest!

On the gay-panic side, everything else about the wedding is carefully curated to be as cautious and heteronormative as possible: The brides are walked down the aisle by men, wearing long, pastel gowns - a decision made by costume designer Debra McGuire, who later explained: "I really loved the idea of these women being women, of them looking beautiful and feminine, because of the stereotypes about gay women."

The implication was that women in pants aren't real women but an ugly stereotype that needs to be corrected. DeLaria herself balked at this overt erasure of very real women like her: "They needed at least thirty or forty more fat dykes in tuxedos. All those thin, perfectly coiffed girls in Laura Ashley prints - what kind of lesbian wedding is that? And no one played softball afterward?"

Another thing obviously missing from this wedding? A kiss. The actresses did lobby for one, feeling that going without would be a very odd omission, but producers nixed it, fearing an audience backlash.

It wouldn't have been a first. Though Ellen DeGeneres's coming out was still a year away, gay unions and kisses weren't unheard of: Fox sitcom Roc depicted a same-sex wedding in 1991 (albeit also without a kiss). Roseanne had shown the first kiss between women (in an episode actually titled "Don't Ask, Don't Tell) in 1994 - though it was played for a big laugh, rather than a sincere, romantic moment.

In the end, "The One With the Lesbian Wedding" was removed from the air by two local affiliates (in Texas and Ohio), but it did not create the waves that both producers and network executives feared. After hiring a slew of temp workers to answer the expected flood of angry calls, NBC received two. The episode was one of the highest rated in the entire series. In other words, there was no need for so much hand-wringing.

"The One With the Lesbian Wedding" certainly set a precedent for other shows to follow, and to push the envelope further. Looking back, perhaps the most insidious homophobia on Friends is its desire to make the homophobes in its audience more comfortable.

Where are all the people of color?

Good question. The answer throughout much of Friends' run was: primarily on UPN. TV, and particularly network comedy, was very segregated; there were black shows and there were "mainstream" shows, which explains the Manhattan of Friends,exclusively populated by Caucasians and one Asian woman named Julie.

Those who roll their eyes at criticisms of the show tend to argue that any recent hubbub is just 21st-century PC culture run amok. But the truth is that critics raised this issue with Friends from the beginning - and from the beginning, the cast and creators were defensive about it, arguing that they were being unfairly dinged because their show was so popular.

During season one, the cast was featured in a Rolling Stone cover story - a legendary piece that helped launch the buzzy new series into a phenomenon. David Schwimmer spoke of "the race issue" on behalf of the whole group: "Listen, the fact is that we could be more diverse. ... But it doesn't necessarily bother me. You can't do everything to please everybody, and I know that in casting, they did look at all sorts of different people. This just happens to be the group they ended up with."

Compare Schwimmer's response to the comments that Lena Dunham would make more than a decade later, in response to similar criticisms of the first season of Girls - a show set in another borough of New York but an equally white one.

"I really wrote the show from a gut-level place, and each character was a piece of me or based on someone close to me," Dunham said. "And only later did I realize that it was four white girls. As much as I can say it was an accident, it was only later as the criticism came out, I thought, 'I hear this and I want to respond to it. And this is a hard issue to speak to because all I want to do is sound sensitive and not say anything that will horrify anyone or make them feel more isolated, but I did write something that was super-specific to my experience, and I always want to avoid rendering an experience I can't speak to accurately."

Neither of these defenses is particularly compelling. But Dunham's comments - the first of many she would make on this issue - seem a lot more considered than Schwimmer's one-and-done argument that the all-white casting was a total coincidence, and that anyway, it didn't bother him.

There's no doubt that most television shows on big networks like NBC were almost entirely white in 1994. (So were most television writers' rooms - including that of Friends. This resulted in far more serious off-screen issues, as evidenced in the infamous Friends lawsuit mounted by black female writers' assistant Amaani Lyle in 2000, on the grounds of racial and sexual harassment.)

It would have been a significant change for Friends to start integrating more people of color into its guest roles and even extras. But Friends spent the better part of a decade as the number-one comedy on television - and eventually became the number-one show, period. If anyseries had the power to break that barrier, it was Friends. Instead, it took nine years for a black woman (with a full name! and an actual arc!) to appear on the show, when Aisha Tyler guest-starred as Charlie Wheeler.

What if Friends had cast Tyler or another actress years earlier? What if it had set that precedent in the mid-'90s? Imagine how different things might have looked on all the many, many series that followed in its footsteps, trying to replicate the Friends formula. To quote another extremely white show about New York, I couldn't help but wonder ...

Is Rachel Jewish?

This question isn't often raised alongside the other diversity issues on Friends, but just Google "Is Rachel Green Jewish?" and you will uncover a whole corner of the internet debating it. Critics Emily Nussbaum and Molly Lambert discussed the matter at length on Twitter in 2014, with Nussbaum arguing that the name Rachel Green alone is "unambiguous ... it's like naming her Shoshannah Lowenstein, in TV terms."

Shortly thereafter, writer Lindsey Weber did her own investigation into the matter, referencing the many clues (many of which are straight-up stereotypes, like Rachel's teenage nose job and orthodontist fiancé) that seem to clearly show - but very carefully not tell - that Rachel is Jewish.

It's become such a hot topic over the years that even Friends creators Marta Kauffman and David Crane (both of whom are Jewish) have been asked to address it in various interviews. In 2011, Kauffman confirmed that Rachel is not only Jewish, but the only "real" Jew on the series, according to halachic law because she has a Jewish mother. Ross and Monica, however, only have a Jewish father - though they are both identified early on as Jews. They even celebrated Hanukkah, that one time!

So, why all the hush-hush around Rachel's Jewish background? And why does Judaism seem to evaporate entirely as the series progresses? (By season seven, Monica is looking for a Christian minister to officiate her wedding.) The answer is gross but obvious: Because Rachel was supposed to be the beloved girl next door - not just to Ross but to everyone. And just as it was understood that audiences would accept an all-white Manhattan, it was also believed that they would not (and should not be asked to) accept a Jewish leading lady. That was the case for Rachel and for Friends - both the most popular girls in school.

Indeed, it was the case for Seinfeld too, when it was on the air ( from 1989 through 1998). That series is right up there with Fiddler on the Roof in terms of Jewish cultural treasures, yet Seinfeld was also critiqued for obfuscating the Judaism of its characters (as with Rachel, there is a similar internet debate over whether or not George Costanza is Jewish). As Jennifer Keishin Armstrong wrote in her book, Seinfeldia, the show was called out as alternatively, "Too Jewish. Not Jewish enough. Even 'too self-hatingly Jewish.'"

Is Fat Monica fatphobic?

In interviews about my book, I'm often asked if Fat Monica - Monica Gellar's younger, much heavier self who appears in several flashbacks throughout Friends' run - would still be portrayed the same way if Friends were made today. Would audiences accept her? I think the answer is a sad "yes, the majority would."

Fat Monica is one of Friends ' trickiest issues - perhaps because, unlike other forms of prejudice, anti-fat bias is still widely socially accepted. Even unrepentant racists know their views won't go over well with everybody. But it is still generally believed that being fat is bad and being thin is better - and that idea is reinforced in every form of media, not to mention a multi-billion-dollar diet industry reminding us constantly how terrible it is to not be a size four.

So it's no wonder that audiences are on the fence about Fat Monica. I grew up as a fat kid and never once expected to see a version of myself on screen - let alone a humanized one. At one point, I actually appreciated her because, after all, Fat Monica had a decent career, meaningful friendships, and even some semblance of a romantic life, all of which were things I'd never been taught to expect, given my hideous size-16 body.

It wasn't until rewatching Friends in my 30s (when I was literally writing about body positivity and anti-diet culture for a living) that I realized, "Oh, Fat Monica sucks. Fat Monica isn't even a person. She's not Monica, fat. She's a cartoon character, with a weird, scream-y voice and a totally different personality (if you can call an affinity for mayonnaise and Kit Kats a personality). Her entire life is eating and pining and occasionally dancing to disco music with donuts in her hands for no reason. She's a clown. And audiences still laugh at clowns.

Fat shaming, mockery, and stereotyping may have gone out of style, but they still persist, on screen and off. Even lauded progressive comedies like Big Mouth treat fat characters less like people and more like tropes. Dramas too, like This Is Us, use fatness as a defining characteristic (and not a positive one). So would Fat Monica still be accepted today? Probably. She might be met with backlash and her fair share of internet think pieces. She might do fewer doughnut dances. But she still wouldn't be Monica, fat. She'd be Fat Monica.

What about Chandler's dad?

Yeeeeeah, what about her. This character, and the treatment of her, is the clearest evidence that Friends was indeed a product of its era - an era that was awful for transgender people. I think viewers rightfully cringe when they see Chandler's dad and hear the way her family talks about her. Kauffman and Crane confirmed she was a trans woman, after Friends ended - though during its run, the term "transgender" wasn't as widely known. On the show, she was mostly referred to as a gay man, a drag queen, or a cross-dresser. And she was always discussed with abject disdain.

This is probably a good place to point out that I'm a straight, cisgender white lady, so when writing about these issues with Friends for my book, I made a point of speaking to people who were not. Considering how angry these topics made me, I expected a lot more outrage from people who were directly affected by them - especially when it came to Chandler's dad. Instead, as trans writer/editor Mey Rude told me, she was "better than nothing."

Rude explained that until she saw the Friends episodes with Chandler's dad (who I refer to as such only for the sake of clarity; we never learn the name she actually goes by, aside from her stage name, Helena Handbasket) she'd seen virtually no other trans characters on TV - except for the occasional murder victim on Law & Order. So Rude used to sit in her college dorm room watching the trailer for the 2005 Felicity Huffman film Transamerica over and over again. As a young trans woman, not yet out, she was desperate for a hopeful story - anything that might indicate she wouldn't end up totally ostracized or murdered. In Chandler's dad, Rude saw a trans woman with a life: "She has a career, she has a boyfriend!" Yes, she is treated like absolute garbage at her son's wedding. "But they do invite her to the wedding."

Of course, there are other trans folks who justifiably argue that there's nothing positive about featuring a trans woman who is used entirely as a punchline for hurtful, offensive, bad jokes. As Samantha Riedel wrote at Them, Friends ' "'realistic' portrayal of cultural attitudes toward queerness ended up reinforcing those same attitudes, not driving society forward." (Riedel also observes that in the pilot, when Chandler "idly muses that he sometimes wishes to be a lesbian," his friends respond by taking "every opportunity to deride his queer quirks.")

Even Kathleen Turner, who played Chandler's dad, acknowledges it wasn't a good look for Friends: "I don't think it's aged well," she said in 2018. "It was a 30-minute sitcom. It became a phenomenon, but no one ever took it seriously as a social comment."

Turner's point is an important one - and, I think, key to understanding why Friends' legacy is so polarizing today. Was the show homophobic, racist, and willing to reduce marginalized people to punchlines? Yes. It wasn't any more offensive than other series of its time, and it aired in an era when it was easier to survive scrutiny over issues of diversity and inclusion. But Friends blew up bigger than any of its peers, and its popularity has managed to endure into an era when we think very critically about the messages television shoves into our brains - especially television we've been consuming for 25 years.

No matter what side you fall on, the debate over Friends is a healthy one. It doesn't take away from what's magical about the series - the cast's uncanny chemistry, the fine-tuned jokes that still make us laugh ("). Rather, it adds something just as valuable. Today, this comfort-food show serves an additional purpose: Friends highlights both how far we've come and how much further we have to go.

Kelsey Miller is a freelance journalist and the author of I'll Be There For You: The One About Friends. Follow her on Twitter and Instagram at @mskelseymiller.

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Friends is 25 years old. It's still extremely popular - and polarizing.

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This month marks the 25th anniversary of the premiere of Friends. You may have heard about this, oh, everywhere. Everyone loves a pop-culture anniversary, but this particular milestone is being celebrated with everything from a pop-up "experience" in New York City to Pottery Barn and Ralph Lauren collections to light shows on the Empire State Building - and the obligatory onslaught of retrospectives and think pieces from every extant media outlet and publisher.

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Physical appearance is the most essential thing in the media. Aniston has been fortunate enough to portray a role that loves fashion, thus transforming both the actress and character in memorable fashionistas.

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Too often, previously revered sitcoms such as Sex and the City and Friends fail to pass closer inspection, relying on gags that simply don't hold up in 2019. However, there are a few prior pop culture phenomena that weather the test of time, namely: Rachel Green's beauty looks. Her signature shag by Chris McMillan, which Jennifer Aniston allegedly despised for its notoriously finicky nature, calling it the "ugliest haircut I've ever seen," popped up in salons across the country at the time, but Aniston's influence goes far beyond "The Rachel."

With a renewed obsession of all things '90s regarding everything from our sartorial choices-someone notably bid $334k for Kurt Cobain's used cardigan-to our social media ( Jen literally broke the internet when she created an Instagram account earlier this month), it's safe to say Y2K beauty is back. And though Aniston is perhaps best known for her buttery blonde highlights and glowing SoCal tan, particularly when shrouded in mid-aughts tabloid gossip during her split from Brad Pitt, Rachel Green's understated beauty looks are perfect for fall. From her moody matte makeup while working at Central Perk to her sleek layers during her Bloomingdales and Ralph Lauren eras, there's plenty of inspiration to draw on. So, in honor of her new Apple TV+ program The Morning Show, take a look back at Jennifer Aniston's best Friends beauty moments, here.

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Jennifer Aniston's Best Beauty Looks from Friends

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Too often, previously revered sitcoms such as Sex and the City and Friends fail to pass closer inspection, relying on gags that simply don't hold up in 2019. However, there are a few prior pop culture phenomena that weather the test of time, namely: Rachel Green's beauty looks.

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The iconic character has been inspiring many women up to this day since 1994. Green constructed Aniston's star image by people applying her characteristics to the actress.

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She is then faced with the typical hardships women go through at the workplace. An interview where she has to wonder if her sexuality gave her an advantage (even though she was wrong), a colleague with questionable intentions and a boyfriend back at home feeling left out.

This is where we can see the true face of Ross Geller and Rachel Green. Life imitates art, and within the few episodes around the fall out between Rachel and Ross, the viewers see their own struggles reflected.

Rachel has worked hard to get to her position and she has to keep working if she wants to move up the ranks. We can see her devoting herself to her work, taking late shifts and going through the motions of corporate work. She proves to Ross and the viewers that she does take her job seriously.

Ross's dismissive attitude towards her work and his doubts about her loyalty begins to take a toll on their relationship as does her inability to give time to her boyfriend. The imbalance between love life and their career is something women often face. While Ross was supposed to be her support, he became her biggest complication.
And at the end of the day, Rachel picks her job.
In a time where women's job's were only considered hobbies to pass time until they met their true calling in life, Rachel shows remarkable resilience.

She had never imagined herself as a working woman. She never would've pictured her life taking this route and yet she handles it in the best way possible. You can say, no one ever told her life was gonna be this way.

In these circumstances, Rachel breaks out of her shell as just another rich white girl and becomes the strong independent woman she was meant to be.

It may be because of her devotion and seriousness towards her career that she lands a job at Ralph Lauren -even if it comes at the expense of love.

Over the next few seasons, she gets promoted to a higher position, falls in and out of love with various men, is told by her mom that she is an inspiration and at the end gets pregnant.

Now, we have to remember, pregnancy is often described as a precursor to the death of a woman's career. It is also regarded as irresponsible but she takes this unexpected situation and turns it into an inspiring story.

Yet, we see that she goes on living her regular life as a working woman. She strives in her career, has a social life and stands as constant support for her friends. She doesn't once think of giving up her job to raise the baby.

After having the baby, despite the initial drama with the Joey-Ross-Rachel love triangle, she doesn't just marry Ross and take the easy way out. Rachel embraces her life as a single mother, she maintains work-life balance and is a striking example of a woman having it all. She loves Emma and finds time for her while still maintaining her steady career. This may not always be the realistic case, but the portrayal shows us it isn't necessary for a woman's career to end just because she had a baby.

Her character development shows us it is possible to be strong without giving up our femininity.

In spite of his initial misogynistic approach towards Rachel's work life, Ross stands as the support he should've been before and acts as a stand up father and partner for Rachel in raising their baby.

Sure, there are ups and down along the way but Rachel Green overcomes it all. She follows her own path throughout the show and morphs into the self made, successful single mother at the end of the show from the wreck of a rich girl dependent on the wealth of the men in her life.

Her character development shows us it is possible to be strong without giving up our femininity. It shows us strength does not mean the lack of vulnerability but the ability to overcome it. You don't need to dress up like a man and act like a man to be strong. Despite being a complete girly mess sometimes, Rachel is still an example of a strong powerful woman at the end of the day.

Rachel's story is one that many modern women in their 20's can relate to. It is one of determination, defiance and confidence. By following her character arc, we can learn that anything is possible if we put ourselves out of our comfort zone and seek out the world instead of taking the easiest route.

After all, life can sometimes be kick-you-in-the-crotch, spit-on-your-neck fantastic.

Time and time again Rachel Green builds her worth in the world as a woman and as a person. She isn't defined by anyone else other than herself. She takes the world head on and stands as a true feminist icon for generations to come.

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She is then faced with the typical hardships women go through at the workplace. An interview where she has to wonder if her sexuality gave her an advantage (even though she was wrong), a colleague with questionable intentions and a boyfriend back at home feeling left out.

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Due to her iconic role in "Friends", Jen Aniston has been associated with influencing many celebrities to dress just as she did in the 90s. This can be understood as the actress' star image becoming an example to her fellow celebrity colleagues

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We stan this look.

There's nothing more 90s than Jennifer Aniston during her peak Rachel Green days of the 1990s.

Not only are all her hairstyles, clothing and accessories of that era back in fashion, but fellow celebs are taking inspiration and copying her style.

During Memorial Day weekend, Selena Gomez was spotting rocking a look she deliberately styled to look just like a young Jen Ani.

Doesn't like a dead ringer for the movie star?

According to Selena's mate Connar Franklin, he told the star that today's look would be "Jennifer Aniston" to which she replied: "Okay" and the rest is history.

We now feel it's only crucial that we too copy this look with festival season just around the corner. Glamourous are selling a very similar playsuit to Rachel's for just €29 and teamed with a baseball cap, white t-shirt and plaits, it's the simple look all over again.

You can purchase the playsuit online here.

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Being a woman in your 50s with two divorces and no children is a target for the media with the objective of demolishing a star's image. So, the fact that the actress has subtly hinted that she sees herself with children may be an answer to all the critique she has gotten for preferring her career over building a family.

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Jen showed off her toned arms and midriff in a pale pink bralette before opting for a rockstar look in hotpants teamed with over-the-knee boots.

And in an interview she revealed her hopes for the future. She said: "It's not so much what I see myself doing, but it's more like a little screenshot in my brain, where I hear the ocean, I see the ocean, I hear laughter, I see kids running, I hear ice in a glass, I smell food being cooked. That's the joyous snapshot in my head."

Despite rumours of a reunion with ex-husband Brad Pitt after the pair were seen getting on famously during Hollywood's awards season, Jen opted for a girls' night on her special day - and a joke with Friends co-star Courteney Cox.

Courteney, 55, who donned glasses and a wig in homage to her pal, captioned the Instagram snap: "No matter how hard you might try... there's only one Jennifer Aniston."

Jennifer herself took to Instagram to praise yesterdays piece in Interview Magazine.

She wrote: "Feeling proud and honoured to be celebrating with this cover.

"Thanks to the Interview team for celebrating women at every age...turns out 51 is pretty fun."

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Jennifer Aniston: Being 51 is fun, and yes, I still dream of having children

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The actress recently joined the platform and generated so much attention that Instagram crashed. This phenomenon can be described with the fact that many people love her character Rachel Green thus to follow her on Instagram can be considered as a 'dream come true' for many.

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Jennifer Aniston's debut on Instagram started with a bang -- by crashing the app.

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A few days ago the actress turned 51 and she was described as powerful and sexy, thus confronting the notion of how women after 30s hit the glass ceiling.

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Stunning actress Jennifer Aniston is celebrating her 51st birthday today, and she couldn't get any more incredible.

The award-winning star stripped down to a pair of tiny hotpants to prove she still has a jaw-dropping figure in her latest shoot for Interview magazine.

Jen embraced her natural features in the sexy shoot as she went relatively make-up free, baring her gorgeous face to the camera.

She wore a retro leather jacket with a fur collar, paired with black shorts and knee-high heeled boots.

The star had her blonde locks in waves and posed on a table to show off her slim physique.

In the magazine, Jen talks about her friendship with Sandra Bullock, which started off very awkwardly.

The pair met when her ex fiance actor Tate Donovan introduced them at a Golden Globes party in the 90s - Sandra being his new love at the time.

The two powerful women revisited their time with Tate in the magazine, calling him "our former boyfriend".

Jen and Sandra talked about their future plans that involve "kids running" as they compared notes on Tate.

Sandra, 55, recalled: "You and I both partook of this one human being, a very patient human being, given that he dated us both."

Jennifer joked: "He seems to have a type."

Sandra was engaged to Tate, 56, from 1992 until 1995. She later rebounded with Matthew McConaughey.

While Jennifer was with Tate from 1995 until 1998 before she moved onto Brad Pitt.

Now Jen is single and divorced from second husband Justin Theroux, while Sandra is in a longterm relationship with Bryan Randall.
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Her 'most complex role yet', as the actress puts it, is in 'The Morning Show' because it confronts relevant topics: sexism and ageism towards women in this industry.

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"I'm sorry it's not clearer," says Jennifer Aniston. She is standing in the living room of her gorgeous hilltop home, looking at the epic view that spans all of Los Angeles - the skyline, the boulevards, the palm trees - and extends to the Pacific Ocean. Granted, there's some smog, but the vista is spectacular by anyone's standards. Not to mention the property's lush green gardens, giant pool, and living-room bar. Just navigating the long, winding road that leads to Casa Jen gives the whole experience a James Bond feel. " Jane Bond," corrects Aniston with a chuckle. "But I must admit it took me about a year and a half not to have to look at a map to get here."

Fortunately for the rest of us, Aniston's internal GPS has recently led her back to TV in a major way. She and her good friend Reese Witherspoon both star in and serve as executive producers of The Morning Show, a fierce drama débuting this fall on the highly anticipated Apple TV+ streaming service. It was among the first shows that the tech behemoth picked up under its new television division, and, yes, the two A-listers and their creative team had to personally pitch the idea to the heads of video at Apple. "This was something that didn't even have walls yet. It's so exciting to be a part of that," Aniston says.
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Whereas her former television mainstay, the '90s sitcom was as frothy as a Central Perk cappuccino, The Morning Show is more like a double espresso straight out of bed. Abrupt and to the point, it tackles the conversations currently happening in HR offices worldwide. "The show gives you a behind-the-curtain peek at a lot of things - what it takes to pull off a morning show, the unique lifestyle of these anchors, the obsession with celebrity culture, and humanity in the midst of corruption. Plus we're addressing the ugly truths of how men have treated women in our society, particularly in the workplace, for all these years," Aniston explains. "We're looking at the ways in which we've all normalized this behavior and how we're all by-products of our environment, having grown up with sexism encoded in our messaging, however extreme or subtle. This show looks at how a culture of silence can slowly evolve and how we sometimes participate without even realizing it."

If that seems like a lot to unpack, that's because it is. By Aniston's own admission, her role on The Morning Show is her most complex to date. She plays Alex Levy, the ambitious co-host of a television news program who confronts the sexism, ageism, and other -isms foisted onto her by a troubled male co-host (Steve Carell), her network's male executives, and, in some respects, herself. "Alex's sell-by date expired long ago, and she's trying to stay relevant," says Aniston, whose research included going behind the scenes at Good Morning America at 5 a.m. to get a sense of the matrix.

Remarkably, the Aniston-Witherspoon pitch meeting occurred before #MeToo revelations rocked the entertainment industry. "The show was always about the abuse of power, and women and sexism. We sold it in the summer, and then Harvey [Weinstein] happened in the fall," Aniston says. The allegations against CBS This Morning anchor Charlie Rose and the Today show's Matt Lauer came next. "Reese and I were like...'The show is writing itself.' It was as if the universe were begging for this patriarchal society to be exposed. It's crazy."

Aniston hopes that the show, which delves into the gray areas of #MeToo, will also inspire deeper conversation about the norms of the workplace. And the dialogue should not just be limited to men either. The reckoning affects all of us. "There's a new playbook that's being written in real time, and this show looks at how we're finally taking steps to acknowledge and dismantle the old, dysfunctional ways of doing business so we can level the playing field."

The role of Alex is made all the more interesting given Aniston's most recent milestone. This past February she turned 50, an age that was once a career killer for even the biggest female stars. (Can you imagine banishing Aniston - or other 1969 babies like Gwen Stefani, Cate Blanchett, Ellen Pompeo, and Jennifer Lopez - just because of a birthday?)

"Fifty was the first time I thought, 'Well, that number,' " Aniston says. "I don't know what it is because I don't feel any different. Things aren't shutting down in any way. I feel physically incredible. So it's weird that it's all of a sudden getting telegraphed in a way that's like, 'You look amazing for your age.' I think we need to establish some etiquette around that dialogue and verbiage."

Aniston admits that, if anything, she feels more in control than ever. "Women were never allowed to have power," she says bluntly. "Power feels sexy to me today, as does women's intelligence and how capable and creative they are."

Not surprisingly, The Morning Show crew has many cool ladies both in front of and behind the camera. "There are a lot of women running this show," Aniston says of the team, "and it moves really smoothly." They include showrunner Kerry Ehrin and trailblazing director Mimi Leder, both of whom are also executive producers. Still, the shift to Apple TV+ was an adjustment for Aniston. Friends, which débuted 25 years ago this fall, was a breeze in comparison. "To me, a TV series used to mean a studio audience and five cameras. I got in at 10 and was out by 5," she recalls. " The Morning Show was like doing two films back-to-back over seven months. After a full day of shooting, I'd go home and keep working, looking at cuts, weighing in on casting for the next week, preparing for the next day's work. When the show wrapped, I crawled into my bed for a solid week."

Pushing herself out of her comfort zone wouldn't have been possible without the help of Aniston's loyal and supportive assistants, glam squad, and fashion aides, all of whom have been with her for 10 years or more. In shaping her character's look, she brought in her secret weapons: twin-sister stylists Nina and Clare Hallworth. "We went with beautifully tailored men's fabrics in shades of gray, blue, and brown. It was a conscious decision not to be in canary yellow or fuchsia or cobalt blue," Aniston says. Her inspiration for Alex? None other than Diane Sawyer, the legendary TV journalist renowned for her skills and style. Aniston sighs just thinking about her. "I've known Diane for years, and I had the joy of getting to pick her brain when I was doing research for the show. Diane's always been so elegant and classy."

The Hallworths have an undeniable eye, having dressed Aniston in many a showstopping dress. Among her favorites are the custom Schiaparelli Haute Couture gown that she wore to the 2018 Golden Globes and a sequined cocktail frock by Stella McCartney that she wore to the première of her Netflix film Dumplin'. It's no secret that Aniston gravitates toward black for the red carpet. It's also her preferred hue for her T-shirts, jeans, and wedge heels. She's a queen of consistency, whether she's choosing her clothes or who's in her inner circle. "Some people would call that playing it safe," she says. "But I know when I'm comfortable with something [or someone], and I know when I'm not."

From time to time the Hallworth sisters provide a glimpse of Aniston on their Instagram account, but the actress herself still maintains an aversion to social media. It's not that she couldn't be bothered with uploading her life - she worries about the damaging effects of social media on young people figuring out their identity. "They're doing it through someone else's lens, which has been filtered and changed...and then it's 'like me, don't like me, did I get liked?' There's all this comparing and despairing."

Could Aniston imagine that when she was a kid? "When I was younger, I was in hell," she says, referring to her untamable curly hair. "I tried every product known to man." By the time she was 25, Friends had launched, and Aniston was thrust into the spotlight, where she has remained ever since. "I was such a grown-up by then," she says, shaking her head. "I had moved away from home. I had been on six failed television shows. I waitressed for years in New York before I got anything. And I was a telemarketer selling time-shares in the Poconos. I didn't make one sale. I was terrible at it. I was like, 'Why do we have to call people at dinnertime?' "

Other odd jobs: "I cut hair for 10 bucks a head in junior high. I could probably cut your hair," she says. Her longtime hairstylist, Chris McMillan, her "brother from another mother" who created the Rachel style for her in the '90s, might disagree. See also: her father, the actor John Aniston. "I cut my dad's hair, and he was on a soap opera [ Days of Our Lives]. But then he admitted to me 15 years ago that he would go in and have the hairdresser on set clean it up."

Speaking of hair, I mention I couldn't help but notice that her character Alex had perfectly highlighted tresses while Carell's coif was fully gray. Women might have more power today, but they still often choose to color their hair. Aniston confides that she plans to keep her monthly colorist appointments until the bitter end. "I'm not gonna lie - I don't want gray hair," she says.

Skin care, however, is her real obsession. "I think it's because my mom told me to start moisturizing when I turned 15," she says. "I've been using Aveeno since I was a teenager." (And, in a lovely kismet twist, she became the face of the Aveeno brand in 2013.) Aniston is a facial aficionada and rattles off the names of her go-to pros: Georgia Louise in New York, Lupita at Mila Moursi in Beverly Hills, Joanna Czech in Dallas and New York, and Melanie Simon in Montecito, Calif. She also swears by her daily glass of celery juice and E3Live superfood supplements, as well as a series of complexion-friendly tools, like the vibrating 24-karat-gold sculpting bar from her friend, the makeup artist Jillian Dempsey. "It feels so damn good to put oil on your face and just roll," she says.

One of Aniston's beauty regrets is not using sunscreen when she was younger, but she hopes her good genes will prevail. "My grandmother, at 98, had the most stunningly soft, gorgeous skin, and she would just put olive oil on her body."

Would Aniston like to live as long? "I am all about living to whatever age I'm supposed to," she says. "As long as I'm thriving."

When you think about the arc of Aniston's career, she is gaining momentum rather than slowing down. So, yes, thriving seems to be a pretty apt descriptor. With Season 1 of The Morning Show completed and Apple committed to a second season, even Aniston is allowing herself to experience a rare moment of pride. "When we found out that we were among one of the first shows to be bought by Apple, Reese and I both had this pinch-me moment," she says. "The first women to help launch a network as actors and producers, having a beautiful piece of that pie that we really earned and deserved. We had a big toast to that."

And, of course, the Genius Bar perks aren't bad either. "I have to get those Apple guys on my speed dial," she jokes. "When we went to Cupertino for the launch of the show, I was chatting with one of them and said, 'You know, I have a couple of things I'd like to talk to you about.' "
Photographed by Michael Thompson. Styling: Julia von Boehm. Hair: Chris McMillan. Makeup: Nina Park. Manicure: Miwa Kobayshi.
For more stories like this, pick up the October issue of InStyle, available on newsstands, on Amazon, and for digital download Sept. 20.

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Aniston was accused of ruining her ex-husband's (Justin Theroux) relationship with the costume designer Heidi Bivens. The designer even told the actress to not believe anything Theroux says and does.

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Jennifer Aniston was previously accused of destroying Justin Theroux and Heidi Bivens' relationship

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Jennifer Aniston has been accused of destroying Justin Theroux's long-term relationship with Heidi Bivens.

Before Aniston and Theroux crossed paths years ago, the latter had been dating Bivens for over a decade. But shortly after, Theroux ended his relationship with Bivens, and he and Aniston suddenly became serious.

On Twitter, some netizens accused the "Friends" star of being a homewrecker. The same allegations were directed at Angelina Jolie, who was accused of destroying Aniston and Brad Pitt's marriage.

"Jennifer Aniston homewrecker too. Justin Theroux had a long-time girlfriend and she made him break up the relationship. Stop blaming the women. Man is no saint," Twitter user @Carlfssanntty said.

Even though Theroux and Bivens' relationship ended suddenly, the latter still gave Aniston a wonderful piece of advice while she was still with the "American Psycho" star.

Bivens' close friend previously told The Sun that the designer warned Aniston about Theroux.

"Heidi warned Jen and said, 'Don't believe you will have him for good.' She told her that he was a 'free spirit,' who wasn't impressed with the trappings of fame," the source said.

Bivens also told her friend that Theroux actually hated Hollywood because he thinks it's vacuous. But the insider claimed that Theroux and Bivens' relationship was already struggling because he met Aniston.

One of the things that Bivens struggled to come to terms with was how Theroux would get immersed in his roles and become the characters that he is portraying.

Following the alleged advice to Aniston, Bivens was accused of destroying "The Morning Show" star and Theroux's marriage. But until today, Aniston and Theroux have not confirmed or denied this claim.

In 2016, the former couple released a joint statement announcing their decision to go their separate ways. While speaking with The New York Times, Theroux also said that his marriage to Aniston ended amicably.

The actor also said that there's no animosity between him and his ex-wife. Theroux described the split as the most gentle separation he's had.

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This article is a follow-up to the question whether actors have an impact on film production and distribution and what is their contribution to producing and distributing media content. The question whether stars do indeed possess the skills to do this has yet to be answered.

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The ability of film stars to attract viewers is a widely accepted rationale for hiring expensive actors. However, the precise mechanisms behind this 'drawing power' remain unclear. By reviewing the existing literature, six possible antecedents of drawing power are identified. Artists with high acting abilities (i) increase a film's artistic appeal, (ii) function as markers of quality and (iii) facilitate the matching process with the right audiences. Widely popular, commonly perceived as beautiful/handsome but often less talented actors, on the other hand, rather (iv) facilitate the marketing campaigns of films, (v) offer entertaining interactions with famous personalities and (vi) provide manifold opportunities for gossiping. Based on a discussion of the implications for theory and a preliminary analysis of a sample of Hollywood actors, managerial recommendations for those who have and those who depend on star drawing power are developed.

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Kay H. Hofmann
Kay H. Hofmann is Professor of International Management at Osnabrück University of Applied Sciences and holds a doctorate degree from Zeppelin University. His research focuses on applied media economics and global strategy. His work has been published in journals such as Journal of Economics and Management Strategy, Journal of Media Economics and Applied Economics.

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The contribution of actors in film production and distribution: exploring the antecedents of the drawing power of stars

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The ability of film stars to attract viewers is a widely accepted rationale for hiring expensive actors. However, the precise mechanisms behind this 'drawing power' remain unclear. By reviewing the existing literature, six possible antecedents of drawing power are identified.

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An interesting article exploring celebrities' association with the public media: their presentation culture, their  'social dynamics' and how they form social networks by looking into their photographs.

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1. 2009 is the first year this data is available. Please see a more comprehensive description of Forbes' methodology: http://www.forbes.com/2009/02/06/forbes-star-currency-methodology-business-media-star-currency-09_0210_methodology.html While there are a number of measures of 'talent' (awards won, number of film credits and so on), the perceived ability to draw audiences, other top stars and resources to the film's production is as good a measure as any in Hollywood show business.

2. The bot is written in the programming language Perl and uses software agents to gather the web pages and parser to break the web page into structured information. The meta information is stored in a relational database (MS-SQL server).

3. We constructed and analysed these networks using a number of different tools and programs. For example, using the data-mining tool SPPS Clementine we were able to identify groups in the network. The social-network analysis (SNA) tools Pajek and Netminer were utilised for the analysis.

4. Figure 1 shows the degree distribution of the whole network on a log-log axis. Plotting power distribution on a log-log axis yields a straight line. Statistically the network conforms with the power distribution (R-square 0.867 with significance 0.00) with Frequency = 91883.2*Degree^(-1.586). ANOVA testing indicates that the fit is significant. An eye examination of the log-log graph ( Figure 2) indicates that the frequency of the lower part of degrees is not high enough. It means that our results would be strengthened if we had more low-degree participations. Those with low degree are people that attend only small private events which usually are not photographed.

5. Small-world networks are characterised by measuring the Clustering Coefficient (CC) and the Characteristic Path Length (CPL) and comparing these results to a random network (Bornholdt and Schuster , Wasserman and Faust 1994). The CPL measures how many liaisons (or other nodes, that is, degrees of separation) there are between any two nodes within a network. The CC measures how many of a node's contacts are connected to each other (see Uzzi et al. for a terrific and thorough review of small-world network literature). While most random networks have a short CPL (Watts and Strogatz ) the CC of random networks is quite low. Small-worlds, however, have both short CPL and very high CC compared to a random network. In our network n, number of nodes, equals 6754, k, average degree equals 0.1605.The requirement stated by the hypothesis is therefore that Q >1. where Q is the ratio between CPL ratio and CC ratio (Uzzi et al. ). In our network Q = 3.71 (Watts and Strogatz, , Grossman, 2002).

6. For the mathematically inclined, please see the Appendices for social-network analysis corresponding to our general results.

7. We cross-referenced our results using another similar ranking of industry status, Neilson Media Star Power index. Our results were almost identical to the Forbes Star Currency ranking.

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The social structure of celebrity: an empirical network analysis of an elite population

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This short article explores the notion of gal-pals- a term that crowned Aniston and co-star Emma Stone's friendship.

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Sam McBean is Lecturer in Modern and Contemporary American Literature at Queen Mary University of London. She is the author of Feminism's Queer Temporalities (Abingdon: Routledge, 2016) and is currently working on a project exploring representations of new media intimacies.

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A follow-up on how the actress and Rachel Green tackle with issues such as body and age, gender and how do these characteristic define her in the popular press.

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A chapter exploring Aniston's life path- from her childhood to 'Friends', Brad Pitt and her life outside the media, thus these are the main components that construct the actress's image.

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Jennifer Aniston and her millionaire status

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Rachel Green has made Aniston not only a household name all around the world but also has given her an incredible income that continues up to this date.

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Uh, if you're a person that enjoys movies and television, then there's absolutely no way you're clueless about how well off Jennifer Aniston is. I mean...how TF could you not know (or assume) that she's rolling in dough? Jen's been in everything! If my 82-year-old grandmother calls herself a fan of Jen (and regularly aspires to have as much money as her), then you should too-juuuuust saying.

Jen's been a household name in Hollywood for the past two and a half decades for one major reason: Friends. Sure, the final episode of the show may have aired 16 years ago, but its cultural impact has remained. Why else would it be getting a reunion special?

Aniston's been busy making bank and stacking her chips ever since Friends ended and earned herself quite a fortune as a result. And because you totally wanna know how much Jen rakes in, allow me to break down every single money move she's made that contributes to her insane net worth. Go forth and prepare to question every single financial decision you've ever made!

For Starters, Friends Made Jennifer a Sh*t Ton of Money

Be honest-the reason why you even clicked on this article is because you wanted to know how much Jen made from Friends, right? It's okay, I can't fault you there. Because guess what? Jen made allll of the money bags during her 10-year run on the show. Let's discuss.

On the first season of the show, each cast member of Friends made $22,500. Since there were 24 episodes in the first season, simple multiplication reveals that Jen's salary for Friends season one was $540,000-not at all bad in the '90s! In the second season, the cast salaries were boosted to $40,000, which earned Jen $960,000. And then by season three, Jen finally earned her first million ($1.875 mil, to be exact) for a season's worth of episodes.

On the final season of the show, Jen took home $18 million...which breaks down to $1 million PER EPISODE! So in total, when looking at all of Jen's salary increases, she and the rest of the Friends cast made about $90 million each before bonuses and royalties. Wild!

Friends Ended in 2004, but Jen Still Makes $$$ From It

Ever heard of a little thing called royalties? Nope, it has nothing to do with Prince Harry and Meghan Markle (sorry). What this means is that money is paid back to actors and actresses for their performances whenever a network airs reruns of their show.

In 2000, the Friends cast signed a contract that allowed them all to get a cut of any royalties from reruns, which is kinda rare TBH. Since Friends is still on television 16 years later, Jen gets a nice fraction of the total $1 billion the show earns in streaming and royalties revenue. Oh, how much does that work out to? Well, about $10-20 million filthy stinking rich dollars, thanks for asking.

But that's not all! If Friends gets that much-discussed hour-long reunion special, "each of the six stars will be paid in the $3 million-$4 million range for appearing in the special," according to so expect even more moolah in Jen's future.

Did You Forget that Jen's Been in So. Many. Movies???

To date, Jen has been in a whopping 42 movies, which include but are not limited to Bruce Almighty, Marley & Me, The Break Up, J ust Go With It, Horrible Bosses, We're the Millers, and more...which all made over $200 million in box office sales. And that's not even counting the films she's directed or produced. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

In total, Jennifer has reportedly made $75 million from film paychecks from 1997 to 2011, often requesting $8 million per movie. The power that has.

Let's Not Forget About Her Endorsements, People

Because Jennifer Aniston is, well...Jennifer Aniston, her face is a coveted tool in the marketing world. Jennifer's first major deal was with Microsoft, and she and Matthew Perry starred in a 60-minute instructional vid for the Windows 95 operating system.

I kid you not:

In the '90s, Jen also appeared in the (in)famous "Got Milk?" picture ads and Diet Coke commercials, the latter of which she actually starred in with the entire Friends cast.

Later down the line, Jennifer branched out to do L'Oreal hair color commercials, an "eight-figure endorsement deal" with Aveeno, and a $5 million partnership with Emirates Airlines. Basically, Jen's been booked and busy 5ever.

Jen Also Dabbled in the Beauty Industry Too

Sorry to burst your bubble, but celebrity beauty did not start with the creation of Fenty Beauty. Jen has released six fragrances through Elizabeth Arden since 2010 and became a partial owner of hair-care brand Living Proof in 2012, so don't sleep on her!

Unilever bought out Jennifer's shares of Living Proof in 2016, when the company was reportedly worth $60-75 million. Thought the amount she earned wasn't disclosed, something tells me Jen wouldn't leave a company for mere chump change.

Sooooo, What's Her Total Net Worth?

According to Celebrity Net Worth, Jennifer Aniston's net worth is $300 million, which ironically enough is the same as Brad Pitt's net worth. Furthermore, Jennifer makes about $25-30 million per year. So Jen, if there's any chance you're reading this-please know that I am currently accepting donations to The Charity of Me. Thank you in advance.

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Jennifer Aniston's Bank Account Has Been Exploding With $$$ Since Starring in 'Friends'

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Uh, if you're a person that enjoys movies and television, then there's absolutely no way you're clueless about how well off Jennifer Aniston is. I mean...how TF could you not know (or assume) that she's rolling in dough? Jen's been in everything!

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Jennifer Aniston and her love life after the divorces

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Jennifer Aniston and her love life after the divorces

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The actress moves away from her star image as she tries to present herself in a more 'normal' and 'ordinary' way- she has had two divorces, yet that will not stop her in finding love again.

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Jennifer Aniston is 'open' to finding love once again, following her split from Justin Theroux.

The Friends actress ended her marriage to the Parks and Recreation star last year, two years after tying the knot.

But their doomed romance - and her relationship with Brad Pitt beforehand - aren't enough to put her off dating for good.

Speaking about falling in love once again, the 50-year-old said: 'Because it's fantastic. It's absolutely a beautiful thing.

'I mean I also think it's the way we really get to know ourselves by being vulnerable enough to let love in.'

The Morning Show favourite explained that despite 'loving many people', it's always 'worth it'.

'Even when it's scary, even when it hurts. It's always going to be worth it,' she added to People.

'I also feel for people that have really calloused up around it and just won't let it in anymore. What missed opportunities.

'I've loved many people. And I love that even the cracks in those loves are still beautiful. I wouldn't be here today if it wasn't for each and every one of them.

'My friendships keep me true and they keep me real... And vice versa. It's a beautiful exchange.'

Jennifer also took a second to discuss whether a Friends reunion is on the cards, 15 years after the sitcom ended.

Fans have been calling out for a reboot ever since the credits rolled on the final episode, and haven't let up in their desire to see more of the gang on screen.

Refusing to be drawn on the whole thing, the Rachel Green actress added she knows 'nothing' about plans to head back to Central Perk.

'And I will just continue with... we're trying,' she told the publication. 'It's a never-ending question, isn't it? What else could make a group of six actors feel more proud.

'It's bringing people joy on a daily basis.'

Well, you could just give us... more joy?

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Jennifer Aniston is 'open' to love after public split from Justin Theroux

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Jennifer Aniston is 'open' to finding love once again, following her split from Justin Theroux. The Friends actress ended her marriage to the Parks and Recreation star last year, two years after tying the knot. But their doomed romance - and her relationship with Brad Pitt beforehand - aren't enough to put her off dating for good.

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Theroux on his relationship with the actress

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Theroux on his relationship with the actress

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Opening about their divorce, the former husband of the actress says that it was a devastating decision that needed to take place.

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Jennifer Aniston and Justin Theroux announced their separation back in February 2018. In a joint statement which they released to the Associated Press, Aniston and Theroux revealed that the decision to break up was "mutual and lovingly made at the end of last year."

Having remained silent on the matter until now, Theroux has just opened up for the first time about his split from Aniston. In an interview with the New York Times, Theroux has revealed that he's still friends with his ex, and that they're finding a new normal for their friendship.

According to Theroux, he's still on good terms with the actress: "The good news is that was probably the most-I'm choosing my words really carefully-it was kind of the most gentle separation, in that there was no animosity." Despite going through an extremely public breakup, Theroux seems to have nothing but respect for his former wife.

And as for moving forward, the Maniac star is trying to keep life as normal as possible. Theroux explains, "Neither one of us is dead, neither one of us is looking to throw hatchets at each other. It's more like, it's amicable. It's boring, but, you know, we respected each other enough that it was as painless as it could be."

Back in August 2018, Aniston told , "the misconceptions are 'Jen can't keep a man,' and 'Jen refuses to have a baby because she's selfish and committed to her career.' Or that I'm sad and heartbroken. First, with all due respect, I'm not heartbroken."

However, Theroux doesn't mirror Aniston's sentiment that she's "not heartbroken," revealing instead that, "It was heartbreaking."

Clarifying his thoughts, Theroux said that the breakup was heartbreaking but "only in the sense that the friendship would not be the same, as far as just the day to day. But the friendship is shifting and changing, you know, so that part is something that we're both very proud of."

Theroux and Aniston started dating in 2011, after they'd finished filming the movie Wanderlust together. They got engaged in 2012, and married in 2015.

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Justin Theroux Opens Up About Jennifer Aniston Split for First Time

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Jennifer Aniston and Justin Theroux announced their separation back in February 2018. In a joint statement which they released to the Associated Press﻿, Aniston and Theroux﻿ revealed that the decision to break up was ﻿"mutual and lovingly made at the end of last year."

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A reunion between the former couple in 2018

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Jennifer Aniston invited her ex-husband, Justin Theroux, to her annual "Friendsgiving" (or "Fakesgiving") party.

Aniston hosts the shindig every year on the day before Thanksgiving.

The Friends actress announced her separation from her second husband in February 2018.

When it comes to staying on good terms with exes, Jennifer Aniston is a literal professional.

Having invited her first husband, Brad Pitt, to her 50th birthday party, Aniston proved that she's still great friends with her recent ex, Justin Theroux, over Thanksgiving 2019. In a selfie shared by Theroux on Instagram, the actor can be seen posing with a huge group of people at Aniston's "Friendsgiving" party, which she holds every year on the day before Thanksgiving.

Also in the photo are Jason Bateman, Jimmy Kimmel, Will Arnett, and Courteney Cox.

In September 2018, Theroux opened up about his split from Aniston in an interview with The New York Times. He explained, "The good news is that was probably the most-I'm choosing my words really carefully-it was kind of the most gentle separation, in that there was no animosity."

Meanwhile, Aniston also shared some snaps from her pre-Thanksgiving party on Instagram. The star of The Morning Show revealed that she'd prepared an extra special snack for talk show host, Jimmy Kimmel. Per Aniston, "Ok, @jimmykimmel... here are your f*%king Friendsgiving enchiladas."

Understandably, Kimmel was pretty excited about seeing enchiladas at the party, having previously requested that Aniston make something other than turkey this year.

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Jennifer Aniston & Ex-Husband Justin Theroux Spent Thanksgiving Together

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Jennifer Aniston invited her ex-husband, Justin Theroux, to her annual "Friendsgiving" (or "Fakesgiving") party. Aniston hosts the shindig every year on the day before Thanksgiving. The Friends actress announced her separation from her second husband in February 2018. When it comes to staying on good terms with exes, Jennifer Aniston is a literal professional.

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Both actors reunited during this years' SAG Awards and this short YouTube video explains it all.

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Brad Pitt and Jennifer Aniston ‘Love and Adore Each Other,’ Source Says

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In a short interview at this years SAG Awards, the actress was asked whether she knew the rumours about her ex-husband being cast in her new show (2:15-2:30).

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Jennifer Aniston Says Brad Pitt Is ‘More Than Welcome’ To Join  ‘The Morning Show’

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But these photos also fueled the fires of our collective fervor about the two exes. Maybe it's potent '90s/'00s nostalgia-or perhaps yearnings from children of divorce seeking stability-but imaginations ran wild at the sight of this brief but charged reunion. After all, both Aniston and Pitt are single now, divorced from Justin Theroux and Angelina Jolie, respectively. Could they-should they-get back together? Did the the drama we serially projected onto them...actually exist? It goes without saying that, as adults, they can (and should) do whatever they please. But the rest of us may want to think twice about rooting for a reunion.

In the heightened emotions of Sunday night, many people selectively forgot the couple's long and sordid history. "You are misunderstanding your feelings if you think you want them to get back together," Vanity Fair executive editor Claire Howorth tweeted. "You want her to be smoking hot, him to be single [and] perhaps chastened, a possibility to linger in the air for us, and them to carry on." This spoke to the outsize interest in the wrist-clutch seen around the world: I want Pitt to want Aniston, but, especially in light of 2005, I do not want her to want him back. She's been defined by the relationship for too long already.

Lest anyone forget: There seemed to be overlap between the official end of Pitt's marriage to Aniston in 2005 and the beginning of his romance with Jolie, as confirmed when Jolie in 2007 that the couple started to fall for each other while filming Mr. and Mrs. Smith in 2004. "It took until, really, the end of the shoot for us, I think, to realize that it might mean something more than we'd earlier allowed ourselves to believe," Jolie said. That comment, Aniston later , "was definitely a confirmation for me of something that wasn't quite confirmed at the time." The blockbuster photos of Pitt vacationing with Jolie and her then three-year-old son Maddox in Kenya surfaced a mere three months after Brad and Jen announced their split. "The world was shocked and I was shocked," Aniston told Vanity Fair that year.

Further seared in my memory is Pitt and Jolie's "domestic bliss"-themed (!) W magazine shoot, released in July 2005, before his divorce from Aniston was even final. The shoot sparked arguably one of the most iconic celebrity interview quotes of all time from Aniston, who told Vanity Fair of Pitt: "There's a sensitivity chip that's missing."

I am watching the so-called Pittaissance with great pleasure; I am cheering for him at the Oscars, and I respect the way he's stepped back into the spotlight and discussed getting sober and the ills of toxic masculinity. It is lovely to see that he and Jen, forever our imagined celebrity best friends and/or parents, maintain an amicable relationship. But the question of whether they could-or should-get back together certainly isn't as straightforward as any fairy-tale ending.

I'll continue to indulge my opinions on celebrity romances. For instance, I think that, like Keanu Reeves before him, Pitt should take up with a self-possessed and talented grown woman and Aniston should consider a romance with an adoring younger man (by which I mean Timothée Chalamet). People-myself included-may never stop close-reading Jen and Brad's interactions, but upon the latest look, I can see that that the best part of the viral SAG photo isn't Pitt's wrist-clutch; it's the fact that Aniston isn't looking back.

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Why Are We Still Rooting for Brad Pitt and Jennifer Aniston?

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For as long as Shawn Mendes has been alive, Brad and Jen, as they are colloquially called, have been a matter of public fascination and obsession. But the best part of the viral SAG photo wasn't the wrist-clutch; it was Jennifer Aniston not looking back.

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Aniston and Pitt's downfall was before the appearance of Jolie?

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Whether true or not, this article claims that the former couple had experienced problems before the fatal movie "Mr. and Mrs. Smith" that started the romance between Jolie and Pitt.

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When Brad Pitt ended his marriage to Jennifer Aniston to shack up with his Mr and Mrs Smith co-star Angelina Jolie , fans figured it had all been about the other woman.

But Jennifer - who enjoyed a chemistry-laden reunion with Brad, 56, at last night's SAG Awards - said there were other issues at play before Ange even came on the scene.

At the time of their January 2005 split, pals said the former couple had been struggling for about a year and that their busy work schedules had made it almost impossible for them to 'maintain intimacy'.

And when Jen, 50, struggled emotionally with the end of Friends in 2004, she said Brad - who by that point was filming Mr and Mrs Smith - "just wasn't there for me."

He didn't even show for filming of the final episode.

For Brad's part, he hinted at his state of mind in the run-up to the split, admitting he'd been bored in their marriage.

"It became very clear to me that I was intent on trying to find a movie about an interesting life, but I wasn't living an interesting life myself," he told Parade magazine.

"I think that my marriage [to Jennifer Aniston] had something to do with it. Trying to pretend the marriage was something that it wasn't."

The fan backlash was instant and Brad quickly apologised for appearing to point the finger at Jen, insisting he was the one to blame.

"It grieves me that this was interpreted this way," Pitt said in a statement. "Jen is an incredibly giving, loving, and hilarious woman who remains my friend. It is an important relationship I value greatly."

"The point I was trying to make is not that Jen was dull, but that I was becoming dull to myself - and that, I am responsible for," he added.

The problem, said friends, was the pressure to be the perfect couple when behind closed doors they were just an average husband and wife who had highs as well as lows.

An insider told People magazine: "They gradually lost sight of themselves as individuals. And despite their nice lifestyle and having everything they might want, they weren't happy. They lost a sense of self."

A mutual friend of the former Hollywood power couple also claimed it was Brad who stalled on having children and not Jen - as was cruelly circulated at the time.

In the end though, the final call was apparently made by Brad, who "wanted to figure out who he was" as a single man, despite Jen's pleas to stay married.

Admitting she'd wanted Brad to stay and work through their problems, she told Vanity Fair: "It's just complicated... You're two people continually evolving, and there will be times when those changes clash. There are all these levels of growth - and when you stop growing together, that's when the problems happen."

It wasn't long after they announced their separation that Brad was spotted playing the doting dad to Angelina's adopted son Maddox, confirming Jen's worst fears.

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Jen Aniston and Brad Pitt admit what killed 'complicated' marriage - before Ange

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When Brad Pitt ended his marriage to Jennifer Aniston to shack up with his Mr and Mrs Smith co-star Angelina Jolie , fans figured it had all been about the other woman. But Jennifer - who enjoyed a chemistry-laden reunion with Brad, 56, at last night's SAG Awards - said there were other issues at play before Ange even came on the scene.

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A timeline of Aniston and Pit's 5-year-marriage and their path from the most hot Hollywood couple to their scandalous divorce and being friends again(?)

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A Brief History Lesson on Brad Pitt and Jennifer Aniston

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Here is a complete timeline of Brad Pitt and Jennifer Aniston's relationship.

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Aniston and her life in 2016 in 5 minutes

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Aniston and her life in 2016 in 5 minutes

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This relatively short interview looks into Jennifer Aniston's eating habits, beauty concerns and skin tips.

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Fresh off of putting the body-shaming media in its place as she damn well should, life's a beach for Jennifer Aniston-and she's got a new fragrance to prove it. Her latest scent, beachscape, has arrived to transport you to your seaside destination of choice one mist at a time.

In advance of its launch, we spent five minutes with Aniston getting the scoop on her how she crafted her latest beachy bouquet, choice cheat meal (hint: there are carbs aplenty), and the badass women that have inspired her approach to aging.
Marie Claire: What are your favorite notes in beachscape and why?
Jennifer Aniston: I put in a great deal of care into making sure my fragrance is something I love and that other women will love. My favorite notes are the passion fruit and ginger lily as they capture that floral freshness.
MC: Did you have a specific beach in mind when you created it?
JA: Not so much a specific beach as the feeling you get when you wake up at the beach. I wanted to take that calmness and serenity of starting a new day by the ocean and bottle it up in a scent.
MC: Are you more of a one-scent-at-a-time kind of gal or do you love having a fragrance wardrobe?
JA: I think having more than one fragrance gives you a chance to mix things up a little. I love how beachscape fits into my fragrances. Sometimes I even mix oils and lotions to create scents in a very organic way.
MC: Where on your body to you like to apply fragrance?
JA: I'm a mist-and-walk-through gal. Then you're wearing it for you-it's light and not too overwhelming.
MC: What are some of the skincare lessons that have been passed down by the women in your family?
JA: Always remove your makeup. Clean and moisturize your skin before going to bed!
MC: How do you protect your skin from the sun daily?
JA: When I was younger I didn't quite get the importance of sunscreen but now I'm fully on board. I apply Aveeno SPF on my face and body.
MC: What are some of your newer go-to beauty rituals?
JA: I don't have a lot of *new* rituals but I am a sucker for a massage.

It's really empowering to own where you are in life and to not get caught up in the fear of aging.

MC: You're a notoriously healthy eater, so we have to ask: What do your cheat days or meals look like?
JA: Pasta Carbonara! My husband makes the best Carbonara and we eat it once a week. I can't get enough of it.
MC: Your outlook on aging is so refreshing. What women have inspired you to be that way?
JA: So many...Gloria Steinem, Marlo Thomas, Meryl Streep, and many more. I think it's really empowering to own where you are in life and to not get caught up in the fear of aging.

Jennifer Aniston Beachscape, $39; kohls.com.
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5 Minutes with Jennifer Aniston on Beauty, Cheat Days, and Owning Her Age

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Fresh off of putting the body-shaming media in its place as she damn well should, life's a beach for Jennifer Aniston-and she's got a new fragrance to prove it. Her latest scent, beachscape, has arrived to transport you to your seaside destination of choice one mist at a time.

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Aniston and an 'inside scoop' of her life in 2017

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An interview that explores the actress's life with her then-husband Justin Theroux, their shared interests and hobbies, her love for entertaining etc.

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Thanks to her hilarious performances in Office Christmas Party, the Horrible Bosses movies and the cult-favorite Office Space, Jennifer Aniston has earned a reputation as one of Hollywood's queens of dark comedy. Enter comedian and actress Amy Sedaris for what should have been a straightforward chat with Aniston about her upcoming film project, her latest fragrance (Jennifer Aniston Luxe), and passion for interior design, and things take a slightly twisted turn. Just as she does with the unsuspecting guests on her new show, At Home With Amy Sedaris, premiering this month on truTV, Sedaris deftly steered the talk to bedbugs, seeing ghosts, and the joys of being Greek.

AMY SEDARIS: Jennifer Aniston!

JENNIFER ANISTON: Amy Sedaris!

AS: I think of you as my sister-in-law because you're married to Justin [Theroux], an old good friend of mine. You took him from New York, and it's fun to see him so in love and happy.

JA: A brother from another mother-that warms my heart.

AS: I've been a big fan of yours for so long. I'm always happy when I'm watching a movie and you pop in. One that took me a long time to watch was Marley & Me because you know how sad it's going to be, but you made that movie. And Cake, it must have been a drag to get into the head space of playing someone so addicted to pain medication. I just love the scene when you have to lie down in the car.

JA: It was, but I was so deeply in love with that character. It was a fascinating experiment as an actor because you don't always get those opportunities if you're seen in a certain light.

AS: Comedy-you've got it. It must be great to branch out into roles like that and The Good Girl, where you're willing to look unglamorous. Now you're going to do a show with Reese Witherspoon. Are you excited about going back to TV?

JA: Always. Lately all the great work has been on television. Reese was my little sister on Friends. She had just given birth to Ava, who's 18 now, so it was like, "Oh, my God, a baby with a baby!" [ Laughs]

AS: I like that TV feels more intimate. It takes a lot for me to go to a movie now. You have to sit so long before the movie even starts, and then everyone starts talking about bedbugs. [ Laughs]

JA: Bedbugs-oh, my! The kind of wonderful nostalgia of going to a movie on a date on a Friday night unfortunately has gone, it seems. Everyone is so addicted to their damn phone. Kids are watching movies on their phones or a computer. It's sad to see the filmmaker's and everyone's hard work diminished down to a computer screen. But it is fun to sit in bed and binge-watch. You can just dive through them like an eating disorder. [ Laughs]

AS: So true. There are certain shows that aren't even good and you're still binge-watching. But sometimes, especially when you finish a project, you need to mentally go down a rabbit hole. I heard that Jason Bateman's Ozark is really good.

JA: That's my current binge. It's brilliant, he's fantastic in it.

AS: At your wedding, I pimped Jason to say something, and it was so nice what he had to say. Everything about that wedding was perfect. Everyone was dressed like a bunch of woodland creatures, and your dress looked so beautiful and breezy. Justin asked me to be his best man two days before, and I was really scared. Jimmy Kimmel [who officiated at the nuptials] said, "Amy, you have one job: Just hand me the rings separately." Of course, I handed both to him. [ Laughs]

JA: It's funny, I just gave Justin our edited video of the wedding for our anniversary, and it was fun to revisit it.

AS: Justin says we met for the first time at Marion's in New York, where I used to wait tables, but I don't remember waiting on him. I know I met him through Phil [Seymour] Hoffman, and we clicked instantly. Justin's so talented, and he has a good mind. We both think really fast.

JA: You're surely one of his sisters from another mister. [ Laughs]

AS: When you guys started dating, I didn't know you, but I was like, "I can see it, Justin. You don't have to tell me anything about her." I love what you did to his apartment in New York, and I love that you're interested in buildings and their history. Does renovating stress you out?

JA: I love it. I'm getting antsy to do another project. It's a hell of an expensive hobby, though. If I wasn't acting, I would do that full-time: the process of seeing it, having the vision, then collecting the team of people who will execute that vision. I enjoy walking into a house that's been taken down to the studs.

AS: Studs terrify me.

JA: You should have seen Justin. We walked in one day after they'd been doing the demo, and he was like, "Holy shit. What are we doing?" And I was like, "We're redoing the house, babe. We gotta take the wall down to put up a nicer one."

AS: Did you ever have to de-spook a house?

JA: It's funny you ask. One of the first houses I rented was in Laurel Canyon, and things would literally fall off the shelves, the televisions and stereo system would all of a sudden blast, and the coffeemaker would start making coffee. My roommate at the time, who talked to dead people, if that doesn't sound too crazy, did a little ceremony, and that freaked me out. I was new to Los Angeles and the spirit, past lives, New Age thing. And now every house I go to, I have a healer or a medium come through. This makes me sound like an absolute insane human being. [ Laughs]

AS: How did you and Justin come together on decorating?

JA: They say building houses can make or break a couple. I was so used to doing it on my own, and there were moments when I was like, "Don't say no so fast." I have this dialogue with my interior designer where I'll go: "No. Hate it. Move. Next." That can sound a little abrupt, so I had to retool my attitude a bit. It wasn't very hard because he loved whatever I brought to him.

AS: Was your mom or your dad into interior design?

JA: We were broke, so my mom and dad would go to thrift places and antiques stores and find these jewels. My dad would strip the paint, and underneath would be a gorgeous old wooden cabinet with leaded glass. It was important for my mom aesthetically to have a beautiful space even though we couldn't afford expensive furniture. Even in my 20s as a struggling waitress, I knew how to make whatever rental I was in into a pretty home. My mom also taught me about being a proper hostess and always having some noshes and drinks for guests.

AS: You guys are both very welcoming; there's always food, and you've got drinks. I love the habit of you leaving the refrigerator door open.

JA: I love to entertain. And I love the sound of people enjoying themselves.

AS: I hear you have a new fragrance? I wear Comme des Garçons Incense, then I mix it with a little vanilla and a little bit of Italian patchouli. I think it would be hard to bottle something.

JA: There's a whole art of perfume-making. Like the group they call the nose. This feels clichéd, but they happen to be Frenchmen with noses that are very sensitive to smell. You're like an alchemist. There was this oil, hair serum, and candle that I love, and it was fun to bring those scents together. I also came up with the idea of making my friend Andrea's wedding-day fragrance. By the way, did you watch the finale of The Bachelorette?

AS: I don't watch it.

JA: You're so way ahead of us. [ Laughs] Good girl. Anyway, I found this antique perfume bottle and essential oils, and at Andrea's bachelorette weekend, 12 girls put in drops and made a beautiful intention, prayers, and wishes. You could never re-create it.

AS: What's the main note in your fragrance?

JA: There's wood, smokier notes, and some citrusy, lavender, floral-y scents. I like to ground it all up, as some perfumes can suffocate. When you get into an elevator or someone hugs you and you smell like them, it's the worst.

AS: I wish I could smell like a Greek bakery and gasoline. [ Laughs]

JA: I love the smell of acrylic nails. [ Laughs] We were talking about the nails of the character I am playing in a movie called Dumplin', and she's got to have these horrible French tipped nails. So we were trying out different ones, and I loved the smell.

AS: Do you wear nail polish a lot?

JA: I usually just buff my nails. I don't have the patience to let my nails dry. When Justin proposed he put that freaking ring on my finger, and I was like, "Holy crap, now I'm gonna have to get manicures." [ Laughs]

AS: We've talked about tanning before, and you said you had a friend who swore if you use Coca-Cola on your skin it gets really dark?

JA: Yes, baby oil and Coca-Cola, or some weird combination. Being Greek, we love our tanning, but I've been on hiatus. And I miss it. It brought me a lot of happiness being able to lay out there and get that vitamin D, but I've become very comfortable with a good spray tan.

AS: I'm going to the beach for vacation, and we have a tanning contest every year. I'm gonna run for it and make it my last summer. I like people who know how to tan, when to flip, and how to get the inside of your leg. I swear there's a real skill to it.

JA: Your skin is like no other. You must have Greek in you.

AS: My dad's Greek, my mom wasn't.

JA: Mine too. And if you make this your last tanning hurrah, you have to document it. I'll be very excited to watch that progression. I want you to win. I don't like losers. [ Laughs]

AS: You have to prevent the sun from getting on your face with that lotion, what do you call that?

AS: Sunscreen? What's that? This is something new. I just don't like the feel of it.

JA: I hate it. I've been experimenting with ones that don't make you look like you have Kabuki makeup on or like a corpse. I understand we're saving our skin, but they gotta figure that stuff out. Who wants to be in the sun and not look cute?

AS: Baby steps.

JA: And, of course, Aveeno. Aveeno. Aveeno. It's in my car, my bag, my dresser, everywhere around the house.

AS: When I was 12, I had a dry patch on my face, and the doctor told my mom I'm supposed to apply Jergens lotion to my face and body every night. Now when I go home I always do spa night and give everyone a facial.

JA: You do? I want you to give me a facial!

AS: Okay.

JA: Next time we come to New York, instead of a crafty night, what do you call it? Crafty bitches? [ Laughs]

AS: Crafty beavers.

JA: And I expect you to take the facial very seriously. [ Laughs]

AS: A few of my friends had questions for you. One wanted to know, when you get your hair done at the salon, are you able to maintain it yourself?

JA: It's the curse of [hairstylist] Chris McMillan. Everybody leaves going, "This is the best haircut ever." Then you wash it and go, "Oh, God, what is this?" I need him in order for my hair not to turn into a Greek fuzz fur ball. [ Laughs] What other questions do you have from your friends?

AS: They wanted to know what your vitamin regimen was. I know that you and Justin take vitamins.

JA: Vitamins. Vitamins. Vitamins. I take a lot of vitamins, I'm not going to lie. It changes all the time because someone will say, "Oh, my God, you don't take activated charcoal?" Then you go down a Googling hole to understand the benefits of that, or turmeric or dandelion for water retention. Now I'm doing apple cider vinegar in the morning.

AS: Watch one episode of Dr. Oz and your counter is full of stuff you never take.

JA: I can't keep up. My dream is to open a wellness center. I have a fantasy where you have this beautiful space with facialists, rotating workouts, meditation classes, and a café with recipes that are healthier versions of delicious foods so you're not deprived. I'm working on it in my brain. Not to sound all woo-woo, but if you go out into the world with inner peace, you're more joyful. There's a life's-too-short policy that I now have with my work; no negative Nancies. So I'm looking forward to my facial.

AS: Oh, boy. Oh, no, I'd be so nervous. One time I put a mask on Phil [Hoffman] and his face turned 10 shades of red. So I slapped on a cucumber mask and was like, "It's supposed to look that way." [ Laughs]

JA: That happened to me recently. I had a facial and woke up later with what looked like cystic teenage acne. It was an intense thing to look at Justin's face. He was like, "What is happening?"

AS: Well, it was so nice talking to you. Give Justin a big smooch.

JA: You too, my darling. Ame, I'm so glad we got to do this. I can't even believe that was an interview. I felt like that was just a good conversation with a girlfriend.
This article originally appears in the October issue of Harper's Bazaar, available on newsstands September 26. Lead image: Chanel swimsuit, $1,250, 800-550-0005; Christian Louboutin sandals, price upon request, christianlouboutin.com. Hair: Chris McMillan for Chris McMillan the Salon; Makeup: Gucci Westman; Manicure: Miwa Kobayashi; Production: Joey Battaglia for Rosco Production; Set Design: Gille Mills.

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Jennifer Aniston Opens Up Marriage, Ghosts, and Her New TV Show with Reese Witherspoon

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Thanks to her hilarious performances in Office Christmas Party, the Horrible Bosses movies and the cult-favorite Office Space, Jennifer Aniston has earned a reputation as one of Hollywood's queens of dark comedy.

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In this interview for Harper's Bazaar, Aniston talks about turning 50, dating and qualities she is looking for in a partner, fitness, body shaming etc.

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TIG NOTARO: I was at your 50th-birthday bash. Aside from my dancing, what was your favorite moment at the party?

JENNIFER ANISTON: Besides your dancing? I had so many favorite moments, I don't even know where to begin. It felt as though there was so much love in that room-everybody from all different walks of my life, from birth until now. Did you meet Gloria Steinem?

TN: Yeah! I did one of those shows on PBS where they trace your roots and I found out I was related to her, so I ran up to her at your party and told her. I don't think she knows who I am, so she was just like, "Wonderful." Then we danced our separate ways.

JA: I'm sure she knows who you are. Someone like Gloria, who's as smart as a whip, she knows who all the smart women are.

TN: It was a great party. I got to meet Keith Richards, so I had no complaints. The press had a field day with your birthday. How do you deal with that?

JA: You pay no mind to the man behind the curtain. You just tune it out. Filter your ears from negativity and assumptions, and try to live in the here and now.

TN: I remember one time I was at a meeting with you and they had all these gossip magazines in the waiting room, and you grabbed them all and brought them up to the counter, and you were like, "Why do you have this here? Throw these in the trash."

JA: I did throw them in the trash, didn't I?

TN: Yeah. I just love that you did that! Why would they have those gossip magazines when the people on the covers are the same people coming in for a meeting?

JA: Who work for you! And there I would be on the cover, cradling my soon-to-be-born fictional child. I do that in every room I go into, by the way. Every doctor's office, every...

TN: Oh, so that's a total hack move for you.

JA: That's just what I do. I used to go to newsstands too.

TN: One person makes a difference.

JA: I sometimes think so.

TN: Jen, with all this insanity, how do you find someone to date?

JA: That's a really good question. Do you have any ideas?

TN: I met my wife on a movie.

JA: Well, that never happens.

TN: Before that, I dated a lot of comedians.

JA: So you stayed in your wheelhouse.

TN: I like funny people.

JA: I love funny people.

TN: So are you on OkCupid or...well, what are you doing?

JA: Am I on OkCupid? No. I have zero time, to be honest. My focus has been on the show, so dating has not been one of my first priorities. I feel like whatever [romance] looks like, it will present itself, and it's not about seeking it out, you know?

TN: When you were interviewed recently by Harper's Bazaar, they asked you what you've learned about love, and you said you "never tire of it." Can you elaborate?

JA: When it comes knocking, it's going to be welcomed. I'm not like, "No, I'm done with that. That's never going to happen again." My time on this planet has been about...It hasn't looked a certain way. It's my way; it's what I've been given this round. But I would say I don't find any of my past has given me a reason to harden up and create a shell or a wall of "No more, that's it, I'm closed."

TN: Is there anything specific you're looking for in a partner, should they come along?

JA: A sense of humor. Strong sense of self-worth, confidence, kindness, generosity. Good people surrounding them...

TN: Yeah, that's always good. There's nothing worse than dating someone who has the most annoying group of friends. Do you believe in the concept of a soul mate?

JA: I think we have many soul mates. I don't think there's one and one only. I think we have soul clusters.

TN: Ooh, that's good.

JA: I've had some of my friends for 35 years. I think we've all made some sort of unconscious agreement. It's like when certain groups of people meet, they form a little soul cluster-a sort of common group of souls who have been put together.

TN: If you could give young people advice, what would it be?

JA: It sounds so clichéd, but don't worry so much. Try not to care what people think. And get into therapy a little earlier.

TN: Do you go weekly?

JA: I go throughout...depending on if there's some stuff to unpack, which there always is. If I have time to get in there consistently, I do it once a week or every other week.

TN: So were there any surprises about turning 50, or do you feel like regular old Jen?

JA: I feel like regular Jen. But sometimes I can't really spring up like I used to.

TN: Your knee springs are gone.

JA: I've had a few knee injuries, so I think the knees might need a little WD-40. Sometimes you want to spring up and the body just says, "Oh, no, you don't," but mostly my body feels better than ever.

TN: Okay, how often do you work out and what do you do?

JA: I work out four or five days a week. For the last two years, three or four of those days have been with my beloved Leyon, who is my boxing coach. He has given me a love for working out that I've never quite had before. It's mental, it's physical, it keeps your mind sharp. It's something that I actually look forward to-I crave it.

TN: Okay, so let's talk about your Harper's Bazaar shoot. Is it true that one of the shots was topless?

JA: There was a version of an outfit that we did without a top, but I'm covering my breasticles. There's nothing offensive out there for anyone unless they think breasts themselves are offensive.

TN: When I was 45 I went topless, but I'd had a mastectomy, so I just had scars. I was in the middle of my HBO special, and I took my shirt off. I didn't acknowledge that I took it off. I just kept telling jokes about flying on an airplane. I'm sure there were uncomfortable people. But I was excited. I felt exhilarated. How did you feel doing yours?

JA: It felt completely normal. I think our bodies are beautiful, and I think celebrating them and being comfortable in them-no matter what age you are-is important. There shouldn't be any kind of shame or discomfort around it.

TN: You recently filmed the Netflix film Murder Mystery with Adam Sandler. That was a reteaming. How did that go?

JA: Yes, it was a reteaming. I've known Mr. Sandler for 30 years. We were in Italy for the summer, so that sucked. Adam, of course, always takes care of absolutely every single person, so all the families were visiting and staying in Lake Como and renting hotels and having just a wonderful little summer vacation while we got to go to work every day in these beautiful surroundings.

TN: Have you ever done a murder mystery before?

JA: No, but I've always enjoyed watching them myself. I love Agatha Christie and all those old-school classics.

TN: You've also got First Ladies in development, where you'll be playing the first lesbian president of the United States, with me as your wife. How did it feel to take on a role like this?

JA: I think it's incredible to be the first to play something of any kind, but especially a female president who happens to be gay. I think it's long overdue.

TN: It is long overdue. People have been waiting a long time to see me and you in a presidential romantic comedy. And then you're back on TV opposite my BFF Reese Witherspoon in The Morning Show.

JA: Your BFF Reese?

TN: No, she's not my BFF. I was just trying to sneak that in casually so people would read this interview and go, "Oh, I didn't know they were best friends."

JA: That was beautifully snuck in.

TN: Meanwhile, Friends continues to endure.

JA: I know! What is that? It's like a living organism that just can't be stopped.

TN: It's still one of the most popular shows on Netflix, right?

JA: That's what I heard.

TN: I remember when you and I were leaving Netflix one day, word had gotten out that you were there, and there were hordes of people at the gate just wanting to catch a glimpse of you. I felt like I was walking with one of the Beatles. You were so kind and gracious to all of your fans. Do you ever find it overwhelming?

JA: Most of the time I genuinely enjoy the exchange. Ninety percent of the people are happy and excited. Every now and then you'll encounter someone who is rude or entitled, with a "Well, you asked for it" attitude. If I'm in the middle of dinner, no, I don't want you to take my picture. I try to have a rule: I only take photos with kids. It was a hard boundary for me to create because people get really pissed off at you. But you have to have limits. Otherwise you'll just be standing there doing selfies on a corner for decades.

TN: If you had the option to be anonymous with what you do, would you prefer that?

JA: Yes! I literally just got excited. As if that was a box to check that I could sign up for. Then you could do all the things that...yeah.

TN: What do you want to do that you're not able to?

JA: Oh, the simple things like...outdoor cafés.

TN: What about if we throw a mustache on you?

JA: On paper that's a fun idea, and then in reality it's not going to be fun.

TN: They'd be like, "Oh, there's Jennifer Aniston with a mustache."

JA: Yeah. Then there's a picture of it, and then we get to live with that on the Internet for the rest of our lives.

TN: All right. Next question: Social media, you're not on it. Do you peek at stuff, like my cat's Instagram account?

JA: Of course. I'll peek, or people will send me things, or they're like, "You're never going to believe... " or "Oh, my God, I saw this...." When anyone ever says, "You're not on Instagram, but you know you're going to have to join it," I'm like, "But do I?"

TN: No, no, no, don't listen to that. You go in the opposite direction, and you remove yourself always from distractions in life. You don't go toward them.

JA: I couldn't agree with you more. Do you know what it's like to sit in a room and watch someone struggle to put a post up, and then you're like, "I think we've lost 45 minutes of our time together while you sat there and stared at a phone and tried to figure out what funny caption or what picture would be interesting. Really? For someone out there to go, 'You know what? I don't like it.' "

TN: Or they write "LOL." That's what you did it for.

JA: A laugh emoji. I did it for that person.

TN: Okay, I have one last question for you. If you could go back in time, what would you tell your younger self?

JA: Just wait till you're 50. It's going to be amazing.
GET THE LATEST ISSUE OF BAZAAR This article originally appears in the June/July 2019 issue of Harper's BAZAAR, available on newsstands May 21. Hair: Chris McMillan at Chris McMillan Salon; Makeup: Angela Levin; Manicure: Miwa Kobayashi; Production: Nathalie Akiya for Kranky Produktions; Prop Styling: Colin Donahue for Owl and the Elephant Studio.

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TIG NOTARO: I was at your 50th-birthday bash. Aside from my dancing, what was your favorite moment at the party? JENNIFER ANISTON: Besides your dancing? I had so many favorite moments, I don't even know where to begin. It felt as though there was so much love in that room-everybody from all different walks of my life, from birth until now.

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Aniston and a no-holds-barred interview about her life in 2018

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The actress shares her experience with sexism and harassment in the industry, love, having children, beauty standards etc.

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I met Jen (don't roll your eyes at me - that's what we call her) in my kitchen about six years ago when my husband, Jimmy [Kimmel], and I invited our friend Justin [Theroux] over for pizza with his new girlfriend. At first I was a bit starstruck that Rachel Green was standing near my bananas. She was wearing black jeans, a black tank top, and wedge sandals, and she smelled like vacation. But my nerves faded as soon as she hugged me, pulled a lime off our tree for her vodka rocks, and dissected The Bachelor. I was expecting pretension (that's on me). I got authenticity and real connection. She was immediately warm, like an old friend. She's magnetic like that. At 49, she knows who she is. That means no boundaries, no bullshit, and a lot of laughing.

MOLLY MCNEARNEY: I want to start this interview off light. When are you getting back together with Brad? Did Justin ever wear your jeans? And when are the twins due?

JENNIFER ANISTON: [laughs] You're the only person who could start an interview like that and actually send me into hysterics and not hives.

MM: Well, I admire your ability to remain poised and balanced even while others desperately try to tell your story for you. How do you do it?

JA: There are definitely moments of not being balanced and poised, but I do that all in my own personal space. For the most part I can sit back and laugh at the ridiculous headlines because they have gotten more and more absurd. I guess they're feeding into some sort of need the public has, but I focus on my work, my friends, my animals, and how we can make the world a better place. That other stuff is junk food that needs to go back in its drawer.

MM: What is the biggest misconception about you?

JA: Oh, boy, there are so many. Let's see. I'll just Google myself and find out. [starts typing] Oh, look, I'm having a $100,000 revenge makeover!

MM: I didn't want to say anything, but you really need one. But wow, the tabloids are relentless.

JA: It's pretty crazy. The misconceptions are "Jen can't keep a man," and "Jen refuses to have a baby because she's selfish and committed to her career." Or that I'm sad and heartbroken. First, with all due respect, I'm not heartbroken. And second, those are reckless assumptions. No one knows what's going on behind closed doors. No one considers how sensitive that might be for my partner and me. They don't know what I've been through medically or emotionally. There is a pressure on women to be mothers, and if they are not, then they're deemed damaged goods. Maybe my purpose on this planet isn't to procreate. Maybe I have other things I'm supposed to do.

MM: Yes! For starters you have this new movie coming up, Dumplin'. You play an ex-pageant queen, and you do it beautifully. Did you ever want to be in a beauty pageant when you were younger?

JA: That's hysterical. No. Do you know what I looked like as a kid? The truth is, that's all changing now. That's what this movie is all about. It's about redefining beauty and how we as a society interpret what beauty is. I love that the Miss America pageant is going to get rid of the swimsuit competition altogether.

MM: Me too. I'm sure my daughter will be shocked when I tell her that was actually a quantifiable form of judging women in my lifetime.

JA: Definitely! You know, a swimsuit body is a body in a swimsuit, no matter what that body is. It's time to just stop thinking beauty is in the shape of a size 4 and the right butt size and the right waist size and the right measurements. It's just old. We've done it. We've been there. Let's move on.
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MM: What was it like exploring the pageant world to prepare for Dumplin'?

JA: I had so much fun. There are women devoting their lives to training young girls for pageants, and it's the real deal. I loved those women and really enjoyed getting into their minds. My character is an ex-pageant queen who is fun but broken. It's a beautiful mother-daughter story. And, of course, there's the amazing musical element: Dumplin' is an homage to Dolly Parton, who wrote a few original songs for this film.

MM: Dolly is incredible.

JA: She's magic. I remember the first thing she said to me when she walked into my house. I said, "I don't know how you do everything you're still doing." She said, "Well, I dreamed myself into a corner, and now I gotta live up to it."

MM: Everything she says is a bumper sticker.

JA: When Dolly and I watched the movie together, we were in a theater full of people who didn't know we were sitting in the back. During one of the funnier parts, she's stifling her laugh and whispers to me, "They can't hear my laugh. They'll know my laugh." A couple of minutes later I look over and she's crying, and she says, "But they don't know my tears."

MM: I really wish there were an audio button on this page that readers could push right now to hear the impression you just did of Dolly Parton. It was flawless.
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JA: [in Parton's voice] Aw, thank you, darlin'.

MM: What would your talent be if you were a pageant girl?

JA: My talents are not baton twirling or Hula-Hooping or tap dancing or ventriloquism or yodeling. I would be eliminated right away. Out. No talent.

MM: How about you get up on stage and make a margarita? You're really good at that. Tell us how.

JA: Oh, lord, it's barely a recipe. It's basically silver tequila with lime juice shaken and over rocks. And some people like a little Cointreau, some don't. It's a cleaner margarita. No sugar, no mixes, no agave. I don't like sweet drinks.

MM: I like mine with a Twizzler as a straw. Dumplin' is written, produced, and directed primarily by women. The leads are all women. The timing is perfect for such a film.

JA: Yes, lots of great women in front of and behind the camera. All extraordinarily qualified. This wasn't because it was mandatory; it wasn't because of a movement. They're a part of this movie because they are exceptionally talented. Rachel Morrison was our DP on Cake and the first woman nominated for best cinematography [for Mudbound] at the Oscars. She's a badass. We need to find more women like her and give them the opportunities. It's like mining for gold. We shouldn't be shoving female directors and producers down each other's throats because we have to. Then we're making those decisions from a place of fear.
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MM: Have you ever been sexually harassed in the workplace?

JA: I've definitely had some sloppy moves made on me by other actors, and I handled it by walking away. I've never had anyone in a position of power make me feel uncomfortable and leverage that over me. In my personal experience I've been treated worse verbally and energetically by some women in this industry.

MM: Have you experienced sexism in your career?

JA: I've definitely had my fair share of sexism in the media. Women are picked apart and pitted against one another based on looks and clothing and superficial stuff. When a couple breaks up in Hollywood, it's the woman who is scorned. The woman is left sad and alone. She's the failure. F that. When was the last time you read about a divorced, childless man referred to as a spinster?

MM: Never happens. Do you have hope for change as a result of Time's Up and #MeToo?

JA: Yes, and it's long overdue. But we also need to be better at listening to one another. That includes men. They need to be part of this conversation. When everyone is mad and aggressive, people become too afraid to speak and there is no conversation. Same goes for politics. We need to include each other, to hear each other out. We can't stoop to the anger. Michelle Obama said it best: "When they go low, we go high." We should all be living by that if we want real progress.

MM: I worry social media may be slowing that progress with its expectation that everyone look good all the time. Are you active on social media, or do you just turn all that off?

JA: I don't have Twitter, Facebook, or Instagram accounts. I will totally admit that I can dip into Instagram and sort of be a secret voyeur.

MM: You're a creeper!

JA: I'm a creeper. There are times when I'll look through and think, "Oh my god, what a time suck!" I've been with people who spend maybe an hour figuring out this one post, and you're like, "That just took up an hour of your life, and it's gone in 60 seconds." It feels like we are losing connection. I think we're losing conversation. It's hard enough being a teenager and feeling like you fit in. Now we're actively creating an environment and a platform for you to tell someone, "I like you" or "I don't like you." That seems like an unhealthy formula for already-insecure adolescents. We're pouring fuel on a fire.

MM: I couldn't imagine dealing with that pressure when I was a teenager.

JA: Our friends have 10- and 11-year-olds on Instagram. They're starting way younger than when I even gave a crap about what I looked like or what makeup I wore or what guy I liked. I think iPhones and Snapchat and all this stuff is just fueling narcissism. People are using filters and all sorts of tools to mask who they really are.

MM: How was your confidence as a kid?

JA: I was one of those kids who got sort of bullied, and I don't know why.

MM: No one's going to believe that.

JA: Ha! But they will believe I'm pregnant three times a year. I was one of the kids who the others would decide to make fun of. It was an odd period of time during fifth, sixth, seventh grades. I was a little on the chubby side, so I was just that kid. Childhood is such a vulnerable time, and I'm sure a part of me believed all that they teased me about. Thankfully, I didn't have a phone or social media to look at and think, "Oh, I'm not this, I'm not that." I just wanted to have fun and play capture the flag.
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MM: Did you ever imagine yourself as an actor?

JA: I didn't see myself as anything. I was just trying to get through the day. [laughs] In sixth grade I would write skits and act them out with a couple of friends, and we thought we were hilarious. Or we would go to Central Park, and when the cherry blossoms were in bloom we would act out scenes from The Wizard of Oz. We went to the Rudolf Steiner School, which is one of those arts-and-craftsy schools. It wasn't big on academics, but I can whittle you a lion out of a piece of mahogany like nobody's business.

MM: I've seen that lion. Now, for some silly questions. Have you ever punched someone?

JA: OK, let's be honest. I've had a moment when I've totally wanted to do it, yes, but it's in your fantasy, it's in your head. I wouldn't actually go through with it.

MM: No, you're too zen for that. What is a fear you wish you could overcome?

JA: Fear of flying. It started in my 20s. It was a weird, scary flight. Afterward I began noticing the stories on the news about plane crashes, and I became all-consumed with the idea of dying on an airplane. It was so out of control in my brain. So, yeah, that's something I'd like to get rid of. It's so irrational.

MM: What hobby would you like to master?

JA: Sculpting. Twelve years ago I had a beautiful art studio, and that was my dream then. I still want to take the time to have those moments for myself. I had a wheel, and I had a bunch of clay.
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MM: Let's get you back on the wheel. If your house were on fire, dogs are out, you are out, all the people you love are out, what is the one thing you grab?

JA: This actually happened. When we had to be evacuated in December for the wildfires, I took my dogs, I grabbed underwear, my toothbrush, and a change of clothes. Just get my dogs and me out of here. They're my kids!

MM: You're a good dog person. You just light up when you're around them.

JA: I do. They make me happy. But so do your kids.

MM: You are so good with my children. When I did not have children, I liked people's kids, but they were fun for, like, 10 minutes. But you are so genuinely invested in your friends' children that the kids end up buying you Mother's Day presents. You also have a home that kids want to go to. You have really mastered hosting families at your house.

JA: I love those rascals. Also, they're good kids. I have to say, we're lucky. There's not one kid in the group where you think, "That little brat."

MM: What's your exercise of choice?

JA: Last year I discovered boxing, and I love it. I have this trainer named Leyon, who I believe hung the moon. It's the longest workout I've actually stayed with consistently other than yoga. There's something about the mental aspect of boxing - the drills, your brain has to work, you're not just sitting on a bike. It's amazing.

MM: I knew you wanted to punch someone!

JA: Boxing is a great way to get aggression out. You get a mental release of all this crap you're taking into your ears and eyes every day and have little fantasy moments imagining who you're punching. I'm just grateful it's not actually the person, even though there's one person. You know what I mean. It's all good.

MM: What about Friends? Will Friends ever come back?

JA: Before that show ended, people were asking if we were coming back. Courteney [Cox] and Lisa [Kudrow] and I talk about it. I fantasize about it. It really was the greatest job I ever had. I don't know what it would look like today, but you never know. So many shows are being successfully rebooted. I know Matt LeBlanc doesn't want to be asked that question anymore. But maybe we could talk him into it. If we give it some time, Lisa, Courteney, and I could reboot The Golden Girls and spend our last years together on wicker furniture.

MM: I feel like if you choose to, you will have the longest career you want. Do you think you're going to do this forever?

JA: I've never been someone who knows how to answer, "Where do you see yourself in five years?" I do know that lately I've had moments. The world we're in is so challenging right now, the scrutiny, the way people interact. There's just bad behavior around us a lot. There have been moments when I would just love to get out of Dodge and move to Switzerland - or somewhere - and start anew. Just have this shit behind me. Does it really matter? Are we really doing anything? What is my life's purpose? Every seven years I try to sum up what I am doing and what I want to make my focus. I'm trying to make better choices. I went through a period of saying yes to projects that I shouldn't have, but I felt like, "How dare I say no?" Now I'm trying to get better at saying no and to be a part of projects that actually, really matter à la Dumplin' or The Goree Girls or this other film we're working on called The Fixer, about an amazing crisis manager named Denise White.

MM: Good. You need to keep going. The world is shit right now, and we need some Aniston movie escape.

JA: I'm grateful as long as people still want me to come to the party. I think I'll always want to keep acting as long as there's a desire for me to do it. As long as I'm fulfilled in other ways creatively, spiritually, and all of that stuff, I know that I could do this until they put me in a home.
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I met Jen (don't roll your eyes at me - that's what we call her) in my kitchen about six years ago when my husband, Jimmy [Kimmel], and I invited our friend Justin [Theroux] over for pizza with his new girlfriend. At first I was a bit starstruck that Rachel Green was standing near my bananas.

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There is no doubt that she is described as 'America's sweetheart' and by applying to her the 9 characteristics of being a liked person her positive star image makes sense.

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If someone asked you to characterize actress Jennifer Aniston, after "beautiful" and "talented, the next word that might come to mind would be "nice." She appears to be likeable.

An article in last weekend's Wall Street Journal ( How To Vend it Like Beckham, November 13-14) raises the question of why stars get paid so much and why some stars get paid so much more than others. It makes the point that talent is hard to measure; there isn't always a direct correspondence between someone's critical acclaim and their salary. The article talks about several celebrities and their ascent to stardom and makes an interesting observation about Aniston and her success:

"Jennifer Aniston has never been nominated for an Oscar, but she gets endless attention from celebrity magazines, and she brings in audiences because they like her."

Aniston became iconic first as Rachel on the popular sitcom, Friends, and then starred in a string of comedies on the screen. We don't know her but we feel like we do: Most would agree that her public persona is sweet, attractive, and affable. She has a smile on her face and appears to be better at making and keeping friends than most celebrities, despite the demands of a busy career. In addition to the credits, woven through her bio on IMDB is a list of fellow actors who are considered her friends off-camera, too, including Andrea Bendewald. Courteney Cox, Andrea Buchanan, and Catherine Keener.

Being likeable can have payoffs for the rest of us, too. The friendships I cherish most are with people who are warm, friendly, and kind, and go out of their way to make people around them feel comfortable.

This weekend, my friend Linda visited from out-of-town and we spent the day together. Seeing her again made me realize why she is so important to me. I watched her interact with the reservation clerk at her hotel, the young man in the pizza shop where we stopped for a bite, and the clerk at TJ Maxx where we went to hunt bargains. She was as kind and authentic with each of them as she is with me and with other friends. Each person she met smiled and felt good after interacting with her. Nice people have a knack for drawing others close to them and making them feel better about themselves.

I began thinking about the characteristics that make people like Jennifer and Linda likeable. Here's my list:

9 Characteristics of Likeable People:
1. Being kind and considerate of others
2. Having a good sense of humor, liking to laugh, and having a ready smile
3. Being warm, friendly and outgoing
4. Being authentic and unpretentious
5. Being vivacious, perky and engaged in life
6. Having interests
7. Showing interest in others
8. Being relaxed and easygoing
9. Being easy to talk to and nonjudgmental

For some people, like Jennifer and Linda, being likeable seems to come naturally. Perhaps, it's borne out of being happy and self-confident people. For the rest of us, it's something worth thinking about and cultivating if we want to have friends.

What qualities do you admire that makes a friend likeable?

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If someone asked you to characterize actress Jennifer Aniston, after "beautiful" and "talented, the next word that might come to mind would be "nice." She appears to be likeable. An article in last weekend's Wall Street Journal ( How To Vend it Like Beckham, November 13-14) raises the question of why stars get paid so much and why some stars get paid so much more than others.

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Both Aniston and her fictional character Rachel Green represent age and body at a certain age; love and intimate relationships etc. Also, the discussion of the problem of how the public life can seriously damage the personal one and scrutinise it in the most horrendous way possible is a key point.

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Similarities and differences between Aniston and Green

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Similarities and differences between Aniston and Green

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The actress has revealed that she also used to work as a waitress in a diner, not in a café, yet she also has the 'slippery fingers' and is a bit clumsy like the character in the show.

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Jennifer Aniston was once a "terrible waitress" just like her "Friends" character Rachel Green.

"I had slippery fingers, that was the problem," Aniston said during her first-ever appearance for "The Late Show with Stephen Colbert" on Tuesday.

The star, who's currently promoting her Apple TV+ show "The Morning Show," told Colbert she waitressed for just over two years at the now-closed Jackson Hole Hamburgers on the Upper West Side in New York City.

Despite Aniston saying she always "dropped plates and tripped," her former employer now calls her a "proud member of the Jackson Hole Hamburger community."

The 50-year-old says she now "appreciates good service" and "tips very very well," having worked as a waitress.

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Jennifer Aniston admitted she was once a "terrible waitress" just like Rachel Green during her first few years acting in New York City.

In her first-ever appearance on " The Late Show with Stephen Colbert" on Tuesday, the "Friends" actress said she used to work for the now-closed Jackson Hole Hamburgers on the Upper West Side.

"Did you work the Sunday brunches there? Because they're like the fall of Saigon. Like you can't believe how unbelievably crowded it is there!" Colbert asked.

"I know, the lines! I was a terrible waitress. I was a hostess and then they finally allowed me to be a waitress," Aniston replied.

Aniston said she also scored her first screen job playing a waitress in a Bob's Big Boy commercial.

"I had slippery fingers as a waitress was the problem," Aniston recalled of her time in the hospitality industry.

Colbert asked whether that meant she stole from customers. Aniston explained it was because she always dropped plates, tripped and "was very clutzy," proving she was born to play the similarly inept Central Perk waitress Rachel Green.

Fans would remember Rachel messing up orders, taking long breaks to chat with friends and even admitting to sneezing in rude customers' muffins.

The star said to Colbert that she still acknowledges her roots, now truly "appreciating good service.

"And I always tip very very well because I know."

But despite calling herself a "terrible waitress" it seems Jackson Hole Hamburgers isn't too phased over her Aniston's former work ethic. On their website, they said she "will always be a proud member of the Jackson Hole family."

Elsewhere in the interview, Aniston, who famously broke Instagram after becoming the fastest person to hit 1 million followers, re-confirmed to Colbert that a "Friends" re-boot is in the works: "Something is happening."
Watch Aniston tell Colbert about her waitressing career below: Read more: Jennifer Aniston confirms the 'Friends' cast is 'working on something,' but says it won't be a reboot 'Friends' superfan Charlie Puth met Jennifer Aniston, and he completely freaked out: 'You smell so good' Jennifer Aniston's record-breaking debut on Instagram highlights 'The Aniston Effect' as her 'Friends' costars each gain over 1 million followers

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Jennifer Aniston admitted she used to be a 'terrible waitress' who dropped trays, just like Rachel Green

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Jennifer Aniston was once a "terrible waitress" just like her "Friends" character Rachel Green. "I had slippery fingers, that was the problem," Aniston said during her first-ever appearance for "The Late Show with Stephen Colbert" on Tuesday.

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Jennifer Aniston almost never being Rachel Green?

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Jennifer Aniston almost never being Rachel Green?

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There was a time that the actress had already had a contract with another show that prevented her from starring in the hit show 'Friends'.

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"The fear was that we would shoot four or five of them [Friends episodes], and CBS, just to screw with NBC, would pick up 'Muddling Through,' and then we would have to recast and reshoot the first five episodes," Crane explained.

He added: "We were holding our breath the whole time, looking at the ratings. You never wish ill on another show."

Well, unless they're preventing YOUR show from securing one of its seminal actresses.

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"The fear was that we would shoot four or five of them [Friends episodes], and CBS, just to screw with NBC, would pick up 'Muddling Through,' and then we would have to recast and reshoot the first five episodes," Crane explained. He added: "We were holding our breath the whole time, looking at the ratings.

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Aniston has been introduced to the negative part of being known- for a long time she was asked only about her appearance, love life and eating habits and has not be appraised for her roles. However, excluding "Friends" is she known for something else?

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This blog post is part of a series called, "Celebrity Substance." I will be using celebrity careers from a variety of professions as examples, discussing what can be learned from their successes and failures.
Ten years ago people would not guess actress Jennifer Aniston would emerge as a feminist icon. One is hard pressed to find an interview where Aniston isn't asked for diet, health, fitness or beauty advice. She is lauded for her body and not her work. Her divorce from Brad Pitt was written about for over a decade, twice the length of their marriage. Her relationship status is relentlessly reported, and she is asked more often about the state of her marriage to actor/writer Justin Theroux and their plans to have children than about her movies. It was especially insulting when Aniston had an award-worthy performance in her movie, "Cake," and the conversation around it was so brief in comparison to the constant dialogue about her love life. It propels a narrative that women who are unmarried and/or without children are unsuccessful and unhappy, and that women's value is in their appearance- their work is a side note.

After weathering all this misogyny and scrutiny, Aniston has emerged as a role model. Despite not getting the praise she deserves for her work, and a constant discussion about her personal life, she has had a long, strong career and a happy life. It takes a lot of inner strength and courage to endure everything she has, and still have a career that demands respect in Hollywood. Aniston has a lot to teach about coming out the other end of prejudice and underestimation a better, strong professional and woman.
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Here are a few things we can learn from Aniston:
Your Struggles Are Larger Than You Are
This past July, Aniston meaningfully addressed gossip for the first time in her career in a written op-ed for the Huffington Post. After being the subject of unrelenting tabloid speculation for decades, Aniston had enough and wrote a heartfelt essay on the toll the misogynistic coverage had taken on her, and the message it relays to young women.She told herself tabloids were not to be taken seriously, but "I really can't tell myself that anymore because the reality is the stalking and objectification I've experienced first-hand, going on decades now, reflects the warped way we calculatea woman's worth." It has turned into a larger cultural conversation on the effect of media coverage on women, and a reclamation that her happiness and self-worth are determined by her and not the media.
Be Resilient
At the Giffoni Film Festival in southern Italy, it is Europe's largest festival for children, and there is a portion of the festival that fields questions from children all over Europe for the guests of honor. A young girl asked Aniston if she ever woke up and did not know who she was. The Hollywood Reporter writes that the question brought Aniston to tears, and she said,"There are not enough fingers and toes in this entire room to count how many times that moment has happened to me, we're all human beings... you kind of hit walls and think I kind of can't go any farther. Or this is too much? My heart can't take it or the pain is too great, or am I good enough? Will I survive? And you just have to sort of somehow miraculously overcome. You just go, 'I can't, yes I can, yes you can.'"
You're Not Always Going To Know What You're Doing
Aniston told Marie Claire magazine she is not sure what is ahead in her career, and she is OK with that."This is a time when I'm not completely sure what I'm doing. I'm at this sort of crossroads trying to figure out what inspires me deep in my core. What used to make me tick is not necessarily making me tick any- more ... The most challenging thing right now is trying to find what it is that makes my heart sing." Even for someone as experienced as Aniston, does not have it all mapped out. It is normal to have doubts, and not feel sure of yourself.
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This blog post is part of a series called, "Celebrity Substance." I will be using celebrity careers from a variety of professions as examples, discussing what can be learned from their successes and failures. Ten years ago people would not guess actress Jennifer Aniston would emerge as a feminist icon.

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Aniston, along with many other famous women actresses, have moved from their ' only performers' labels and have become preferred when it comes to producing media content due to the fact that star images have become a phenomenon of production/consumption.

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When Jennifer Aniston won a SAG Award Jan. 19, the mainstream media seized on one fact: She and her ex Brad Pitt were together in the winner's circle. Woo-woo, hot stuff!

For gossip rags, that's fun, but this angle misses the bigger picture. First, her award for "The Morning Show" was a nice validation for Apple TV Plus. Second, this was a project on which she and Reese Witherspoon are exec producers, meaning actor-producers have moved beyond the realm of "vanity productions," as such deals used to be called for performers.

The 21st century has seen a sharp rise in actors with successful production companies. That list includes Sandra Bullock, Viola Davis, Jennifer Lopez, Salma Hayek, Eva Longoria and Nicole Kidman (HBO's "Big Little Lies," on which she and Witherspoon are exec producers, remains a gold standard).

Though 2019 Oscar nominations inspired protests for lack of gender diversity among directors, the tallies in the best picture rank are better - not 50-50 yet, but getting there. Eight of the nine nominated films have at least one woman producer. Of the 25 individuals cited, 15 are men, 10 are women. (This might lead you to believe that Hollywood is close to equality, but any aspiring female producer will tell you otherwise.)

Though women in the 21st century are fighting for their place in Hollywood, they were crucial in the early days of filmmaking, including execs and writers such as Anita Loos, Frances Marion, June Mathis and Bess Meredyth, and stars Norma Talmadge, Gloria Swanson, Lillian Gish and Mary Pickford, among them.

In 1916 Variety wrote about the startup of production company Mary Pickford Pictures Corp. A few years later, she joined Charlie Chaplin, D.W. Griffith and her husband, Douglas Fairbanks, to create the game-changing United Artists.

In 1920, Variety wrote that Pickford would star in "Pollyanna," her first film for UA. Pickford, aka "America's Sweetheart" even though she was born in Canada,
was 28 when she played the 11-year-old Pollyanna. (Thank God Twitter wasn't around.) The public didn't care about her age; it was one of her highest-grossing films. The following year, she starred as both a little boy and his mother in "Little Lord Fauntleroy." She won the second best actress Oscar for "Coquette," in which she played a married heartbreaker, a change of pace. And she was a producer.

After Pickford, the Oscar honor roll of actor-producers is led by Jane Fonda, Whoopi Goldberg and Barbra Streisand. In the 1970s, Fonda and Bruce Gilbert formed IPC Films, which produced (alone or in tandem with other companies) "The China Syndrome" and "On Golden Pond," which earned her Academy Award nominations, and "Coming Home," for which she won. The company also produced "9 to 5" and "Rollover."

Goldberg remains a powerhouse, producing multiple projects since 1990 (the year she won for "Ghost"). She has produced work in film, TV and stage, including the Lifetime series "Strong Medicine" (132 episodes), the 2013 Emmy-nominated doc on Moms Mabley, and the Tony-nominated "Sister Act" stage musical. Streisand was exec producer of the 1976 "A Star Is Born," and producer of "Yentl" and "The Prince of Tides," all of which were Oscar-nominated.

This year, Charlize Theron got an Oscar nom for Lionsgate's "Bombshell," on which she was a producer. She also was a producer of "Monster," for which she won.

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Jennifer Aniston and the Rise of Actor-Producers

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When Jennifer Aniston won a SAG Award Jan. 19, the mainstream media seized on one fact: She and her ex Brad Pitt were together in the winner's circle. Woo-woo, hot stuff! For gossip rags, that's fun, but this angle misses the bigger picture.

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The woman who portrayed one of the greatest female characters in the US television history

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The woman who portrayed one of the greatest female characters in the US television history