Jennifer Aniston has spoken candidly about her two-decade-long fertility battle, revealing she underwent unsuccessful IVF treatments while being hounded by tabloid speculation about her decision not to have children. In an interview with Harper’s Bazaar UK, the 56-year-old actress described the pain of being labelled ‘selfish’ and a ‘workaholic’ by the press, insisting the narrative was “an absolute lie.”
Aniston, who divorced Brad Pitt in 2005, was often portrayed as having refused to start a family, a claim she later called deeply damaging. “They didn’t know what I’d been going through for twenty years to try to pursue a family,” she said. “It does affect me – I’m just a human being.” She revealed she wrote an op-ed in 2016 not only for herself but for “any women who were struggling with the same issue.”
Now in a new relationship with hypnotist Jim Curtis, Aniston reflected on her acting career and her enduring bond with her Friends co-stars. “It was like we married each other – they’re my family,” she said. Of her divorce from Justin Theroux, she noted that they remain friends, with Aniston reportedly among the first to congratulate him on his recent remarriage.
The interview, published ahead of the November issue of Harper’s Bazaar UK, marks a rare moment of vulnerability for the famously private star, who has long been a subject of intense public scrutiny. “The wisdom older women have to contribute is extraordinary,” she added, reclaiming the narrative on her own terms.
