As we discussed yesterday, Jennifer Aniston made a rare public appearance on Monday night to support her BFF Courteney Cox at the premiere of Cox’s directorial effort, Just Before I Go. Some thought it was sweet that Aniston came out just to support her friend, with no ulterior motive or project to promote for herself. HA! As it turns out, Aniston has a lengthy conversation with People Magazine this week just to shill her haircare line, Living Proof. Go here to read the whole People piece. The gist? Aniston uses her friends as guinea pigs for her Living Proof line. Is this tacky? It feels tacky.
“Chris and I usually get samples like six months before so we get to try it out and see how it lasts over time and then give feedback for it,” Aniston tells PEOPLE of testing new Living Proof launches with her hairstylist and best friend Chris McMillan. “It’s so much fun; it really is a wonderful thing to be a part of.”
The actress also enlists her close group of girlfriends, including Courteney Cox (who just got a “lob”!) and yoga instructor Mandy Ingber, to try out new products like the Blow Out styling and finishing spray.
“They allow me to sort of use their hair, they’re like Barbie dolls,” she says. “Courteney has gorgeous hair, and Mandy’s is really curly so she loves the No Frizz line. Plus, everything smells incredible, that’s my other thing that I love about these products. For me that’s always a big thing, that it isn’t too fragrant-y or perfume-y. It’s so fresh and so light, so incredible.”
So do people ask Aniston for hair advice now that she’s involved in Living Proof? “No, thank God!” she says, laughing. “I so do not want to be the poster child for anyone’s hair problems. I would just say use Living Proof and you’ll be great to go.”
There’s a lot more but it just reads as a straight-up infomercial and I kind of wonder if People Magazine is being paid to endorse this sh-t. And beyond that, is Aniston paying Courteney and Mandy for their second-hand celebrity endorsements? That’s what’s tacky to me – Aniston hasn’t been seen in two months, then she suddenly pops up, seemingly to “support a friend,” and in a sleazy quid pro quo, Aniston name-drops Courteney Cox as a fan of the haircare line that Aniston partially owns.
But yes, Jennifer is a 46 year old woman and all she does these days is give interviews about her hair. Deep as a puddle.
Photos courtesy of Getty, Fame/Flynet.
There are physics involved with the bump. Just sayin’.
And her hair bounces around. Because physics.
*attempts to smart*
Plus MIT scientists did work on the formulas and surely they know about physics.
I’ve been on the MIT campus and dated MIT guys so my hair is incredible. Because physics!
I only date dumbs so I guess that’s why my hair looks like Michelle Duggars?
*attempts to calculate something*
Lila, please let Abbott copy off your test paper. Her hair needs it.
Just look at pictures of MIT alums like Buzz Aldrin, Kofi Annan, Bejamin Netanyahu, and Paul Krugman and you can feel your hair become more beautiful because PHYSICS!
Is that what happened to Einstein’s hair? Physics?
Lilacflowers, do you have the MIT alum-of-the-month calendar? Or did you splurge on the coffee table book?
I cackled so hard at the headline. I was honestly fooled.
I burst out laughing, too.
“I so do not want to be the poster child for anyone’s hair problems” sounds so Rachel, not the speech of a 46 year old woman.
She has to promote her product, fine. But she’s so tiresome.
Lol that was hilarious and cold.
So is she only in this for the money and to keep her face in the public eye? She isn’t interested in learning enough to be of help to others – even about hair?
me too. laughing like a loon.
Me, too! I thought, “Really?” And then I saw it was just more about Jen’s hair, no need to read any further.
My goodness, after her failed Oscar campaign, no wedding in sight and baby announcements everytime she eats a full meal, is this all she has left to talk about, still with the hair? She’s a shallow woman indeed.
I laughed so much at this headline.
Why doesn’t she give us an update on her wedding planning? LOL.
Funny. I predicted a break up announcement by the end of this summer, and I’m sticking to that. Aniston and Theroux have been seen out and about at several events since the Oscars, but never together. IMO they’ve already broken up, but are waiting until the right (maximum PR) time to release a statement.
I saw pics of them together at Downey Jr’s party a few weeks ago. I don’t think they’re getting married anytime soon, but I don’t think they’re breaking up anytime soon either. JMO.
Well I don’t think they have broken up but I do think they are waiting for the maximum publicity for their wedding.
So far – Jennifer has always timed her announcements with whatever her ex husband is doing. Now if she announced her wedding or even breakup with the release of By The Sea – that will prove once and for all that Jennifer is coat tailing the JPs.
LOL @ the headline.
Her hair looks pretty good here though, no?
aaaaaand that’s all there is to say, unless you want to talk about Kylie’s lips.
Her hair extensions look great.
I don’t think you can find a woman in Hollywood without hair extensions. Having natural hair is rare.
Many women wear extensions but they don’t advertise for hair products with it. I remember Cheryl Cole and another l’oreal spokeswoman being universally critized because they used extensions while advertising for hair products – that forced L’oreal to put a disclaimer in their commercials.
Jennifer has gotten away with this for years and she always contradicts herself as well.
I KNEW it. She never does anything for anyone else unless she benefits. She is a pr master. The way she was literally throwing herself at the cameras during Cox’s debut was a clue.
My friend just opened a new salon (she’s been a hairdresser for years) and she chose to sell Living Proof. I bought some (curly hair!) and it is really awesome. My friend told me other clients see a huge difference in their hair too! As a frizzy curly haired lady whose hair never looks the same, I fully support Living Proof! HA
They are using it at my salon too and apparently everyone loves it.
I got a free sample from Sephora of some spray in rocket science texturizer, and it’s pretty awesome. Smells good too.
How much do you use? I can’t find the right amount
I may have to get some when I decide to go back to my natural curls.
I use Good Hair Day and I really like it.
I use the hair serum and root lifter both of which I love.
If you’re a 46 year old woman shilling a haircare line what else would you talk about?
Right? She’s a part owner of the business. It’s not like she’s just giving random interviews about her hair, she’s promoting a business she’s invested in. She’s pretty low-key about it really. Most celebs who have invested in something like this are tweeting and instagramming about it 10 times a day in addition to the interviews.
I don’t see anyone getting snarky when Drew Barrymore gives another interview about make-up whilst promoting her make-up range, or when Kate Hudson is suddenly all about dance and exercise when her clothing range needs some press. Ashton Kutcher spends an enormous amount of time and effort shilling those shitty Lenovo tablets no one wants, I’m pretty sure that’s his full-time job now. Aniston does a little interview every few months. It’s not that big a deal.
yes, many actors have advertizing jobs nowadays. And it often isn´t about the product itself. Especially female actors launch lifestyle sites and promote beauty products. At a certain age you don´t get the big roles anymore so it is a smart move to start a business or work with companies. PR and money for both sides.
I agree that she’s about as low key as it gets in the endorsement area. I don’t find it offensive, she comes across as accessible and pretty normal. Clearly she strikes a nerve with people, no matter what she does, though.
But is make-up the only thing Barrymore ever talks about, or is Kate Hudson solely focused on dance and exercise, or does Ashton Kutcher have any other topic of conversation besides Lenovo tablets? Perhaps that’s the difference. Aniston never talks about anything but her hair.
Low-key? She has so many pictures of her in People Magazine and I don’t know how many other mags. . . I wouldn’t call that low key.
@Jessica, who wrote: “I don’t see anyone getting snarky when Drew Barrymore gives another interview about make-up whilst promoting her make-up range, or when Kate Hudson is suddenly all about dance and exercise when her clothing range needs some press.”
Maybe there’s no ‘snark’ cast at Drew Barrymore because she talks about other things and has a multitude of other interests (professional and personal) aside from her make-up range. Kate Hudson is, and always has been, as shallow as Jennifer Aniston, but even she can talk about things other then herself.
exactly…it’s a bit silly. We are women (and men) of all ages talking about gossip. If a 46 year old stylist was talking about style in an interview it would be mean to say “this is all she talks about?”
Seriously. We’re all just sitting around here gossiping about celebrities. She’s getting paid a pretty penny to shill some pretty great haircare products. I don’t really think the people around here should be judging her for not being “deep” enough.
@Atrain, who wrote: “Seriously. We’re all just sitting around here gossiping about celebrities. She’s getting paid a pretty penny to shill some pretty great haircare products. I don’t really think the people around here should be judging her for not being “deep” enough.”
You said it yourself … “we’re all just sitting around here gossiping about celebrities” … and you’ve answered your own question. Judging by some of the defensive comments, you’d think people were wishing her ‘death’ or calling her the ‘C’ word or calling her an attention wh&re who only pimps Justin for PR attention or something.
Fast forward five years, and she’ll still be shilling hair stuff and planning the wedding that I still say will never happen.
Jen, you are never to complain about the media and it’s misinterpretation and paps again. As you have shown you know how to disappear.
That headline is beautiful. My eyes glazed over like Storm and I think I cried all the liquids out of my body. Almost makes up for annexing Bramhall from our morning gossip. Almost.
Is her entire career at this stage based on the fact that people liked Rachel in Friends and that she had nice hair about 10 years ago?
Yes. And her marriage/divorce.
Ohhhh yes. Poor Jen. and the lack of baby. Poor poor Jen.
Gotta love those residuals.
Pretty much.
“I so do not want to be the poster child for anyone’s hair problems.”
Just the poster child for hair, I guess.
Ima support Jen here. It’s happening. Hold on.
Someone hold my spliff.
Okay. At least Jen isn’t pretending. She knows she isn’t going to be considered some great thinker and she’s realizes now she won’t be getting an Oscar. She does what she knows. Hair. I can’t slight her for it.
*akfahga heavy breathing*
Whew. That was such a rush.
Same here. She knows what she knows and hair is what she knows. When almost your entire persona is based on a hair style, it seems appropriate. She is a businesswoman first and actor second and it may take her some time to realize, but that is what she is best at. She gets most of her income from being a “pitch woman” and there is nothing wrong with that at all. But the treating your friends like Barbies was just kind of childish. But Mr. Aniston is something like a hipster Ken, so it probably makes sense.
I say let her talk about what she likes talking about, it is necessary to promote the product, just leave the Oscar campaigns alone and leave the Astrophysics to Dr. Neil DeGrasse Tyson.
Seriously LOL’d. Thanks.
taterho, did it feel good to let it all just HANG out? Lol.
I prefer pap pics in Cabo with her bikini’d booty in the air (while still hanging on to that margarita for dear life), OR a puff piece about how amazeballs her life with Justin is–compared to her talking about her hair. Because I do not find it that great. It looks dry, half the time to me. And I find talking about hair and makeup is boring. I like looking up natural skin tips though……
I feel like Jennifer is stuck in a time circle and only ever thinks/talks about her hair, holidays, non existing wedding plans, non existing pregnancy plans etc.
I am so glad I was proven right that Jennifer always uses her friends for something.
Seriously the way she always feels the need so promote her so called friendships – I feel like she doesn’t have any genuine friends only showbusiness friends.
PS: when I read the title I though finally we might see Jennifer talk about physics and make Sheldon speechless – but alas that didn’t happen and probably won’t ever happen.
We’ll be seeing those Cabo pictures any day now. Bikinis, margaritas and staff making minimum wage serving her.
to be fair, jennifer is known as a great tipper, so I am sure the staff is happy enough serving her, they will get very generous tips
she’s a great businesswoman. she knows her strengths and her market. I admire her hustle.
How is she a great businesswoman? Is she running the company now?
She’s part of a new hair care line. Why shouldn’t she talk about it? She’s not just talking about hair for no reason. Come on, according to you all, she can not do a single thing right. Not everyone is trying to change the world. Let her live the way she wants to.
I don’t have a problem with her promoting her businesses.. but there is nothing new in this “advert interview’ nothing different. Just the same thing she has said for years.. before she got involved in this business.
That is what become boring. When you hear the same thing over and over again.
oh Lisa, you have a problem with everything she does
@Elly
if you want to come for me make it something legit.. I haven’t commented on an Aniston thread in some time.. and while I may comment about what she says.. I have never said anything nasty about her.. so pull in your claws hon.. And my comment was quite tame compared to others. If you are offended you should check yourself.
Of course Sally. But some think she is nothing right. What do they think she’s supposed to do to promote her product? If she’s not Angelina Jolie she can’t sell this successful and be happy in most of these peoples eyes
And some think Angelina Jolie can do no right. So its equal.
@Tarsha.. so true.. AND of course…
Angelina has nothing to do with this post at all.
She was just” almost nominated” for an Oscar.What project is she working on to capitalize on her new status as an “almost” Oscar nominee? Is she getting ready to direct a film, like Courtney just did?
She’s been famous for her hair for quite a while. I’m only surprised it took this long to rep a hair care product line.
that headline took me right out
Has anyone tried Living Proof…I checked it out at Sephora and it was a little expensive and didn’t want to spend the money. I’ve tried other expensive “miracle” shampoo’s and conditioners, that just seemed to work like the brands you buy in the grocery store! I color my hair, and it tends to be dry and frizzy. Does Living Proof work? Anybody? Anybody?
I love it. My medicine damaged my hair over the years and the salon said Living Proof was the best. Leaves my hair soft, shiny, and untangled. Worth the extra money
I’ve only ever used the root lift spray, and it didn’t work at all for me. But, as others have commented, it does smell great.
I swear by Alterna Bamboo. I have long curly slightly dry hair and sadly now I colour it too (pesky grey hair shows a lot more in dark hair than blonde). Main reason being that I love the Alterna ingredients and that it is as natural as it can get… Pricey but worth it in my book.
Oooh…Alterna!
I’m a curly-haired girl myself who started using this brand way back when it first came out in the 90s, and hemp was a very unusual ingredient. I loved the product, as well as those colored bottles. It was very expensive even then at $20-30, though, and totally unaffordable to me now.
But you say the Bamboo is good? Huh, maybe I’ll get a sample somewhere to try.
MrsPitt – I really like the Prime Style Extender; I have long hair and frizz tends to be a problem but I only have to use a tiny bit of product and my hair doesn’t turn greasy no matter how long I wait between shampoos. I buy at Sephora because they sell every size; you can get away with trying a LP product for $10.
I have certain celebrity fatigue already so lately when I witness product shilling I tend to think ‘just the rich getting richer’. What surprises me about Aniston is how unpolished she is during these campaigns. Maybe tptb don’t want to her to sound to rehearsed, but they know the interview is going to print. Poor sentence structure, repetitive word usage and limited vocabulary doesn’t sound like someone who is the public face of a company.
I use the Good Hair Day shampoo and conditioner and styling creme. I like it as well as any other luxury hair product I’ve used.
We know. You said that already earlier up the thread.
Wait, was this interview on 4/20?
I have stupid frizzy bushy hair, and I discovered this Living Proof stuff ages ago, and it works really well. Then I found out it was a Jen Aniston joint, and felt kinda silly. So I quit using it for a while, but now I’m back, because it truly does make my hair lovely.
Shampoo is shampoo. Don’t feel silly about who’s it is. It’s hard to find a shampoo that is good for frizzy hair like mine! Living Proof works well
Surprise, surprise. What else does she talk about? Now we need to learn how she plans to go about and lose those 18 or so pounds she gained for her role in Cake.
I nearly rolled my eyeballs out of my head when I read the first part of that headline,but when I saw the second part I knew all was right with the world.
My God this woman is consumed with herself. Poor Courtney use to have her as a third wheel in her marriage. Can you imagine having to babysit Jennifer, David and CoCo? That woman deserves a medal.
Ps-jenn looks liquored up as usual in the top picture
If i would make millions with successful haircare products, i would talk about them too! It´s her job! She´s promoting “her” products.
The double standard when it comes to Aniston and other “unlikeable” ladies is amazing. Everyone here judges actors who don´t want to go full Oscar promotion “because they don´t do their jobs to promote their “product””, but when Aniston promotes her stuff she is shallow and stupid? Nice.
spot on! they all do this, to various degrees!
Absolutely. To sell it, you have to talk abot it. What is supposed to do? Keep quiet and put it in the corner. She’s always been known for her hair since Friends. Some might not like her, but it’s her right. I’m glad I didn’t turn away from it because I love it. I have no problem with JA but those who do are missing out because of dislike of a celebrity
I have very fine and thin hair and I wouldn’t buy it if it promised my hair would turn into gold. Its about not putting money into her coffers. Same as I boycott Murdoch papers/business ventures. I’m not missing out there, either. Goodness, its only shampoo! Hardly an essential. I hardly think I am missing out by not buying a particular brand of shampoo for goodness sake.
@tarsha, I think the point was not buying something that is a really good product only because you don’t like someone like Aniston. The money of a prodect doesn’t just go to that one person, so don’t let that be a reason
( Everyone here judges actors who don´t want to go full Oscar promotion “because they don´t do their jobs to promote their “product)
So no it had nothing to do with Jen.
This comment not only doesn’t hold water but is completely untrue. People do Not like it when celebrities full Oscar promotion its actually a turn off. Benedict Cumberbatch is a well like on here and many other blogs but his full Oscar campaign turned a lot of his people off of him same with Anne Hathaway and many others celebrities.
@Elly, who wrote: “Everyone here judges actors who don´t want to go full Oscar promotion “because they don´t do their jobs to promote their “product””, but when Aniston promotes her stuff she is shallow and stupid? Nice.”
Not True! I think Jennifer Aniston is ‘shallow’ even when she’s ‘not’ promoting her product. But that doesn’t mean I hate her at all.
Is it just my eyes or did her lips look weird in the photos with cox?
“But yes, Jennifer is a 46 year old woman and all she does these days is give interviews about her hair. Deep as a puddle.”
Well to be fair, it’s not like she has anything else going on — AND she’s never been one to talk about her own movie roles (if her PR-blitzed campaign of Cake is anything to go by) with any substantive coherence. Her latest movie got pushed back and she hasn’t landed any new projects. So what else is there for her to do? Talk about hair, hair products, and hairstyles until the media pays attention to her (and her endorsements), Same ol’ same ol’ with this one.
I’m just guessing, but after Cake flopped, her Oscar campaign came to naught, and “She’s Funny That Way” has been re-shelved indefinitely, I think her Hollywood career may be over. She will probably focus exclusively on promoting hair products, and maybe make a few forays back into TV.
Naw – she has longevity, that one.
be prepared for a big tabloid story to give her more publicity via Huvane
It is her business, why shouldn’t she talk about it? People talk about their work all the time. Plus, she does have great hair.
Is there an Oscar type award for hair care spokesperson?
After reading this article, seems like she was just using her BFF Courtney. How can she give hair advice when she wears extensions all the time? Still trying to figure that one out. What isn’t Justin used as a guinea pig? Thought she said at one time he used more products than she did.
Beyonce did ads for hair color when everyone knows she’s wearing wigs.
You know, Jennifer does seem like a very nice person. But honestly, I have not heard an intelligent or thoughtful thing come out of her mouth that wasn’t about her physical appearance or her love life in…ever. She can’t be that two dimensional, can she? I mean, she’s no spring chicken any more — surely life has given her some opinions on things, a cause that speaks to her…anything?
In that case, she would actually have to care about something enough to talk about it. Her hair seems to be her sole focus of interest. She doesn’t seem to care about anything else.
This isn’t really a defense, but maybe that’s all she’s asked about. As for shilling, I wouldn’t stop using Aveeno just because she’s in the ads any more than I’d buy this shampoo because of her involvement. I pitched all my salon shampoos after developing itchy scalp..went sulfate free loreal and not going back (but do miss the bubbles..)
I like the fact she keeps her opinions to herself. She’s an actress, an entertainer, she ENTERTAINS… I’m sick of soap boxing actors & their photo op “causes”. And the ones who wander into political thought usually make fools of themselves. Why can’t we just let these folks do what they do best & leave it at that?
Now People mag is doing infomercials? Unbelievable. I hope it was in the little blurbs in the beginning pages or ending page on beauty products or something, not a full pretend interview, where it’s really her schilling her hair care line.
Well, People magazine as always been about promotion and not much else. The magazine has always been one big commercial for celebrities.
It used to be little blurbs/two or three sentences…..which is fine. I just don’t see a point in printing an entire interview…on hair. Maybe because I don’t care about hair? And it’s PEOPLE. I don’t read PEOPLE to read an entire interview on hair….I read PEOPLE to get the latest news/gossip/what the celebrity is doing. This seems like a “I don’t have anything coming out any time soon, so I need to be visible for a minute..”…..I’d have preferred it if she’d talked about her wedding/Justin.
True, but even when People magazine has run gossip it’s sort of like pre-approved gossip to promote the celebs (i.e the Most Beautiful Issue, the Sexiest Man Alive issue, Katie Holmes/Tom Cruise divorce issue). I don’t think the real dish ever ends up there unless someone like Kristen Stewart goes rogue and writes a letter begging her lover to take her back. But that happens rarely.
@perplexed
Believe me, I know it’s all pre-approved….but there’s a difference between reading pre approved gossip, and reading a hair infomercial. That’s not gossip. That sort of thing belongs on the few pages in the front/back of the magazine, where they try and convince you that if you buy this bracelet, this overpriced dress, this knock off of THIS…that you’ll be able to look just like said celeb.
Maybe she’s not talking about the wedding/Justin because Justin’s bailed and there isn’t going to be any wedding? Just a thought.
I find her vapid, boring and completely clueless – stuck being Rachel and acting like she is twenty. Now, shilling your product is fine but I really dislike the fact that she used the pretence of coming out to support her friend as a cover for the shilling. You want to go and talk about hair, no problem, but do it on your own time, so to speak, don’t make your friend’s moment about you. Not classy.
What I find sad is that Jen, like a lot of the other celebrities we comment on, seems to have such an empty life. Rich, comfortable but so… Empty. What about hobbies, charities, giving back, being involved in a community? Nothing, just drinks, beach and hair. I would be bored out of my skull. Here is a woman who can afford to not work and who could travel the world, shine a light on any meaningful cause, and all she does is wear short skirts and flip her hair. What a waste. And I am not picking her on in particular, this comment could apply to 90% of HW.
I wouldn’t agree with this statement.
I work, I come home, I hang out with my boyfriend, my friends, my family. My life isn’t empty because I don’t have some major hobby.
Re Jennifer Aniston: we don’t even know what she gets up to day to day just like tons and tons of celebs!
And because 90% of other actresses can talk about astrophysics.. Sure. Leave her be. She does what she knows best.
Yeah, I’ve never heard another actress talk about astrophysics either. Not even the ones playing astrophysicists in a movie.
My neighbours don’t discuss astrophysics either. Neither do celebrity bloggers, I don’t think.
Elizabeth Banks
Kate Beckinsale
Emma Watson
Famke Janseen
Danica McKellar
Laura Shields
Cindy Crawford
Gina Davis
And tossing in Brian May of Queen because he is an astrophysicist that rocks hehe!
And I could go on… There’s Dozens of well known and successful actresses that also have excelled in studies. Some a Mensa members, a few i’ve listed have their masters in chemical engineering. Others literature.
And they do discuss their fields. Danica discussing astrophysics as well as
And Aniston has stated often (and moreso during that award season run) she doesn’t want to be diminished to the eternal victim with hair and boobs that is continuously wanting and not wanting babies. That she has more to offer. And here we are back to hair.
End of the day unless it’s feminism we won’t read about actresses discussing topics that are enhanced by their extensive education.
I’ve never seen Emma Watson or many of those other actresses discuss astrophysics. I’ve seen Emma Watson give a speech on feminism that I easily could have written myself. That speech was pretty simple — not extremely deep.
I’ve seen Cindy Crawford talk about a calculus exam she took at Northwestern, and that’s the extent of the math knowledge I’ve ever seen her display.
Danica McKellar is the only actress I’ve ever seen discuss math, but not full on actual astrophysics. She probably could have done a math Phd, but for some weird reason decided to stay with acting which she’s never quite excelled at.
Miayim Bialik is the only actress I’d classify as extensively educated. The rest have regular bachelor’s degrees or are drop-outs (i.e Cindy Crawford). (Not that there’s anything wrong with that, but none are accomplished at the level of a public intellectual or one who excels at literature or other related fields at the doctorate/professor level. Except for Miayim Bialik who is an anomaly who probably aspired to an academic career because she knew she had a short shelf life as an actress because of looks but caught a lucky break with The Big Bang Theory and decided the pay as an actor is way better than as a professor, the rest are your standard actresses who like the glamor of acting or modelling and promote both their movies and whatever fashion house or perfume they’ve signed on to.)
As for MENSA, I’ve never quite understood why that designation is supposed to be impressive. Sure, they have high IQs, but what does that really prove? That they’re all able to join an organization that can brag about their IQs? I vaguely remember Sharon Stone bragging about the designation, and wondering what was the point if she couldn’t use her IQ to not have herself tricked into doing r the underpants scene in Basic Instinct.
Perplexed
You’ve not understood my comment.
My point wasn’t specifically astrophysics. It’s that there are actresses that can and do discuss things beyond the vapid talking points.
That actresses can have a strong grasp on higher education and do discuss it.
Regarding MENSA
That depends. Those who are in MENSA have proven their understanding of a subject greater than most. How they apply that makes the difference. Having a higher IQ can always count. Some is bragging rights and some gets you noticed. Looks good on the resume. And they as members come together to work on furthering science.
Cindy Crawford did finish I believe.
Actually, Crawford dropped out of northwestern her first semester..don’t know about the mensa thing..know Steve Martin is a member…
I read an interview with Miayim where she stated that she knew her children would be little for only a short time, and with the uncertainty of acting jobs, she figured acting would give her the best chance of spending time with them. (I’m paraphrasing)
@FLORC I realize these actresses can and do discuss other talking points, but astrophysics has never been one of them, which is what my original point was in my first post., because that was the subject mentioned in the headline. Of all the subjects to connect to in the headline, that was a weird one. Eddie Redmayne played Stephen Hawking, but I can’t recall him ever discussing astrophysics either. Most of their talking points, even if on different topics than what Aniston discusses, are still your run-of-the-mill, general statements anybody could make. Aniston’s statement on feminism could be considered the same as, or possibly even more succinct and with greater clarity, than what Watson said.
Cindy Crawford may be smart enough to pass calculus, but I can’t recall her ever saying anything memorable, not even when she’s hawking her furniture line and anti-wrinkle make-up.
I get why it’s a big deal for an actress to have a bachelor’s degree, but having a bachelor’s degree doesn’t make them super accomplished in literature or any other field. Emma Watson of Famke Janssen aren’t Virginia Woolf.
Some people in MENSA probably do make a difference to the world at large, but most of the time I wouldn’t count actors as one of them. James Woods is probably a member and I believe was at MIT for some time, but he’s a known jerk and I don’t believe has made much of a difference in anything, Dolph Lundgren has a Master’s degree in chemical engineering and came to the US on a Fulbright scholarship to attend MIT (but dropped out when he became Grace Jones’s bodyguard and to seek acting opportunities), but what difference he’s made to the world at large I’d be hard pressed to say either. (He’s probably a nicer person than James Woods though). These people may be gifted intellectually, but their contributions to the world aren’t any deeper than Aniston’s.
+1 And JA afaik has never negatively influenced teens like so many in Hollywood.
FLORC – Please add Mayim Bialik to your list. She has a doctorate in neuroscience from UCLA. I lover her. She is brilliant and hilarious as Amy Farrah Fowler on Big Bang Theory.
MinnFinn
I left A LOT of names out. There are so many ladies who are accomplished actresses that also have a higher education/IQ. Because it’s not often discussed by them doesn’t mean they aren’t extremely intelligent. Understanding and dicussing astrophysics isn’t the only topic that can be talking about by those with great intelligence.
Weird headline.
I much rather celebs talk about something they are actually passionate about than being fed lines about something they think/are pretending to be passionate about.
Best. Title. Ever.
I feel bad I find her so shallow and boring these days. I used to be a fan. I don’t know what happened. I guess 15 years passed but she still seems dull, so tries to be funny and gregarious….ugh. Also, tired of the continual hanging on her man. Really? Every.single.time? Find a new schtick besides “look how in love we are.” It’s old.
If she didn’t hang on or hug her fiance, tabloids would be saying there’s trouble in the relationship. She really just can’t get it right. Dull, shallow, gregarious. Oh, please. Give me a break
Really? So its all or nothing, one extreme or the other – no medium? She can hold hands, lean inwards towards him, she doesn’t have to be either standing a metre apart or conversely hanging all over him. Give us a break, indeed.
Good grief. *eye roll*
Like I said on every posting of her that’s all the empty head knows HAIR! Let her eat CAKE.
Kaiser, I read Celebitchy every day (it’s my guilty pleasure!) but until now have never commented … But this headline – Too. Funny. Made my day!