Jennifer Aniston covers the latest issue of Harper’s Bazaar, all to promote Murder Mystery, her new movie with Adam Sandler. She barely spends any time talking about the movie though – the interview (conducted by Tig Notaro) is mostly about how she’s #blessed and happy and single. It’s kind of a Nu Jen – obviously, the “happy, single Jen” branding isn’t new, she did that for years before Justin Theroux. But I feel like this time she might actually BE happy. You can read the full piece here. Some highlights:
On her 50th birthday party: “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.”
On dating apps: “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?”
On never tiring of love: “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.’”
On if she believes in soul mates: “I think we have many soul mates. I don’t think there’s one and one only. I think we have soul clusters. 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.”
On ageing: “I feel like regular Jen. But sometimes I can’t really spring up like I used to. 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. 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.
I feel her so hard on the knee issue. That’s probably why she’s switched up her workouts a lot as she’s gotten older, and why she’s doing more upper-body work and less high-impact leg work. Plus, I think she got slightly bored with yoga-all-the-time. As for the rest of it… yeah, typical Jen. This is her post-Theroux rebrand and it’s fine. She’s fine, truly. She’s working a lot and she has her girlfriends and her dogs and she’s got a great life.
Photos courtesy of Alexi Lubomirski for Harper’s Bazaar, photos sent from promotional Bazaar email.
She looks amazing. Her body at 50 is goals for me now at 28, lol!
If I were her, I’d live my life. I’d work, hang with friends and live my best life. I’m not the kind of girl who hits the pause button until I find a man. Life is too be lived well. Not waiting for a what if.
The biggest overrated celebrity in hollyweird.
How old is this interview? And she’s saying the same thing over and over. I guess this cover didn’t get much play or something because it’s old. Are she and that Justin guy divorced yet?
She kind of flies under the radar most of the time and she’s so bland that people just go, “Oh, Rachel Green, nice gal.” I find myself constantly veering from “yawn” to “Oh, she looks amazing and her style here is fabulous.” I don’t watch her movies. She’s just there because she is, and she’s inoffensive like a box of tissues or a cushion in the room.
I think she did have a great time at her 50th and it was about looking back for her and she still holds a candle for Pitt. I think she would totally get back with him but he never would.
And yep, her body is amazing and she got modest-sized implants years back.
She looks great and sounds happy.
That movie looks bad, but I’m excited for the show with her and Reese.
She looks awesome. Excited to see her back on TV. I love that she’s unapologetically kind of “I’m super rich, I’ll date if i feel like it, I don’t need to work, I go to cabo, aaaand I love my dogs” *mic drop*
I’ve never been a big Aniston fan but could totally relate to most of this (except the resources to do whatever the heck I want). I’m the same age, ambivalent about dating, easier and more fun to hang out with friends, and yup, it’s the knees. Nothing else really, but springing up just doesn’t happen any more.
Wasn’t this released weeks ago? This is old news.
I feel like she gets asked the same questions over and over again!
She could talk about whatever she wants. If she is asked the same questions then shut it down and talk about something else. She has been in the business long enough and has done enough interviews and has power over what is printed about her in magazines like this. These are the questions she wanted asked.
whatever happened to her divorce from Justin? we never heard anything more about that – is it just acknowledged now that they were never legally wed?
I think so. No notice of official papers signed, so I think it was a non-legally binding ceremony, and then they split a few years later. Probably a smart move on her part.
I used to like her a lot. She leaves me Luke warm. Does nothing and not sure why she is still relevant. Hollywierd is correct.
I’ve always liked her and still do. I’m two years older than her and I can relate to all of it. I would be so down with Cabo trips, day-drinking and occasionally working.
She looks amazing at any age!
Her life is so #goals for me. I do have two kids, one is grown (24) and the other 11. But I’ll be about her age when the youngest is 18, and Cabo, day-drinking and girlfriends sounds exactly my speed.