Jennifer Aniston breaks her silence and talks about the struggle to have children

Jennifer Aniston, star of “Friends”, told the British edition of Harper’s Bazaar about her twenty-year struggle to have children and the public judgments that labeled her as a “selfish workaholic”.

She said: “No one knows my story, or what I’ve been through for the last 20 years trying to start a family, because I don’t go around talking about my health problems.”

He added: “It’s nobody’s business. But there comes a point where you can’t help but hear the story that I’m not going to have a child, I’m not going to have a family, because I’m selfish, I’m a workaholic. It hits me: I’m only a human being. We’re all human beings.”

Aniston also commented that she no longer feels obligated to deny the news: “The news cycle is so fast that it just disappears. Of course, there are times when I feel that sense of injustice – when something has been said that isn’t true and I need to right the wrong. And then I think, ‘My family knows my truth, my friends know my truth.’

In November 2022 she had already revealed that she had tried IVF when she was close to 40 years old. “It’s been a challenging journey for me. All the years and years of speculation… I was going through IVF, drinking Chinese teas… I tried everything,” Aniston began.

“I would give anything to someone who said, ‘Freeze your eggs. Do yourself a favor.’ You just don’t think about it. So here I am today. It’s too late,” the actress added.

Jennifer Aniston was married from 2000 to 2005 to actor Brad Pitt. After the relationship with the ex ended, he watched as the ex had six children with Angelina Jolie, three biological and three adopted.

Since then, Aniston has faced criticism for splitting from Brad because she didn’t want to give him children. She denies that the marriage ended for this reason and regrets that there are people who make these types of comments.

“The reason my husband left me, the reason we broke up and ended our marriage is because I didn’t give him a child. It was all a lie. I have nothing to hide at this point,” she commented.

The actress was also married to actor Justin Theroux. The relationship began in 2011 and the two got married in 2015, but the couple announced their separation in early 2018. According to them, the breakup was amicable and occurred due to personal and lifestyle differences.

Jennifer Joanna Aniston was born near Los Angeles on February 11, 1969. In addition to being an actress, she is also an entrepreneur and producer. She is the daughter of actors Nancy Dow and John Aniston (died 2022).

Aniston is one of the most famous and awarded actresses in the world. He has worked in film and television since 1987, when he was an extra in the film “Mac and Me”. Before her fame she also worked as a waitress, a profession at which she says she was not good.

Her most famous role was that of Rachel, in the series “Friends”. For the role, she won the Emmy for Best Actress in a Comedy Series in 2002. The following year she received the Golden Globe for Best Actress in a Musical or Comedy Series for the same character.

Furthermore, she won two SAG Awards: one in 1996, together with the cast of Friends, and another in 2020, as best actress in a drama series for The Morning Show.

In “The Morning Show”, Jennifer Aniston plays Alex Levy, one of the main hosts of a popular morning television show in the United States.

He also received Emmy and Golden Globe nominations for this series.

He also had outstanding work in films such as “Almighty”, “Marley and Me”, “Fake Wife”, “Cake” and “Mystery in the Mediterranean”.

In 2025, the actress was caught having dinner with actor Pedro Pascal. She also broke her silence and addressed romance rumors with the “Friends” star.

“Jennifer and I are very good friends. I got to have dinner with her on Saturday (3/22/25). It was a fun dinner, with martinis,” he said, in an interview with Entertainment Tonight.

Pascal and Aniston were spotted having dinner at the Sunset Tower Hotel in Los Angeles. Their presence together at the Tower Bar restaurant quickly spread across the Internet, raising speculation about a possible romance.

Now, a curiosity about the actress: she suffers from insomnia, a chronic difficulty sleeping. “I’m afraid I’ll spend another night counting the cracks in the walls,” he commented.

It’s also worth mentioning that, in May 2025, Jennifer faced a delicate situation: a man named Jimmy Wayne Carwyle crashed into the gate of her house, according to NBC News. The actress was at home at the time. He was later charged by the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office in California with vandalism and stalking.

Carwyle was found mentally unfit to stand trial following psychiatric evaluations and has pleaded not guilty to stalking and vandalism charges. As of October 2025, a Los Angeles judge had not yet decided the defendant’s treatment plan and whereabouts.

Prosecutors and Aniston’s attorney said Carwyle harassed her for two years, sending thousands of messages and trying to enter her property. According to her, he maintained a persistent delusion that he would have children with Aniston and that he might act again if he were released.

Arrested after the incident, the defense argues that the accused has the right to alternative treatment and defends his admission to a state psychiatric hospital.