The real reason Jennifer Aniston never had children

Jennifer Aniston became a worldwide celebrity after starring as Rachel on Friends. She hit what some people call “Hollywood Gold” with the show, and today, the 53-year-old is still going strong in the business.

Aniston is often portrayed as someone who is always happy. However, that is pretty far from the truth.

This is all you need to know about Jennifer Aniston, her complicated relationship with her mother, and her struggle to become a parent herself.

Jennifer Aniston – childhood struggles

Aniston mainly grew up in New York, and things seemed to be good. But at 9 years old, something happened. Suddenly, Jennifer’s dad walked out and left his wife with Jennifer and her brother John.

Jennifer Aniston’s relationship with her father shifted back and forth over the years. But even though Aniston’s father left her, her brother, and her mother, she didn’t hold any grudges towards him.

“There are people in my life that are like, ‘How do you even talk to that guy?’ But what’s the point of holding on to [anger]? That’s so toxic,” she told the Hollywood Reporter in 2015. “We’re human beings. Human beings make mistakes. Human beings are not perfect. And by not forgiving someone, it’s not allowing human beings to evolve and become better people.”

Jennifer Aniston is a well-respected and appreciated co-worker and a very happy person. That, according to herself, is grounded from her childhood, despite it being something very different.

When Sandra Bullock interviewed Jennifer Aniston for Interview Magazine, she stated that the Friends star “really have a way of pushing joy and positivity.” She asked Jennifer, “what is it that allows you to stay buoyant and keep from getting discouraged when things don’t go the right way?”

Jennifer Aniston children

Jennifer Aniston has been involved in many high-profile relationships – but never became a mother or had kids of her own.

During her whole career, the 43-year-old actress has faced pregnancy speculations in the tabloids. In recent years, she has also opened up about her view on motherhood and why she never became pregnant.

“Some people are just built to be wives and have babies. I don’t know how naturally that comes to me,” Jennifer told Elle in 2018.

In that same interview, she explained that she wasn’t pursuing motherhood.

”I resent being made to feel ‘less than’ because my body is changing and/or I had a burger for lunch and was photographed from a weird angle and therefore deemed one of two things: ‘pregnant’ or ‘fat,’” she said.

Then, in 2022, Jennifer showed another side and opened up about her failed attempts to get pregnant. According to the superstar, she went ”through really hard sh*t” in her late 30s and 40s”.

“All the years and years and years of speculation… It was really hard. I was going through IVF, drinking Chinese teas, you name it. I was throwing everything at it,” Aniston told Allure Magazine and continued:

“I would’ve given anything if someone had said to me, ‘Freeze your eggs. Do yourself a favor.’ You just don’t think it. So here I am today. The ship has sailed.”

But today, Jennifer has gotten over this challenging period in her life and moved on.

“I have zero regrets,” explained and added: “I actually feel a little relief now because there is no more, ‘Can I? Maybe. Maybe. Maybe.’ I don’t have to think about that anymore.”

Jennifer Aniston has had a very impressive career. We wish her all the best in the future and hope to see her in many exciting projects in the future.

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