Jennifer Aniston turned 50-years-old in February with a blowout bash that included her closest friends as well as ex husband Brad Pitt.
The birthday was a big deal for America’s sweetheart as fans looked closely if she showed any signs of ageing. But she has not as the pinup continues to look incredible in a bikini.
And in the October issue of InStyle, the blonde addressed turning a half century old. While the movie icon said she doesn’t feel any different, she did admit the idea of gray hair terrifies her.
A good attitude: Jennifer Aniston told InStyle she is fine with turning 50; the shoot is by Michael Thompson
Her body is great: ‘Fifty was the first time I thought, “Well, that number,”‘ she said. ‘I don’t know what it is because I don’t feel any different. Things aren’t shutting down in any way’
‘Fifty was the first time I thought, “Well, that number,”‘ she said.
‘I don’t know what it is because I don’t feel any different. Things aren’t shutting down in any way.’
She continued, ‘I feel physically incredible. So it’s weird that it’s all of a sudden getting telegraphed in a way that’s like, “You look amazing for your age.” I think we need to establish some etiquette around that dialogue and verbiage.’
Fifty is fun: She continued, ‘I feel physically incredible. So it’s weird that it’s all of a sudden getting telegraphed in a way that’s like, ‘You look amazing for your age.’ I think we need to establish some etiquette around that dialogue and verbiage’
But there is no way she wants to go grey. ‘I’m not gonna lie — I don’t want grey hair,’ she said.
And she also spoke about how women are always asked to stay in their lane.
‘Women were never allowed to have power,’ said the Murder Mystery star. ‘Power feels sexy to me today, as does women’s intelligence and how capable and creative they are.’
MeToo happened after she pitched her Apple series The Morning Show which begins streaming on Apple TV+ in November.
Forever blonde: But there is no way she wants to go grey. ‘I’m not gonna lie — I don’t want grey hair,’ she said
A good white suit goes a long way: And she also spoke about how women are always asked to stay in their lane. ‘Women were never allowed to have power,’ said the Murder Mystery star. ‘Power feels sexy to me today, as does women’s intelligence and how capable and creative they are’
‘The show was always about the abuse of power, and women and sexism. We sold it in the summer, and then Harvey [Weinstein] happened in the fall,’ Aniston says.
And Aniston says she is proud to be a part of the series which includes Reese Witherspoon and Steve Carell.
‘The show gives you a behind-the-curtain peek at a lot of things — what it takes to pull off a morning show, the unique lifestyle of these anchors, the obsession with celebrity culture, and humanity in the midst of corruption. Plus we’re addressing the ugly truths of how men have treated women in our society, particularly in the workplace, for all these years,’ Aniston said.
Age is a hot topic: Aniston’s Morning Show character worries she is getting too old for TV
Not backing down: But she fights and tells a group of men in a boardroom she wants the power
Her competition: Reese Witherspoon plays the younger TV star, even though in real life she is only a few years younger. Jen is 50 and Reese is 43
‘We’re looking at the ways in which we’ve all normalized this behavior and how we’re all by-products of our environment, having grown up with sexism encoded in our messaging, however extreme or subtle. This show looks at how a culture of silence can slowly evolve and how we sometimes participate without even realizing it.’
But the show tired her out.
‘To me, a TV series used to mean a studio audience and five cameras. I got in at 10 and was out by 5,’ she admitted.
With Morning Show, it was like doing ‘two films back-to-back over seven months. After a full day of shooting, I’d go home and keep working, looking at cuts, weighing in on casting for the next week, preparing for the next day’s work. When the show wrapped, I crawled into my bed for a solid week.’
She also confessed her style inspiration for her character was Diane Sawyer. ‘I’ve known Diane for years, and I had the joy of getting to pick her brain when I was doing research for the show. Diane’s always been so elegant and classy,’ she said.
She worked hard for the money: ‘To me, a TV series used to mean a studio audience and five cameras. I got in at 10 and was out by 5,’ she admitted. With Morning Show, it was like doing ‘two films back-to-back over seven months’
Also in her interview she talked about those years when she struggled.
She said by age 25 she was ‘such a grown-up by then.’
And she worked hard. ‘I had moved away from home. I had been on six failed television shows. I waitressed for years in New York before I got anything. And I was a telemarketer selling time-shares in the Poconos. I didn’t make one sale. I was terrible at it. I was like, “Why do we have to call people at dinnertime?”‘
She also had plenty of odd jobs: ‘I cut hair for 10 bucks a head in junior high. I could probably cut your hair.’
And she cut her dad John Aniston’s locks. ‘I cut my dad’s hair, and he was on a soap opera [Days of Our Lives]. But then he admitted to me 15 years ago that he would go in and have the hairdresser on set clean it up.’
Pre Friends: Also in her interview she talked about those years when she struggled. She said by age 25 she was ‘such a grown-up by then.’ And she worked hard. ‘I had moved away from home. I had been on six failed television shows. I waitressed for years in New York before I got anything. And I was a telemarketer selling time-shares in the Poconos. I didn’t make one sale. I was terrible at it. I was like, “Why do we have to call people at dinnertime?”‘
