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Published 16:05 30 Jun 2026 GMT
Jennifer Aniston admitted she was once mortified of a kissing scene that she had with a teenage actor.
The Friends actor has been in the entertainment industry for decades now, so it takes a lot to throw her off her game.
But in an old interview, Aniston revealed that her time on We're the Millers included a scene which left her feeling concerned.
Aniston starred alongside Emma Roberts, Jason Sudeikis, and Will Poulter in the 2013 comedy, which is widely regarded as a classic.
The plot followed a drug dealer (Sudeikis) who recruits a fake family (Aniston, Roberts, and Poulter) to help smuggle drugs from Mexico across the border and evade border control successfully.
There are a number of hilarious and cringeworthy scenes in the film, but it's one involving Aniston and Roberts' characters teaching Poulter's character to kiss, despite being his fake on-screen mom and sister.
The actress thought she was getting herself into hot water before her kissing scene with Poulter, as his character had never been with a girl before.
Speaking on an episode of Conan back in 2013, the then-45-year-old admitted: "It’s so disturbing. He’s very young. He was underage. I thought, this is kind of illegal.
"It was just a kiss. That’s not illegal," the veteran actor did then clarify.
But the scene was one of the more memorable moments of the film, even winning an MTV Movie Award for Best Kiss, as we see Aniston and Roberts teach Poulter how to do the deed.
Speaking to The Independent years later, Poulter had nothing but praise for his former on-screen fake mom.
“She took care of me, and was aware that, being a 19-year-old kid in that scenario, I was very nervous,” he said in 2022.
“This was before intimacy coordinators, which I really would have appreciated, and I’m sure Emma and Jen would have, too.”
Poulter then explained: “It’s one of those things – any scene where there’s some level of intimacy in the context of a broad comedy, where it’s very much a joke and it’s not played with romantic sincerity, is always really awkward.
“Obviously my main concern in that moment was for Jen and Emma, who I felt very sorry for.”
Speaking to Collider in 2013, Poulter claimed that the whole scene was actually Aniston's idea, saying: "I think it was Jen who thought it would be funny if Rose joined in, which made all the difference in the sequence,
"It was kind of a bizarre scene to film, we kind of just laughed our way through it. It was a very awkward day for all involved."
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Published 11:44 31 Mar 2023 GMT
Adam Sandler and Jennifer Aniston may have teamed up for several movies together, but that doesn't mean they have great sexual chemistry.
The 56-year-old Waterboy actor and the 54-year-old former Friends star have worked together on three projects - 2011's Just Go With It, 2019's Murder Mystery, and this year's Murder Mystery 2.
Despite having known each other for years, Sandler told USA Today that the pair are still lowkey awkward with each other, especially when it comes to puckering up.
In fact, Sandler seemed to imply that Aniston was slightly too enthusiastic when it came time to film their kissing scene in the Murder Mystery sequel, which follows the story of husband and wife private investigator duo Nick and Audrey Spitz as they investigate their friend's abduction.
"'For God's sake, keep your mouth closed,'" Sandler recalled saying to Aniston. "It was so wide! Every time, she'd come with a big, wide mouth, and I'd be like, 'Whoa-ho-ho-ho-ho, whoa! What are we doing?'"
He also revealed that there were several scenes where he was injured, telling the outlet: "Jennifer kicked me in the ribs one take," adding that Mark Strong - who plays a member of the British Special Air Service (SAS) in the flick - accidentally hit him in the face during a fight scene.
Aniston quipped that they were "all accidents," with Sandler explaining that Mark obviously "didn't mean it, but it did happen. He cracked me good."
The interview became slightly awkward when Sandler casually mentioned he'd gifted his Grown Ups co-stars - Chris Rock, David Spade, and Kevin James - Maseratis after filming the 2010 family comedy. Clearly, Aniston was in shock, as she'd not received one. Sandler then stated: "You didn't get the Maserati yet? When you get home tonight!"
Aniston - clearly still in shock - then said: "You bought your co-stars Maseratis?", before pretending to walk out of the interview.
"You want to know the truth with Jennifer? I bought her three Ferraris," he joked. "Every time I wheel it up there, some guy comes out and goes, 'Hey, get that out of here,' and I'm like, 'No, no, this is a gift.' And the guy goes, 'Let's go, keep it moving.' So I ghost-ride it down the hill," Sandler added.
While the pair might not have so much chemistry when it comes to smooching, they definitely love to joke around and have a seriously sweet friendship. Aniston even poked fun at her co-star when he turned up to the premiere of Murder Mystery 2 wearing a sweatshirt.
Speaking to Entertainment Tonight, Aniston couldn't help but comment on Sandler's outfit choice, saying: "What the hell are you doing?! I'm not standing next to him. Sweatpants."
"You said it, you texted me, 'Please wear your sweatshirt,'" he hilariously responded, before Aniston clarified: "I said, 'Please don't wear your sweatshirt.'"
Murder Mystery 2 is now streaming on Netflix.
Published 13:24 23 Aug 2023 GMT
Jennifer Aniston has confessed that her relationships are "still a challenge" due to her parents' divorce.
The actress opened up about the issue during a new cover story interview with The Wall Street Journal in which she told the outlet that her love life is "sort of the one area that’s a little [lacking]" right now.
"Watching my family’s relationship didn’t make me kind of go, ;Oh, I can’t wait to do that,'" she said. "It was always a little bit difficult for me in relationships, I think, because I really was kind of alone."
"I didn’t like the idea of sacrificing who you were or what you needed, so I didn’t really know how to do that," she added.
The 54-year-old's mom, Nancy Dow, and dad, John Aniston, got divorced during her childhood and it seems as though the after-effects continue to cause ripples in her life.
"It was almost easier to just be kind of solo. So I didn’t have any real training in that give-and-take," she continued before adding that she was working on "not being afraid to say what you need and what you want," in a relationship.
"It’s still a challenge for me in a relationship," she concluded.
The former Friends star has been married twice before - the first being to Brad Pitt from 2000 to 2005 and the second to Justin Theroux which started in 2015 and subsequently ended in 2018, though she remains friends with both her exes.
While speaking to Elle, she described both her previous marriages as "successful" despite them coming to an end.
"My marriages, they’ve been very successful, in [my] personal opinion," the We're The Millers star said during a feature interview. "And when they came to an end, it was a choice that was made because we chose to be happy, and sometimes happiness didn’t exist within that arrangement anymore."
The actress then emphasized that she would not be living in a situation she didn't want to be in just out of the fear of being alone.
"To stay in a marriage based on fear feels like you’re doing your one life a disservice," she said. "When the work has been put in and it doesn’t seem that there’s an option of it working, that’s okay. That’s not a failure. We have these clichés around all of this that need to be reworked and retooled, you know? Because it’s very narrow-minded thinking."
And she had some wise words about how women should not be defined by their marital status because it diminishes their own accolades.
"You’re diminishing everything I have succeeded at, and that I have built and created," she told the outlet. "It’s such a shallow lens that people look through. It’s the only place to point a finger at me as though it’s my damage—like it’s some sort of a scarlet letter on me that I haven’t yet procreated, or maybe won’t ever procreate.”
"Everybody’s path is different," she added.
Published 15:51 12 Dec 2023 GMT
Jennifer Aniston has been recently called out over some comments she made about her intimacy scene with co-star Jon Hamm.
During an interview with Variety, the Friends star was asked by the interviewer if she and Hamm, 52, wanted to work with an intimacy coordinator for a raunchy scene on The Morning Show.
The scene in question debuted on Apple TV+ on October 11 and sees the 54-year-old actress, who plays news anchor Alex Levy on the show, and her co-star Jon Hamm, who plays tech billionaire Paul Marks, get down and dirty in a risqué scene that left us all a little speechless, honestly.
The pair are seen making out before things get a little more intimate as they strip down and show off their incredible physiques. During another part of the scene, you can see Aniston lying on top of Hamm as sunlight pours in through the window. The two are still nude and are just enjoying each other's presence - visual art if I do say so myself.
Have a look at a snippet of the episode below:
When asked about how the pair prepared for such a heated scene alongside the director Mimi Leder, Aniston stated that she and her co-star didn't want an intimacy coordinator as the pair were "seasoned" enough.
"Having Mimi there, you’re protected," she started her response. "I never felt uncomfortable. Jon was such a gentleman, always — I mean every move, every cut, 'You OK?'"
She continued, explaining that the scene was "very choreographed."
"That’s the beauty of Mimi and our gorgeous editor, the music and lighting," she said. "So, you don’t prepare. They asked us if we wanted an intimacy coordinator. I’m from the olden days, so I was like, 'What does that mean?' They said: 'Where someone asks you if you’re OK,' and I’m like, 'Please, this is awkward enough!'
"We’re seasoned — we can figure this one out. And we had Mimi there," the actress concluded.
However, the comments did not seem to be well received by her fans, who took to X, formerly known as Twitter, to express their views about the issue.
"Ah, Jennifer. Always on the wrong side of things," wrote one user, while another also added: "She’s always on the wrong side of things. We don’t listen to what she has to say anyway... And the irony of her saying this when the main premise of this show is how legacy media covers up sex scandals and racism in order to protect yt people in power..."
A third chimed in saying: "This screams I’m old and out of touch. You know how desperate she is to maintain that cool and carefree image too."
And this user pointed out: "If a male actor made these comments about intimacy coordinators they’d get cancelled."
Others also spoke highly of the job, stating that intimacy coordinators can actually help people build better bonds with boundaries.
"Having seen firsthand the kind of work an intimacy coordinator actually does, it actually deflates the awkwardness and helps actors build boundaries and trust with one another. If it’s not for her that’s fine but it’s legitimate work that can be effective for performance," this X-user wrote.
However, others did jump in to defend the star.
"Why is everyone blaming her when it was explained to her badly," wrote one person and this user also added: "Let me get this straight... y’all are upset that a woman did something she was comfortable with? Damn we really cannot win."
In the past decade, intimacy coodinators have played a crucial role on set with setting appropriate boundaries as well as working closely with all actors, and crew members, when it comes to performing risque scenes.
What do you think about the issue?
Published 14:28 08 May 2019 GMT
Nobody likes getting older. I personally come out in a cold sweat whenever my birthday is on the horizon. But I'm trying to learn to take a more positive perspective, and learn to age gracefully.
If there's one person out there who knows how to do just that, then it's Friends actress Jennifer Aniston, who has recently turned 50 and still looks, and more importantly, feels fantastic. In a recent interview with Harper's Bazaar, Jen decided to embrace being a half a century old with a topless photo shoot that showed off her incredible curves!
Check out this video of Jen's yoga workout below:
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Commenting on her decision to appear in the photo shoot, Jennifer stated: "It felt completely normal. I think our bodies are beautiful, and I think celebrating them and being comfortable in them—no matter what age you are—is important. There shouldn’t be any kind of shame or discomfort around it.”
She also discussed her lush 50th birthday party, which was attended by a number of other famous people, including her ex Brad Pitt. "I had so many favourite moments," she said. "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."
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Jen also opened up about her dating experiences after breaking up with actor Justin Theroux, stating that she has been focusing on her career instead of men. "Am I on OkCupid? No," she said. "I have zero time, to be honest. My focus has been on [First Ladies], 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?"
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She added: "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."
Remember that painfully awkward moment Angelina Jolie ignored Jennifer Aniston at the Golden Globes:
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However, ever since he split from Angelina Jolie, many fans have been clamouring for Jen to hook up with Brad again. Check out these pictures of him sneaking into her birthday party, and tell me you don't think there's still some chemistry there.
Published 14:26 01 Aug 2018 GMT
There are very few celebrities out there whose personal lives have fallen under as much scrutiny as Jennifer Aniston's. For the majority of her professional life, the former Friends actress has been a constant source of media speculation when it comes to the delicate subject of her relationship status. The drama first began back in 1998, when Jen first got involved with none other than Brad Pitt. The two immediately hit it off, and soon Pitt had popped the question and proposed to her. The couple tied the knot in a ceremony in 2000 in Malibu, and all was rosy for a while.
Then Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie hooked up during the production of the movie Mr and Mrs Smith, and in 2005 Brad and Jen announced their separation, divorcing later that year. Aniston was portrayed in the press as a broken-hearted victim by the tabloids, despite the fact that she appeared to have coped remarkably well with the breakup. Now that her and actor Justin Theroux have split after being together for seven years, the media has gone right back to portraying Aniston as an emotional wreck.
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As you can imagine, Aniston is less than enthused about being cast as such a sad sack, and was quick to address the misconceptions regarding her love life in a recent interview with InStyle Magazine. Aniston stated: "The misconceptions are 'Jen can’t keep a man,' and 'Jen refuses to have a baby because she’s selfish and committed to her career.' Or that I’m sad and heartbroken. First, with all due respect, I’m not heartbroken. And second, those are reckless assumptions. No one knows what’s going on behind closed doors."
"No one considers how sensitive that might be for my partner and me. They don’t know what I’ve been through medically or emotionally. There is a pressure on women to be mothers, and if they are not, then they’re deemed damaged goods. Maybe my purpose on this planet isn’t to procreate. Maybe I have other things I’m supposed to do?"
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She added: "Women are picked apart and pitted against one another based on looks and clothing and superficial stuff. When a couple breaks up in Hollywood, it’s the woman who is scorned. The woman is left sad and alone. She’s the failure... F that. When was the last time you read about a divorced, childless man referred to as a spinster?"
Sources close to the star have suggested that Anniston is currently dating two guys, and that her new dates are allegedly a tech titan that a mutual friend introduced her to who has recently separated from his wife, while the second is apparently "an industry creative she met when they started working on a project together several months ago." Good for her I say. It sounds like she's really living her best life.