Actress Jennifer Aniston reveals 20-year fertility struggle after ‘absolute lies’

Jennifer Aniston has opened up about her personal life in a rare and deeply candid interview, reflecting on fame, fertility, and the decades of public scrutiny that have defined her career. The 56-year-old actress, best known for her role as Rachel Green in Friends, spoke to Harpers Bazaar UK for the magazines November 2025 issue, welcoming them into her Los Angeles home for what she described as one of her most honest conversations to date. For much of her adult life, Aniston has been one of the most scrutinised women in Hollywood. From her high-profile divorce from Brad Pitt in 2005 to years of relentless tabloid speculation about her decision not to have children, she has learned to live, as she puts it, on my own terms. Now, she says she is in a new season of calm. Her career is thriving, she has found new love, and she is using her platform to challenge the cultural narratives that once portrayed her as a figure of pity rather than power. They didnt know my story, Aniston told Harpers Bazaar. They didnt know what Id been going through for twenty years to try to pursue a family because I dont go out there and tell them my medical woes. She continued, Thats not anybodys business. But there comes a point when you cant not hear it the narrative about how I wont have a baby, wont have a family, because Im selfish, a workaholic. It does affect me Im just a human being. Were all human beings. Aniston, who endured unsuccessful IVF treatments in private, said that she eventually felt compelled to speak out through an op-ed she wrote in 2016. I knew a lot of women at the time who were trying to have kids, who were dealing with IVF, she explained. So it did feel like it was not only for myself, but for any women who were struggling with the same issue. The actress also addressed the long-standing rumour that Brad Pitt left her because she would not give him a child a claim she once called an absolute lie. Pitt went on to have six children with Angelina Jolie, while Aniston chose silence as her shield against the gossip storm. Reflecting on the medias obsession with her personal life, she said that while tabloid culture has softened since the 1990s, its cruelty has simply migrated online. So now any schmuck can stay anonymous and write whatever the hell they want to write, she said. Anistons romantic life has continued to attract attention even years after her marriage to actor Justin Theroux ended in 2018. Despite the split, the two have remained close friends. When Theroux remarried, Aniston was reportedly among the first to send her congratulations. More recently, she has been linked to hypnotist and life coach Jim Curtis, after being photographed with him over the Fourth of July weekend and later aboard a yacht in Mallorca. During the interview, Aniston also spoke about Friends, the show that made her a global star. She described her former co-stars, Courteney Cox, Lisa Kudrow, David Schwimmer, Matthew Perry, and Matt LeBlanc, as her family. I know that if I needed anything, Id go direct to the chain we have together and theyd be there for me in two seconds flat, she said. It was like we married each other, theyre my family. Sometimes you love to hate your family, but its a lifetime commitment, for sure. As she reflects on her past, Aniston says she feels stronger and more grounded than ever. If my earlier years were defined by the world telling my story for me, she said, these later years are defined by my insistence on writing it myself. The wisdom older women have to contribute is extraordinary, she added. For too long, weve been told that our value fades with time. But Ive found the opposite to be true. The older I get, the more I see how much power there is in knowing exactly who you are. Jennifer Anistons full interview appears in the November issue of Harpers Bazaar UK, available from October 9.The post Actress Jennifer Aniston reveals 20-year fertility struggle after absolute lies appeared first on Linda Ikeji Blog.