Jennifer Aniston: ‘I’ve worked too hard in this life to be whittled down to a sad, childless human’

​”My divorce status has been shamed, my nipples have been shamed.”

Jennifer Aniston

Jennifer Aniston is speaking out, and she “won’t be whittled down to the sad, childless human” after being perpetually shamed by the press – right down to her nipples – throughout her successful career.

Back in July, the actress penned a very well-received essay for the Huffington Post, in which she wrote about being “fed up” with non-stop pregnancy rumours, arguing that the constant speculation suggests that women “are somehow incomplete, unsuccessful, or unhappy if they’re not married with children”.

I've Worked Too Hard To Be Whittled Down To A Sad, Childless Human." Says Jennifer Aniston

Now, in a new interview with Marie Claire, Jennifer has opened up about why she wrote the essay in the first place.

“My marital status has been shamed; my divorce status was shamed; my lack of a mate had been shamed; my nipples, have been shamed,” the Friends star said. “It’s like, ‘Why are we only looking at women through this particular lens of picking us apart? Why are we listening to it?‘

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“I just thought: ‘I have worked too hard in this life and this career to be whittled down to a sad, childless human’.”

On husband Leftovers star Justin Theroux, she revealed she “feels completely seen, and adored”, continuing: “Why is he the right person for me? All I know is that I feel completely seen, and adored, in no matter what state.

“There’s no part of me that I don’t feel comfortable showing, exposing. And it brings forth the best part of myself, because I care about him so much. And he’s such a good person. It hurts me to think of anything hurting him.”

Jennifer Aniston

Jennifer stars in upcoming comedy Office Christmas Party, but has admitted she’s not sure what she’s going to do next, adding: “This is a time when I’m not completely sure what I’m doing.

“I’m at this sort of crossroads trying to figure out what inspires me deep in my core. What used to make me tick is not necessarily making me tick anymore… The most challenging thing right now is trying to find what it is that makes my heart sing.”