Jennifer Aniston has opened up about her past struggles to become a mom.
The 53-year-old Friends superstar bared her soul in her cover feature for Allure’s December 2022 issue. She revealed many personal details that she had kept private for so long – including her efforts to have a child.
Jennifer revealed that she had undergone IVF (in vitro fertilization) for many years in the hopes of getting pregnant. As many may be aware, she had been the topic of overwhelming speculations throughout the years with regards to motherhood plans — from pregnancy rumors to whispers as to whether she wanted to become a mother or not.
This interview marks the first time that Jennifer has confirmed directly that she actually tried very hard to have a baby.
She spoke about going through so many hardships in her life, saying:
“I would say my late 30s, 40s, I’d gone through really hard sh-t, and if it wasn’t for going through that, I would’ve never become who I was meant to be. That’s why I have such gratitude for all those sh-tty things. Otherwise, I would’ve been stuck being this person that was so fearful, so nervous, so unsure of who they were.
And now, I don’t f-cking care.”
Jennifer dropped the bombshell of struggling to get pregnant, sharing:
“I was trying to get pregnant. It was a challenging road for me, the baby-making road. 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. 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.”
She stated that she had no regrets:
“I have zero regrets. 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.”
She also opened up as to why she is choosing to reveal her IVF journey now:
“I’ve spent so many years protecting my story about IVF. I’m so protective of these parts because I feel like there’s so little that I get to keep to myself. The [world] creates narratives that aren’t true, so I might as well tell the truth. I feel like I’m coming out of hibernation. I don’t have anything to hide.”
