Jennifer Aniston revealed in an interview published Wednesday that she repeatedly attempted to become pregnant in her 30s and 40s, correcting years of tabloid-fueled rumors that she never wanted children.
In a December cover story for Allure magazine, the "Morning Show" star opened up about her "challenging ... baby-making road" and the toll the public's obsession with her reproductive activity took on her mental health.
"All the years and years and years of speculation. ... It was really hard," Aniston told Allure.
"I was going through [in vitro fertilization treatment], 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."
The 53-year-old actor also rejected the narrative that ex-husband Brad Pitt "left" her in 2005 because she "wouldn't give him a kid." The Emmy winner was also married to "Mosquito Coast" actor Justin Theroux from 2015 to 2018.
People assumed "that I was just selfish," she said.
"[That] I just cared about my career. And God forbid a woman is successful and doesn't have a child. ... It was absolute lies. I don't have anything to hide at this point."
In 2016, the "Friends" alum penned an op-ed for the Huffington Post shutting down rumors that she was pregnant and condemning the media for subjecting women and their bodies to relentless "objectification and scrutiny."
