In a revealing new interview, Jennifer Aniston – she of the perpetual is she / isn’t she / will she / won’t she / pregnancy / child debate - has spoken out about how she feels about the pressure to have children.
Jen, who is engaged to Justin Theroux,told Allure magazine, ‘I don't like [the pressure] that people put on me, on women, that you've failed yourself as a female because you haven't procreated. I don't think it's fair. You may not have a child come out of your vagina, but that doesn't mean that you aren't mothering - dogs, friends, friends children.'
Jen told the magazine that there were ‘so many painful things’ said about her. ‘The accusation that I've put my career before the want, the desire to be a mother. This continually is said about me: that I was so career-driven and focused on myself; that I don't want to be a mother, and how selfish that is.'
The accompanying shoot sees Jen rock a pretty sexy look, she even posed topless with her hairstylist Chris McMillan (don’t ask us why). In possibly one of her most outspoken chats yet Jen went on to say that she feels it is unfair to put pressure on any woman to have children.
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‘I have a lot of friends who decided not to have children, who can't have children, or are trying but are having a difficult time. There's all sorts of reasons why children aren't in people's lives, and no one has the right to assume.’
Jen added, ‘Its quite rude, insulting, and ignorant. Even saying it gets me a little tight in my throat.’ Jen has been dogged by rumours about whether or not she will have children for years after she famously told People magazine in 2011, ‘It’s going to happen.’
See Jennifer's style hits in the gallery below...
Jennifer Aniston Style - Best Dresses & Outfits
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Jennifer Aniston - 1995
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Jennifer Aniston - 1997
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Jennifer Aniston in Balenciaga at Horrible Bosses LA premiere - July 2011
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Jennifer Aniston at Along Came Polly premiere - 2004
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Jennifer Aniston poses onstage at the 'Life Of Crime' Press Conference on September 14th
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Jennifer Aniston attends the premiere for 'Life Of Crime' on September 14th
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Jennifer Aniston in Burberry at We're The Millers New York premiere - 1 August 2013
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Jennifer Aniston at Cannes Film Festival - 2004
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Jennifer Aniston in Celine at Horrible Bosses London photocall - July 2011
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Jennifer Aniston in Dolce & Gabbana trousers in Paris, 2012
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Jennifer Aniston in Dolce & Gabbana at the Daily Show - August 2010
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Jennifer Aniston in Donna Karan at Bounty Hunter premiere, LA - March 2010
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Jennifer Aniston in Chanel - The Hollywood Walk of Fame - February 2012
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Jennifer Aniston at Emmy Awards - 1999
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Jennifer Aniston at Emmy Awards - 2004
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Jennifer Aniston attends the European premiere of 'We're The Millers' in London. August 14th 2013.
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Jennifer Aniston In Kaufmanfranco – Annual Women in Hollywood Tribute
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Jennifer Aniston in Valentino Couture at London premiere of Horrible Bosses - July 2011
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Jennifer Aniston and Justin Theroux at 'The Leftovers' premiere - June 23, 2014
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Jennifer Aniston at the LACMA Art + Film Gala Honoring Ed Ruscha and Stanley Kubrick - October 2012
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Jennifer Aniston in Valentino - 2012 MTV Movie Awards
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Jennifer Aniston in Nina Ricci at The Daily Show With Jon Stewart
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Jennifer Aniston in Paris, 2012
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Jennifer Aniston in Valentino
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Jennifer Aniston - 1995
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Jennifer Aniston SAG Awards - 1999
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Jennifer Aniston at SAG Awards - 2000
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Jennifer Aniston in Vivienne Westwood at Sephora Fragrance Signing - May 2011
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Jennifer Aniston attends the 'We're The Millers' premiere in Germany. August 15th 2013
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Jennifer Aniston in Burberry at 40th AFI Life Achievement Award - June 2012