'The Ship Has Sailed': Jennifer Aniston Shares Details Of Her Challenging IVF Journey

After years of speculations surrounding Jennifer Aniston's personal life, the 'Friends' star recently unveiled a private part of her life for the first time ever. The actor revealed in a cover story for Allure on November 9 that "she was trying to get pregnant" many years ago and had IVF and other fertility procedures done.

Contrary to what some people may believe about her seemingly childless lifestyle, the actor revealed that she tried to get pregnant in the past but was unsuccessful.

Hollywood media has been obsessed with her personal life ever since she rose to fame, including her previous two marriages to Brad Pitt and Justin Theroux, respectively, and the fact she has never had children.

While the actor hesitated to specify the exact age at which she underwent IVF, she said it was in her "late 30s, 40s."

Opening up about her emotional fertility journey, she told Allure,

"I was trying to get pregnant. It was a challenging road for me, the baby-making road."

The actor highlighted her difficulties while trying to conceive, including the intense media scrutiny.

"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, 'Freeze your eggs. Do yourself a favor.' You don't think it. So here I am today. The ship has sailed," she added.

The actress added that the insinuation that she was "selfish" for putting her work over bearing kids upset her more than pregnancy rumors and speculations.

However, Jennifer stated that she has "zero regrets" and "actually feels a little relief" right now. She continued, saying she's "proud of my wrinkles and gray hair" and that she's in a fantastic era of her life.

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"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 can 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," she concluded.

Since she won over viewers' hearts as Rachel Green in the famous NBC sitcom Friends, the 53-year-old actress has become a favorite among fans.

She is currently winning hearts for her performance as Alex in Morning Show on Apple TV+.

Aniston has been nominated for eight Emmys, winning one in 2002 for "Friends," and she won a Screen Actors Guild Award in 2020 for her performance on "The Morning Show." From 2000 to 2005, she was married to actor Brad Pitt; from 2015 to 2017, she was married to director Justin Theroux.

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