Jennifer Aniston has revealed that if she could give advice to her thirty-something self, she would tell herself to ‘go to therapy’.
The actress looked back on the years during which she was married to Brad Pitt, while being interviewed by pal Jason Sudeikis.
The comedian asked Jennifer what she would tell herself in her thirties and she admitted: ‘Go to therapy. Clean up all of the s***. Clean up all of the toxins and the noise. Understand who you are. Educate yourself on the self.’
Jennifer, now 44, told the September issue of Glamour magazine: ‘You can undo a lot of things. If you’re not happy, you can become happy. Happiness is a choice.
‘That’s the thing I really feel. Like with friends who refuse to get happy, who refuse to rise above the discomfort of where they’re at.’
Jennifer was 31 when she married Brad, and she filed for divorce shortly after her 36th birthday.
Now, the Friends star is engaged to Justin Theroux, while Jason is set to wed Olivia Wilde, and the pair reflected on how happy they are.
‘You actually deserve to have a family. And once you meet yourself, and truly love yourself, then you attract that,’ Jennifer said. ‘And look – I mean, the two of us have found these two, beautiful, loving, open people.’
The blonde added that she would tell her 20-year-old self, ‘Not to fret so much. I did OK in my twenties,’ and would advise the teenage Jennifer: ‘Don’t try so hard. Pay attention. Do your homework. Go to class.’
Jennifer and Jason were teaming up for the interview as they are close pals, and can currently be seen starring side by side in We’re The Millers.
The Wanderlust star plays an exotic dancer in the comedy film and revealed she ‘almost’ went to a strip club to research the role, but thought better of it.
‘We decided that would not be a good idea. Not a lot of strippers want to be stripping, you know,’ Jennifer said. ‘I think strip clubs are disgusting.’
She then explained: ‘I’ve just never been able to wrap my head around it. Guys are going in there to basically become aroused by another woman? And somehow that’s OK?
‘Though I’m gonna insult a whole group of women if I say stripping is disgusting. I also think it’s not very hygienic in there. I mean, my Lord.’
Jennifer added: ‘Strippers just look bored to me. They’re just acting.’