Jennifer Aniston never thought of herself as a sex symbol.
The 50-year-old Friends vet has always gone for a more girl-next-door vibe, she told InStyle magazine for their 25th anniversary.
‘Bombshell wasn’t really my thing,’ said the Murder Mystery star. ‘I thought natural, cute, and funny was sexy, you know?’ She also said she didn’t have a ‘sexy’ banner around her waist.
Her take: Jennifer Aniston never thought of herself as a sexy symbol. The 50-year-old Friends vet has always gone for a more girl-next-door vibe she told InStyle magazine for their 25th anniversary
She was reacting to her 1999 InStyle cover where she posed in a sheet and the tag line read, ‘What’s Sexy Now?’
Aniston also said: ‘It feels ironic to be anointed as “sexy.” I always thought Lauren Hutton was sexy.’
Jennifer ignores that she has dressed sexy for many of her films including the 2013 comedy We’re The Millers in which she had a strip scene.
She also said looking back on all seven of her InStyle covers was ‘almost like leafing through a yearbook.’
The Along Came Polly star added, ‘I pretty much grew up in this business in front of everyone, and listen, puberty is awkward — just try and do it all publicly.
‘When Friends began [in 1994], we were all so wide-eyed and bushy-tailed. We couldn’t believe what was happening, and we had no idea what was coming. On Instagram, Courteney [Cox] recently posted an old photo of all of us on a jet together before the show had even aired. I just remember not understanding that this was my life. The level of gratitude, my god.
‘My first cover was in 1996. Being on the cover of a magazine was a big deal for me — it was all so new and exciting. I never dreamed it would actually happen. I remember my hair was short and styled to look wet that day. I’m proud of that hair legacy. I had goals, girl! [laughs] But it took me some time to get comfortable in front of the camera. That first shoot was at my house, so that helped. I remember posing and thinking, “God, I’ve got to learn how to do this.” It didn’t come naturally to me because it was so out of my norm. But, boy, was it cool to see the actual magazine and hold it in my hand.