Jennifer Aniston graces the cover of the December 2016 issue of Marie Claire, and in the accompanying interview, reflects on her career and its uncertain trajectory.
“This is a time when I’m not completely sure what I’m doing. I’m at this sort of crossroads trying to figure out what inspires me deep in my core. What used to make me tick is not necessarily making me tick anymore…The most challenging thing right now is trying to find what it is that makes my heart sing.”
Aniston also rhapsodizes about her marriage to Justin Theroux, a partner who makes her “feel completely seen, and adored, in no matter what state.” But while she relishes her thriving relationship, she does not shy away from critiquing the stigma attached to single and divorced women. (The interview refers to her July op-ed in the Huffington Post.)
“My marital status has been shamed; my divorce status was shamed; my lack of a mate has been shamed…I have worked too hard in this life and this career to be whittled down to a sad, childless human.”
Sing it, Jen.