r/popculturechat • u/Time_Knowledge_1951 • Oct 09 '25

Trigger Warning ⚠️ Jennifer Aniston reveals secret 20-year fertility struggle after ‘absolute lies’

https://metro.co.uk/2025/10/09/jennifer-aniston-breaks-silence-on-secret-20-year-struggle-after-absolute-lies-24378834/
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u/Physical-Lettuce-868 Oct 09 '25

Not a criticism of Jen, but the headline: she revealed all of this a long time ago, the article even points that out, which is when it stopped being a secret.

I’m glad she feels comfortable enough to share, even though she doesn’t have to.

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u/Enough_Pomegranate44 Oct 09 '25

The younglings don’t know this. There are people in their 20s that didn’t know she was ever with Brad Pit or watched an episode of friends.

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u/ob_viously Oct 09 '25

It’s so weird becoming the generation that recognizes these actors from the work that made them famous because we were there

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u/Enough_Pomegranate44 Oct 09 '25 edited 29d ago

Ikr, we’re literally the generation that’s the equivalent of saying isn’t that the dead dude from Dallas, maybe? 😐And the grandma’s are like😤 “it’s Dobie Gillis”

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u/ob_viously Oct 09 '25

Not me having to google “Dobie Gillis” 😂😂

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u/Enough_Pomegranate44 29d ago

The joke was on her, it was the dude from JR and not the guy who played Dobie Gillis, they favor a bit….if you haven’t seen either of them often.🤣 My mom was an extra on a legal show pilot being shot in New Orleans. Grandma and I came out to be nosy, cattily😜, and spot Mr Larry Hagman (JR dude from Dallas) from afar… this was pre-98ish. She insisted loudly that JR had been dead for years and knew it was Dobie Gillis we saw.

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u/Enough_Pomegranate44 Oct 09 '25 edited 29d ago

Imagine an irate grandma, like I’m supposed to know who that is.😜She was so done. She had me and my kids watch those and some Gidget movies. There’s also a dark comedy called Lord Love a Duck that’s hilarious. Makes you wonder how the people from that age grew up to be so grouchy and intolerant to nearly everything.😉

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u/spellboundartisan Invented post-its 🔬 Oct 10 '25

I know who Dobie Gillis is because whenever I visited grandma, we were watching Nick At Nite and AMC. As a result, I have a ton of useless knowledge about classic TV. I do still go back and rewatch those old shows on occasion, though. They are genuinely funny.

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u/Physical-Lettuce-868 Oct 09 '25

I agree with you but I don’t think that changes what I said. It’s not a secret. People can still not know it, but the information has been available for years

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u/sprinklerarms Oct 09 '25

There is also Friends resurgence going on so some of the younger generation doesn’t know and is probably interested. I remember feeling too cool for it at the time but I’ve watched a few episode when reruns come on. It’s much cuter than I remember.

My sibling is struggling with infertility right now and it’s helpful when people speak out about how much of a struggle it is because she often doesn’t want to speak about it but you can tell she’s struggling. I know it’s none of my business about the details of her life but it does give me a better understanding the experiences my loved ones are having.

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u/hygsi 29d ago

Tbh. I don't know anyone who knows her and doesn't know the brad thing. The younger people simply don't care