Jennifer Aniston reveals personal drama: “I tried for 20 years to have a child"

“They didn’t know my story, or what I was going through over the past 20 years trying to have a family — because I don’t talk publicly about my medical issues. It’s no one’s business,” Aniston said. “But there comes a point when you just can’t listen anymore — that rumor that I didn’t want children, that I didn’t want a family because I’m selfish or because I work too much. It affected me. I’m human too.”

 Aniston said that as she’s grown older, she feels less of a need to “correct false narratives.”

“The news cycle is so fast now that everything gets forgotten. Of course, there are moments when I feel the need for justice — when something false is written and I want to fix it. But then I think, should I really? My family knows the truth. My friends know the truth.”

The actress — who was married to Brad Pitt from 2000 to 2005 — has previously spoken about the emotional struggles she faced trying to become a mother. In 2022, she revealed that she had undergone unsuccessful IVF treatments, admitting she wished she had frozen her eggs earlier.

“It was a hard road for me — the path to motherhood,” she said at the time. “In my late 30s and 40s, I went through a lot of tough things. But if I hadn’t, I wouldn’t be who I am today.”

Aniston recalled years of relentless speculation about her fertility:

“I was doing IVF, drinking Chinese teas, whatever could help. I would’ve given anything for someone to tell me, ‘Freeze your eggs — do yourself that favor.’ But you don’t think about it at the time. That ship has sailed now, but I have no regrets.”