Jennifer Aniston may be in one of the most iconic comedy series of all time, but she has also taken on some pretty tough acting gigs throughout her career. And her latest one might just be her most challenging!
The 56-year-old Friends alum is reportedly stepping into the shoes of Debra McCurdy – the complicated and controversial mother of former child star Jennette McCurdy – in Apple TV+’s upcoming adaptation of McCurdy’s bestselling memoir I’m Glad My Mom Died. And according to insiders, the role is bringing up painful memories of Aniston’s own strained relationship with her late mother, Nancy Dow, who passed away in 2016.
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Jennifer Aniston Is Leaning On Her New Boyfriend
Luckily for the Morning Show actress, she isn't going through this alone, and is leaning on her new boyfriend, hypnotist Jim Curtis.
"Jennifer's new relationship is giving her a safe place to process the old wounds," an insider reportedly told RadarOnline, adding: "Jim is helping her unpick the trauma from her mother's critical words and the years of tension that followed."
The insider claimed Curtis was "coaching her to use the pain constructively rather than bury it" while working on her new role, and said he made her feel like "she has finally found someone who understands the weight she has carried since childhood."
Jennifer Aniston's New Role Is Reportedly Bringing Up 'Old Wounds' From Her Own 'Very Critical' Mother
The LolaVie mogul has opened up about her fractured relationship with her late mother, who appeared in The Beverly Hillbillies, on several occasions. She has described Dow as "very critical" in the past, and admitted that while they reconciled before her passing, the wounds ran deep.
In a 2015 interview with the Hollywood Reporter, the Murder Mystery 2 actress said: "She was critical. She was very critical of me. Because she was a model, she was gorgeous, stunning. I wasn't. I never was." Aniston went on: "She was also very unforgiving. She would hold grudges that I just found so petty."
Three years later, the Horrible Bosses actress reflected on those "deep wounds" in an Elle interview, acknowledging that her mother's harshness may not have been intentional…
"She was from this world of, 'Honey, take better care of yourself,' or 'Honey, put your face on,' or all of those odd sound bites that I can remember from my childhood," she recalled in the 2018 interview.
"[But now I realize] my mom said those things because she really loved me," she continued. "It wasn't her trying to be a [expletive] or knowing she would be making some deep wounds that I would then spend a lot of money to undo. She did it because that was what she grew up with."
