Jennifer Aniston reveals why she never wants to adopt

Jennifer Aniston has explained why she chose not to adopt a child during her two-decade struggle with fertility

The Friends actress, 56, was previously married to Brad Pitt from 2000 until 2005. She then tied the knot with actor Justin Theroux in a non-legally binding ceremony in 2015, but they separated two years later.

Throughout both of her high-profile relationships, Jennifer was frequently subjected to commentary about her child-free status.

Last week she spoke publicly about the scrutiny she faced, sharing that she’d ‘tried to pursue a family for 20 years’.

She’s also now set to speak more about her difficulties in becoming a mother – and why she decided not to adopt during that time.

During an upcoming episode of the Armchair Expert podcast, Jennifer has explained why adoption was never a consideration for her.

When co-host Monica Padman discussed her experience freezing her eggs and questioning whether she wanted children or not, Jennifer said she found ‘peace’ being on the other side of that struggle.

‘It’s so peaceful,’ she shared. ‘But I will say there’s a point where it’s like out of my control. There’s literally nothing I can do about it.’

‘When people say, “But you can adopt”, I don’t want to adopt.

‘I want my own DNA in a little person. That’s the only way, selfish or not, whatever that is, I’ve wanted it.”

Although the actress said that at times, she’s met romantic partners and considered that they would have ‘made some good kids’, the sentiment will then ‘pass within three seconds’.

She went on to explain that it was something that was romanticised after being ‘on the other side of it because it’s out of your control’.

‘It just wasn’t in the plan, whatever the plan was,’ she said.

‘It’s very emotional, especially in the moment when they say “that’s it”, because there is a weird moment when that happens.’

‘They didn’t know my story. They didn’t know what I’d been going through for twenty years to try to pursue a family because I don’t go out there and tell them my medical woes,’ she shared.

‘That’s not anybody’s business. But there comes a point when you can’t not hear it – the narrative about how I won’t have a baby, won’t have a family, because I’m selfish, a workaholic. It does affect me – I’m just a human being. We’re all human beings.’

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