Jennifer Aniston reveals her aggressive fantasy - and we kind of love it

Publish Date
Thursday, 2 August 2018, 8:00AM
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Jennifer Aniston fantasises about punching people.

The 49-year-old actress has admitted to occasionally daydreaming about throwing a punch at someone she dislikes, but she insisted she'll never actually do it.

Asked whether she's ever wanted to punch someone, the Hollywood star conceded: "OK, let's be honest. I've had a moment when I've totally wanted to do it, yes, but it's in your fantasy. It's in your head. I wouldn't actually go through with it."

Despite this, Jennifer considers a certain amount of anger to be a healthy thing.

She told her friend Molly McNearney, who interviewed her for the September issue of InStyle magazine: "Boxing is a great way to get aggression out. You get a mental release of all this crap you're taking into your ears and eyes every day and have little fantasy moments imagining who you're actually punching.

Talk about her all you like, but with great friends, new projects, and still-perfect hair, September cover star Jennifer Aniston is doing just fine. And at 49, she knows who she is. That means no boundaries, no bullshit, and lots of laughing. “For the most part I can sit back and laugh at the ridiculous headlines because they have gotten more and more absurd,” she tells her close friend @MMcNearney, who interviewed her for her refreshingly candid cover story. “I guess they’re feeding into some sort of need the public has, but I focus on my work, my friends, my animals, and how we can make the world a better place. That other stuff is junk food that needs to go back in its drawer.” Read the full interview at the link in bio. | Photographed by @BenHassett; Styled by @JuliaVonBoehm

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"I'm just grateful it's not actually the person, even though there's one person. You know what I mean. It's all good."

Jennifer - whose marriage to actor Justin Theroux ended in 2017 - also revealed she's even contemplated leaving America and relocating to Switzerland.

The California-based star confessed: "There have been moments when I would just love to get out of Dodge and move to Switzerland - or somewhere - and start anew.

Jennifer Aniston has dealt with the tabloids for her entire career, but lately it seems relentless. “The misconceptions are ‘Jen can’t keep a man,’ and ‘Jen refuses to have a baby because she’s selfish and committed to her career.’ Or that I’m sad and heartbroken,” she tells dear friend @MMcNearney in our September cover story. “First, with all due respect, I’m not heartbroken. And second, those are reckless assumptions. No one knows what’s going on behind closed doors. No one considers how sensitive that might be for my partner and me. They don’t know what I’ve been through medically or emotionally. There is a pressure on women to be mothers, and if they’re not, then they’re deemed damaged goods. Maybe my purpose on this planet isn’t to procreate. Maybe I have other things I’m supposed to do.” | Photographed by @BenHassett; Styled by @JuliaVonBoehm

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"Just have this s**t behind me. Does it really matter? Are we really doing anything? What is my life's purpose? Every seven years I try to sum up what I am doing and what I want to make my focus. I'm trying to make better choices.

"I went through a period of saying yes to projects that I shouldn't have, but I felt like, 'How dare I say no?' Now I'm trying to get better at saying no and to be a part of projects that actually, really matter a la Dumplin or The Goree Girls or this other film we're working on called The Fixer, about an amazing crisis manager named Denise White."

- Bang! Showbiz

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