'We see women through a very narrow lens': Jennifer Aniston, 47, speaks out against society's belief she is 'useless' because she doesn't have a baby
She said last month that she doesn't want to be viewed as 'somebody who is sad and childless'.
And Jennifer Aniston has voiced her frustrations at the reaction to her not having children by reasoning: 'We’re seeing women through that very narrow lens of what we’re reduced down to...'
Speaking on Thursday's episode of Lorraine, the 47-year-old actress sighed: 'If we don’t have a baby, or white picket fence, or a husband then we’re useless and we aren’t living up to our purpose...'
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Independent woman: Jennifer Aniston has voiced her frustrations at the reaction to her not having children by reasoning that women should not be expected to follow one path in life
Jennifer, who married Justin Theroux in August 2015, was forced to deny rumours she was expecting a child earlier this year, when InTouch Weekly splashed Jennifer's 'miracle baby at 47' on the front of their print title in June, using pictures of the couple on holiday that claimed to show a first glimpse at Jennifer's bump.
She quickly set the record straight in an opinion piece for The Huffington Post, entitled For The Record.
An impassioned Jennifer wrote: 'For the record, I am not pregnant. What I am is fed up. I'm fed up with the sport-like scrutiny and body shaming that occurs daily.'
Happy together: Jennifer, who married Justin Theroux in August 2015, was forced to deny rumours she was expecting a child earlier this year
Outspoken Jennifer was asked by Lorraine Kelly if women should be kinder to each other, and she was clear in her response, saying: 'Women need to be, sadly and it’s true.'
However, she can count on her husband and his family to raise her spirits as she revealed: '[They’re an] Incredible family, all of them, each different and interesting and fabulous. They’re an incredible family.'
The stunning star also spoke of her most famous work family, the cast and crew of Friends, but shot down ongoing rumours of a reunion.
Frustrated: Speaking on Thursday's episode of Lorraine, the 47-year-old actress sighed: 'If we don’t have a baby, or white picket fence, or a husband then we’re useless'
Independent woman: Jennifer explained that women need to be kinder to each other
Her right hand man: Despite not feeling the female support she revealed that she can always count on her husband and his family to raise her spirits
She explained: 'Honestly I don’t know what we would do, I think that period of time was nostalgic, our faces weren't stuffed into cell phones, we weren’t checking Facebook and Instagram.
'We were in a room together, we were in a coffee shop talking having conversations, we have lost that.'
The conversation then turned to Jennifer's 2014 film, Cake, which saw her earn both Golden Globe and SAG nominations and outrage when she was snubbed by the Academy Award Best Actress list.
'It was nostalgic': The stunning star also spoke of her most famous work family, the cast and crew of Friends, but shot down ongoing rumours of a reunion
Discussing making the transition from comedies to drama, Jennifer said: 'I was in that box for a while and understandably so, people don’t know what you can do until you do it.
'So I think for me that was why it was so much fun to [do Cake], I mean Cake was small, I was really excited to do that because you get to a point where you almost don’t know if you’re capable of doing it.
'So for me it was really exciting and empowering to know that there were more places to go and not be afraid if I fell flat on my face.'
'I was in a box': Jennifer Aniston discussed making the transition from comedies to drama with her starring role alongside Chris Messina in the 2014 hit film, Cake
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