Jennifer Aniston Admits She’ll Never Go Gray
Jennifer Aniston talked turning 50 last February in InStyle's October cover story.
In the story, the star and producer of The Morning Show also got real about her feelings on going gray—and her regrets about not wearing sunscreen when she was younger.
There comes a time in every woman's life when she must decide whether she wants to embrace her natural grays, or dye them—and Jennifer Aniston says her signature dark blonde locks are "hair" to stay.
The actress, who's currently promoting her upcoming Apple TV Plus series The Morning Show, covers the October issue of InStyle, featuring a photo shoot showing off her freckles. For the story, Aniston opened up about her milestone birthday this past February—and how it felt to turn the big 5-0 in Hollywood, a town that's historically placed a premium on youth.
"Fifty was the first time I thought, ‘Well, that number,'" Aniston told the magazine. "I don’t know what it is because I don’t feel any different. Things aren’t shutting down in any way. I feel physically incredible."
Which is why, she says, it's so odd that the way people address her appearance has changed. "So it’s weird that it’s all of a sudden getting telegraphed in a way that’s like, 'You look amazing for your age.' I think we need to establish some etiquette around that dialogue and verbiage."
The Friends alum, whose 'coif was once so iconic that her shaggy style on the show had fans requesting "The Rachel" at salons across America, revealed that she used to cut hair for money as a teenager herself. But as for her own hair at 50, Aniston says she doesn't plan to stop seeing her colorist anytime soon. Or ever, to be honest.
"I’m not gonna lie—I don’t want gray hair,” Aniston says. No gray growout for Jen, thanks.
Aniston also shared a few tidbits from her beauty regimen—count her among those singing the praises of celery juice. She also swears she's been using Aveeno, which she endorses, since she was a teen. If she could turn back time, though, she says she'd be more diligent about one tried-and-true skin preserver: Wearing sunscreen every day.
Aniston is co-producing and starring in Apple TV +'s upcoming series The Morning Show, alongside fellow producer Reese Witherspoon. She plays a TV host whose colleague, played by Steve Carrell, is forced to resign following a #MeToo-esque scandal, and she's left to fight for her job as Witherspoon's character is groomed to possibly replace her. The Morning Show premieres on Apple TV Plus when the streaming service debuts this fall, and Apple has already committed to a season 2.
"When we found out that we were among one of the first shows to be bought by Apple, Reese and I both had this pinch-me moment," she says. "The first women to help launch a network as actors and producers, having a beautiful piece of that pie that we really earned and deserved. We had a big toast to that."
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