Jennifer Aniston’s double heartbreak after she was betrayed by mum before Brad Pitt
Hollywood actress Jennifer Aniston fell out with her mum Nancy after she wrote a tell-all book about the star before her wedding to Brad Pitt
Jennifer Aniston was left heartbroken before her wedding to Brad Pitt after her mum Nancy betrayed her by writing a tell-all book.
The actress was at the height of her Friends fame in 1999 when former actress Nancy published a memoir called From Mother And Daughter To Friends.
The tome revealed the secrets of Jennifer’s childhood as well as the messy details of Nancy’s divorce from the star’s father, John.
Jennifer was so distraught by the book, she fell out with her mum in spectacular fashion and the pair were estranged for nine years.
It meant Nancy wasn’t invited to Jen’s huge showbiz wedding when she tied the knot with Hollywood superstar Brad the following year.
Speaking about the book, Jennifer admitted her mum didn’t understand what she’d done wrong.
She told W magazine: “I don’t think my mother understood how it would make me feel to have all that stuff broadcast.
“But then, of course, when I told her, she still didn’t get it or she just didn’t care how I felt.”
Speaking in 2003, Jen admitted she still wasn’t on speaking terms with her mother and she’d undergone years of therapy to help her deal with the family rift.
She added: “I don’t need an apology because I already know the truth, and if I approach her with an expectation of an apology it could just lead to disappointment.
“I just, at some point I’ll just have to let go and decide to forgive her, which I can’t do yet.
“The bummer is that we were so dirt poor when I was growing up, and now there’s plenty of money, and I feel like we should be able to enjoy it together.”
She was still estranged from Nancy when her marriage to Brad Pitt broke down in 2005, and he was pictured frolicking on a beach with Angelina Jolie weeks after denying cheating on his wife.
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Jen went through the whole drama without the support of her mum and it wasn’t until many years later did they finally end their feud.
The actress is believed to have visited her mum just weeks before her death in 2016.
Nancy was said to have been ill for a long time and suffered a series of strokes, but Jen reached out and was able to see her one last time before she passed away.
In a statement released after her death, Jennifer said; “It is with great sadness that my brother John and I announce the passing of our Mother Nancy Dow.
“She was 79 years old and passed peacefully surrounded by family and friends after enduring a long illness.
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