How Jennifer Aniston Really Feels About ‘The Rachel’

It’s hard to come by a beauty interview with Jennifer Aniston that doesn’t mention ‘The Rachel’. And yet, despite the haircut being such a ’90s phenomenon, it was really only featured in its purest form during one season Friends.

So, considering it didn’t hang around for long, what did Jen really think of it?

Well, we now have the answer thanks to Adam Sandler.

Did Jennifer Aniston like ‘The Rachel’?

It’s important to note that ‘The Rachel’ reached peak popularity around 1995. So that’s 28 years that Jen has been answering questions about her hair and that particular cut. She’s even capitalised on it by launching her own hair brand, Lolavie.

So trust funny man Adam Sandler to ask about it when she addressed him with, “What’s something you’ve always wanted to ask me?” during an interview with ET.

“‘The Rachel’, I know no one talks to you about that,” he joked. “I just wanna know, when you saw it in the mirror for the first time, did you say ‘this is it, this is the one I wanted, this is fantastic’?”

To which Jen responded, “I really did enjoy it when it first happened. Which we interpret as: “But I don’t enjoy it now”.

“When did you say I can’t do ‘The Rachel’ anymore?” he followed up.

“I just started growing it out,” Jen responded. “It was too hard because I couldn’t do it on my own. And I just looked like Roseanne Roseannadanna.”
Roseanne Roseannadanna via Getty
In case you didn’t know, Jen’s natural hair is quite curly when left to air-dry. So you can imagine the havoc those layers would wreak before she had a hairstylist on speed dial.

It’s a lesson we’ve all probably learned the hard way; don’t commit to a cut if you’re going to hate the upkeep.

Lisa Kudrow Sets The Record Straight After Jennifer Aniston Claimed She Hated This 1 Part Of Making Friends

“I was like, ‘All right, well, take it easy’.”

Lisa Kudrow has clarified recent comments made by her former Friends co-star Jennifer Aniston about one aspect of the show they had differing feelings about.

Speaking with Entertainment Tonight, Lisa was asked about whether it was true she “hated” when the Friends studio audience would laugh, as Jen claimed during an interview with Variety last month.

The Emmy winner recalled that while she and the rest of the cast had no issues with the audience’s reactions: “Lisa Kudrow, by the way, hated when the audience laughed.”

“That’s not exactly [true],” Lisa insisted to ET. “It irritated me if they would laugh for too long.”

She continued: “God bless them. They were so excited to be there that sometimes the laughter would just be longer than if they would have laughed at anything else.

However, Lisa did confirm that one story Jen told during her Variety interview was true.

The Along Came Polly star claimed that in Friends’ early days, she and the late Matthew Perry once surprised Lisa by showing up to a salon where she was getting her hair done.

“I snuck up – she was in the sink – and I took the nozzle from the guy that was supposed to be doing it and just started washing her hair,” she recalled.

“It definitely flew out of control, and that was unfortunate. But the excitement we had, it feels like yesterday.”

Lisa confirmed this anecdote to be true, revealing it was on a day the group had received some major news about Friends’ future.

“That did really happen,” she shared. “I think they were just so excited because something happened – we heard we got picked up or we heard we were going to the upfronts – and so they just couldn’t stand that we weren’t all together.

“So, they came to where I was getting my hair done and visited. And yeah, I think Jen did wash my hair. It was thrilling! That’s how excited [we were], it was like puppies.”

Last month, Lisa told The Hollywood Reporter that she’d begun rewatching Friends for the first time following the death of Matthew Perry in 2023.

“I wasn’t able to watch it [before[ because it’s too embarrassing to watch yourself,” she said. “But if I make it about Matthew, then that’s OK.

“And it’s just celebrating how hilarious he was – and that is what I want to remember.”

Brad Pitt’s ‘honest’ confession to Jennifer Aniston before divorce might be the right way to end a relatio

Brad Pitt and Jennifer Aniston’s high-profile marriage ended in 2005 after seven years. Pitt admitted to Aniston his attraction to co-star Angelina Jolie during the filming of Mr. & Mrs. Smith. This admission, while painful, was honest. Aniston gracefully moved on, calling for an end to the unnecessary rivalry narrative created by the media.

Before “Brangelina” became a global phenomenon, Brad Pitt and Jennifer Aniston were the Hollywood power couple. Their love story, filled with red carpet moments and magazine covers, seemed picture-perfect. But behind the scenes, things were beginning to unravel.

The cracks in their fairytale marriage became evident in 2005, when the pair announced their split after seven years together. Their joint statement insisted that their separation wasn’t due to “tabloid speculation” and that they remained “committed and caring friends with great love and admiration for one another.”

Yet, what made their breakup all the more fascinating was Pitt’s honesty—something that is rarely seen in Hollywood (or in most relationships, for that matter).

Brad Pitt’s Honest Confession About Angelina Jolie

At the time of their separation, Pitt had just wrapped filming Mr. & Mrs. Smith, where he starred alongside Angelina Jolie. Sparks between the two co-stars were undeniable, and rumors quickly spread that their on-screen chemistry had bled into real life.

Aniston’s Friends co-star and close friend, Courteney Cox, later revealed in a Vanity Fair interview that Pitt had been upfront about his feelings for Jolie.

“I don’t think he started an affair physically, but I think he was attracted to her,” Cox said. “There was a connection, and he was honest about that with Jen. Most of the time, when people are attracted to other people, they don’t tell. At least he was honest about it. It was an attraction that he fought for a period of time.”

Aniston’s Friends co-star and close friend, Courteney Cox, later revealed in an interview that Pitt had been upfront about his feelings for Jolie.

While Pitt’s confession may not have made the situation any less painful, his honesty was a rare moment of transparency in the world of high-profile relationships.

Did Pitt and Aniston Simply Grow Apart?

Beyond the rumored love triangle, sources at the time suggested that Pitt and Aniston’s relationship had already been struggling.

Aniston was going through a major life transition after Friends ended in 2004, while Pitt was busy on set with Jolie. A source told PEOPLE magazine, “They gradually lost sight of themselves as individuals. And despite their nice lifestyle and having everything they might want, they weren’t happy. They lost a sense of self.”

Pitt’s emotional absence reportedly left Aniston feeling isolated. The confession about Jolie may have been the final nail in the coffin, but their relationship had already been hanging by a thread.

The Aftermath—And Aniston’s Classy Response

Not long after the divorce was finalized, Pitt and Jolie made their relationship public. They went on to build a family together and eventually tied the knot in 2014. But just two years later, their own marriage crumbled, ending in one of Hollywood’s most contentious breakups.

As for Aniston, the media painted her as the heartbroken ex, pitting her against Jolie in an unnecessary rivalry. But ten years after the split, Aniston made it clear she was over the drama.

“I think it’s time people stop with that petty B.S.,” she told Entertainment Tonight in 2015. “It’s just tiresome and old. It’s like an old leather shoe. Let’s buy a new pair of shiny shoes.”

Is Honesty the Best Way to End a Relationship?

Pitt’s admission that he was drawn to Jolie might have been painful, but was it the right way to handle things? Many relationships end in betrayal, secrecy, or unspoken resentment. Instead of hiding his emotions or sneaking around, Pitt chose to be upfront—something that takes courage and, perhaps, a bit of wisdom.

Honesty in breakups is often messy, but it can also be the key to closure. Aniston may not have been happy about Pitt’s confession at the time, but looking back, it might have been the best way to move forward. And considering how gracefully she handled it, maybe she knew that too.