Trending badgeTrendingPosted 44 minutes agoSubscribe to BuzzFeed Daily NewsletterCaret DownJennifer Aniston Explained Why She Always Turns Down The Met Gala"I don't go."by Natasha JokicBuzzFeed StaffFacebookPinterestLinkHot Topic🔥 Full coverage and conversation on the Met Gala Who would turn down an invitation to the Met Gala? Well, Jennifer Aniston, apparently. Michael Buckner / Variety via Getty Images Despite being a red carpet fixture since the '90s, Jen has never gone all out for the first Monday in May (even in prior decades, when people were less...strict about the theme). As it turns out, Jennifer has received the notoriously difficult approval of Anna Wintour et al., but she's the one who's said no. Gilbert Flores / Variety via Getty Images In a new interview with Glamour, Jennifer said, "Yes, I have [been invited], but I don't go. It overwhelms me. It's the getting ready, the putting on the dress." Kevin Winter / Getty Images "I'm a 'jeans and flip-flops and tank top' kind of girl. I love dressing up too, but for me it's a mental game of...'Let's get dressed up, put on a fancy dress, makeup, get your hair all "purdy" and go sit in a big room with your peers,'" she continued. Robert Kamau / GC Images BuzzFeed TrendingHot TopicLet's chat about all things Met GalaSee our Met Gala Discussions "Everyone's there to celebrate each other and have some fun, but I get nervous," the 56-year-old said. "I even get a little anxious about public speaking, especially over the years of having your words twisted and taken out of context. So I find myself almost hall-monitoring myself in a weird way." Amy Sussman / WireImage The Morning Show star added of red carpets more broadly, "Some people find it like a sport where they build you up and then they love to tear you down. What's the reason why people do it? Who knows? But I just try as best I can [to tune it out] because it doesn't do you any good." Jeff Kravitz / FilmMagic You can read the full story here.