Jennifer Aniston Jamie McCarthy/Getty Images Share on Facebook Share on X Share to Flipboard Send an Email Show additional share options Share on LinkedIn Share on Pinterest Share on Reddit Share on Tumblr Share on Whats App Print the Article Post a Comment Jennifer Aniston is opening up about why she never adopted children. Aniston, 56, has previously spoken publicly about her efforts to have kids, but on a Wondery+ early access episode of the Armchair Expert podcast, Aniston discusses what it's like to be content with not having children at this stage of her life. "It's so peaceful. But I will say there's a point where it's like out of my control," the Morning Show star said. "There's literally nothing I can do about it." Related Stories TV Why Marion Cotillard Joined 'The Morning Show': "We Need Entertainment That Questions Ourselves" TV Jennifer Aniston and Reese Witherspoon Hit Their Stride With Season 4 of 'The Morning Show' She continued, "When people say, 'But you can adopt,' I don't want to adopt," she continued. "I want my own DNA in a little person. That's the only way, selfish or not, whatever that is, I wanted it." However, she admits that there's been people she's met and thought they "would have made some good kids" but the idea would "pass within three seconds." In 2022, the actress revealed to Allure magazine that she was trying to have kids in her 30s and 40s, but it was difficult. "I was trying to get pregnant. It was a challenging road for me, the baby-making road," she explained. "All the years and years and years of speculation. ... It was really hard." She added that she looked at other options, too. "I was going through IVF, drinking Chinese teas, you name it. I was throwing everything at it. I would've given anything if someone had said to me, 'Freeze your eggs. Do yourself a favor.' You just don't think it," Aniston said. "So here I am today. The ship has sailed." The Friends alum also spoke about how the tabloids implying her personal timeline for starting a family wasn't true. "I just cared about my career. And God forbid a woman is successful and doesn't have a child. And the reason my husband left me, why we broke up and ended our marriage, was because I wouldn't give him a kid," she said. "It was absolute lies. I don't have anything to hide at this point." Aniston's episode of the Armchair Expert podcast officially drops on Oct. 20. THR Newsletters Sign up for THR news straight to your inbox every day Subscribe Sign Up shopping The Crème de la Crème of Post-Injectable Skin Care, According to the Pros Lukas Gage For Lukas Gage, Attention Is Great, But Accountability Is Even Better Kerry Washington Stylist to the Stars Rob Zangardi Branches Out With Launch of Outerwear Brand Auter Theater How Danny Strong Became the Guy to Fix the Musical 'Chess' Nicholas Sparks Nicholas Sparks on Collaborating With M. Night Shyamalan for a Supernatural Romance With Scares and a Twist shopping Stripes by Naomi Watts and 10 More Perimenopausal Beauty Picks Worth Buying shopping The Crème de la Crème of Post-Injectable Skin Care, According to the Pros Lukas Gage For Lukas Gage, Attention Is Great, But Accountability Is Even Better Kerry Washington Stylist to the Stars Rob Zangardi Branches Out With Launch of Outerwear Brand Auter Theater How Danny Strong Became the Guy to Fix the Musical 'Chess' Nicholas Sparks Nicholas Sparks on Collaborating With M. Night Shyamalan for a Supernatural Romance With Scares and a Twist shopping Stripes by Naomi Watts and 10 More Perimenopausal Beauty Picks Worth Buying