Jen Aniston: 'My 40s have been the best years so far!'

Jennifer Aniston refuses to 'freak out' about being over 40. Photo: Getty Images

In a candid new interview with Harper's Bazaar magazine, Jennifer Aniston opens up about hitting her 40s and says the last five years have been the most rewarding of her life.

The 45-year-old is a firm believer that life gets better as you age and claims she's been happier since hitting 40 than ever before.

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"I've had more fun post-40 than I can remember. From a work point of view, a physical point of view, a psychotherapeutic point of view," she told the magazine.

“When am I supposed to freak out? When am I supposed to feel like, 'Oh, my knee! Oh, ouch!' I don't feel any of those things!”

While the former Friends star has experienced a lot during her growing career, she believes her past is what has led to her “growth as a woman”.

Jen went on to discuss her relationship with fiancé Justin Theroux, whom she’s been engaged to since August 2012.

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“He's one of the most humble, decent human beings. He's not an a**,” she gushed.

“He's not like some of our friends who are young and up-and-coming and they hit celebrity, and all of a sudden you're like, 'Oh! You're different. Now you don't say hi to people?'

“It's almost impossible to get bored with one another. We've tried so hard! And even that's interesting because his eyes are so pretty, but we can entertain ourselves and talk about endless things, which is pretty great.”

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