Jennifer Aniston bares abs in magazine shoot as she turns 51

Jennifer Aniston arrives at the 26th annual Screen Actors Guild Awards at the Shrine Auditorium & Expo Hall on Sunday, Jan. 19, 2020, in Los Angeles. (Photo by Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP)
Jennifer Aniston arrives at the 26th annual Screen Actors Guild Awards on 16 January 2020. [Photo: AP]

Jennifer Aniston has wowed her fans with an abs-baring shoot for Interview magazine.

The ‘Friends’ star, who turned 51 yesterday, shared the “birthday surprise” with her 27.7 million followers on Instagram.

While the release of the March issue cover coincided with Aniston’s birthday yesterday, it seems the star was unaware of the perfect timing.

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“Thanks to the Interview team for celebrating women at every age... turns out 51 is pretty fun,” she wrote in her Instagram post.

In one image from the cover shoot, Aniston wears a draped black gown by Versace with a cut-away around her stomach that shows off her toned abdominal muscles. She looks tanned and healthy, sporting beachy waves and a pair of sophisticated Cartier drop earrings.

In another image, this time an edgy black and white shot, she wears a Celine biker jacket with nothing but an Azzedine Alaia body underneath and over-the-knee boots.

A third look features Aniston in a pale pink satin bralet paired with a leather pencil skirt, yet again showing a hint of her toned midriff.

Actor Sandra Bullock, a “friend and drinking buddy” to Aniston, interviews her over the phone for the cover story, and the pair touch on everything from ‘Friends’ to her newest project, ‘The Morning Show’.

While Aniston barely seems to have aged a day during her decades in the spotlight, it’s hinted that the star puts a lot of effort into maintaining her youthful looks and physique.

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As part of the interview, Bullock addressed Aniston’s preoccupation with health and wellness – and her campaign to get her friends involved.

“You were just so intrigued by all this new health information that was coming out. It’s mental health, physical health, well-being, joy, and you started inviting us all to these lectures at your house where we could all learn together,” she said.

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