Jennifer Aniston hits back at claims she’s too ‘selfish’ to have children.

Jennifer Aniston responded to claims that she’s ‘too selfish’ or focused on her career to have children recently.

The actress has previously said she believes there are pressures on women to become mothers and marry at certain times in their lives, and admitted she feels them too, but now she’s sick of being judged for not starting a family with fiancé, Justin Theroux, and told Allure magazine she doesn’t think it’s ‘fair.’

“I don’t like [the pressure] that people put on me, on women, that you’ve failed yourself as a female because you haven’t procreated. I don’t think it’s fair. You may not have a child come out of your vagina, but that doesn’t mean that you aren’t mothering — dogs, friends, friends, children.”

It’s not just opinions like this which have angered the star, she also claims she’s been called ‘selfish’ for putting her career before a family – something she insists isn’t true.

“Oh, God, so many painful things. The accusation that I’ve put my career before the want, the desire to be a mother. This continually is said about me: that I was so career-driven and focused on myself; that I don’t want to be a mother, and how selfish that is.”

She went on to add there’s unnecessary pressure on women to give birth, adding: “I have a lot of friends who decided not to have children, who can’t have children, or are trying but are having a difficult time. There are all sorts of reasons why children aren’t in people’s lives, and no one has the right to assume. Its quite rude, insulting, and ignorant. Even saying it gets me a little tight in my throat.”

Despite not confirming if she’s trying for children with fiance Justin Theroux, Jennifer gushed about their relationship, telling Allure: “He’s a nurturer. He is so fiercely loyal. Beyond protective. I mean, the way he takes care of our dogs, he takes care of me, he takes care of friends.”

What would it cost to let this woman be?

Source: mirror.co.uk