Jennifer Aniston Was Always Working To Impress One Person In Particular

Jennifer Aniston was raised by actor John Aniston (who passed away in 2022 at age 89) but she said that seeking approval from her dad was a lifelong endeavor.

Tanya Rad shared in the trending report Jen told Vanity Fair that she grew up hoping that if she found success as an actor, then her dad would “love me as much as I love him.”

"It was the thing that drove me and was also my biggest heartbreak: trying to impress and prove your value to a man who’s only capable of so much.”

Tanya Rad shared the story resonated with her because how she grew up. Tanya shared on-air she grew up with two immigrant parents so all they wanted for their kids was to be a doctor or lawyer so you can imagine how strange it was for them when she said she wanted to be in radio.

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Episode Transcript

Speaker 1 (00:00):
Tanya the trending report Let's Do It.

Speaker 2 (00:02):
Jennifer Aniston was raised by actor John Amiston, who passed
away in twenty twenty two at the age of eighty nine,
but she said that seeking approval from her dad was
a life long endeavor. She told Vanity Fair that she
grew up hoping that if she found success as an actor,
then her dad would love me as much as I

(00:22):
love him. She says, it was the thing that drove
me and was also my biggest heartbreak, trying to impress
improve your value to a man who's only capable of
so much. But I do know I have friends that
have chosen certain career paths because they didn't want to
let down or disappoint their parents.

Speaker 1 (00:41):
It's a tricky thing, but I will tell you this, Tanya,
I did, and do even now try and make them
feel proud of the things that I do. I don't
think it's a bad thing to seek that kind of
approval if I if I I agree that as well
like I would want that, I would want approval. I'd

(01:03):
want her to feel like good on you.

Speaker 2 (01:05):
You know, I agree, But I think if you go
against something that feels so like much a part of
who you are because you want to just please your parents. Then,
like I feel like that's when a.

Speaker 1 (01:19):
Lot of well, there was zero chance I had the
brain or the will to become a lawyer. Okay, so
that was never gonna happen. How many years of school
does that Forget about them?

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