the cinema ASAP to see Horrible Bosses. Not just because there's plenty of scenes featuring Jen in skimpy undies suggestively eating bananas -- though no doubt that alone will ensure packed cinemas -- but because this could be one of the last times we get to see her. The Friends star has announced she's bowing out of the limelight for the foreseeable future to focus her attentions on new man, 39-year-old Justin The roux.
And although it's not been mentioned, the real reason many Hollywood insiders reckon the 42-year-old is bowing out of business for a while is to finally fulfill her life's dream of becoming a mum.
At first the announcement went out that the actress was putting her career on hold for a year to focus on her personal life, although her publicist soon rushed to squash both the sentiment and the duration insisting "Jen always intended to take a few months off after Wanderlust, she has been working non-stop for a few years straight".
But there's no denying that her blossoming romance has been fast moving cent re stage. Since starting to date the actor and writer, a cousin of British presenter Louis The-roux, in May, the couple have been seen wearing matching gold bands and have reportedly moved in together.
Putting a career on ice while going full throttle in a relationship might seem like a risky move but given Jen's track history, and, dare we say it, her age, does she have time to take it slowly?
In 2005 her split with husband Brad Pitt was surrounded by rum-ours that she refused to have his children because she was too concerned with building on her career.
In her interview with Vanity Fair, where she blasted Pitt for his 'missing sensitivity chip', she said: "That really p***ed me off. I've never said I didn't want to have children. I did and I do and I will. I would never give up that experience for a career. I want to have it all."
But six years on she, like many other women the world over, must wonder can you really 'have it all'?
More and more women are risking missing out on motherhood by waiting for the right moment.
The average age of first-time Irish mums is rising, up to 31.5 in 2010 compared with 28.8 in the 1980s.
But by delaying pregnancy women face a multitude of issues -- fertility drops after 36 and even women who manage to get pregnant face a heightened risk of miscarriage, high blood pressure and diabetes.
Fertility expert and founder of the Cork Natural Fertility Clinic, Deirdre Mackesy, says waiting for the right time can sometimes mean running out of time. She says: "I see more and more women coming in who are waiting later in life to have children because they get caught up in their careers, or saving up or finishing studies."
"But the later you leave it the more you are pushing nature. Nature meant us to have children in our early 20s when we've more energy and are ovulating regularly."
She adds: "At the clinic we focus on getting the body healthy to be more receptive to pregnancy, but ultimately a 35-year-old is producing 35-year-old eggs. I think more women need to think about their own fertility and consider options like freezing their eggs in their 20s so they don't end up in a position where they feel they've missed out."
The fact that Aniston has decided to focus on her personal life suggests she's tuned in to the ticking of her biological clock, but onlookers' concern will be whether or not she might be putting her eggs in the wrong basket.
For one of Hollywood's most attractive and engaging stars, it has to be said she hasn't had the best luck with boyfriends. After the divorce with Pitt there followed a string of lovers, all lasting no longer than a year, including trysts with co-star Vince Vaughn, model Paul Sculfor, singer John Mayer and rumored dalliances with Gerard Butler and Bradley Cooper.
Now, as much as she says she's "extremely lucky and extremely happy" in her new romance, there are some alarm bells going off. The-roux is only recently out of a 14-year-relationship and Aniston's best pal Courtenay Cox is rumored not to be keen on her friend's new beau.
Counsellor Lisa O'Hara from Relationshipsireland.com thinks Jen's decision could put unnecessary strain on the romance in its early stages.
She says: "A relationship won't meet all your needs and expecting it to puts a lot of needless pressure on it. Essentially making a huge sacrifice, whether it's giving up work or moving to be with someone can turn into making that person feel responsible for all your happiness.
"That's very intense, especially in the early stages of a relationship where you're just getting to know each other and it should be fun and exciting."
There's also the worry that by disappearing off the radar, Aniston could be signing her own death warrant for future roles.
But TV presenter Glenda Gil son, from TV3's flagship showbiz show Expose, reckons taking time off could be the actress's best move.
She says: "Why shouldn't she take some time off to think of herself? She's worked hard and she can afford to take a break so I think she's dead right."
She adds: "I don't think she'll have any worries about coming back either. Jennifer Aniston is one of those people that everyone loves. We've had her on Expose and she's one of the most genuine, down-to-earth actors around.
"I think that's the secret of her enduring appeal: women relate to her. No matter how long she takes off people are always going to be interested in her
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