Their friendship has spanned over three decades – and now Jennifer Aniston is turning to actor pal Adam Sandler to help her find a marriage as happy as his own.
After making three films together over the years, Jen, 56, has developed a close friendship with comedian Adam, 58, and his wife Jackie, 50. And now, the couple are ready to play matchmaker for the Friends star, who has been single since her divorce from Justin Theroux, 53, in 2018.
Our source reveals, ‘Jen is very old-school. She’s got no interest in a risky romance or random hook-ups, she’s not interested in rekindling things with any of her exes, and the idea of signing up to a dating app makes her cringe. She’s really counting on her friends to set her up, and that’s where Adam and Jackie come in.
'The cool thing about their friendship group is that it’s constantly expanding. Adam is always working with new people, and Jackie is so involved in their kids’ lives and meeting other parents, so they kind of know everybody.’
And in her search for love, a toyboy may well be Jen’s answer. ‘Adam has an army of comedy actors and writers in the generation below him who worship the ground he walks on,’ the source shares.
‘He knows some pretty impressive younger talent in their late thirties and forties, who are just picking up steam in the business. When Jen finds her next partner, it will likely be somebody out of this group. Jackie and Adam would love to be the ones to help Jen break out of this rut, and it’ll be done discreetly and with the best intentions.’
Jen – who was married to Brad Pitt from 2000 to 2005, before tying the knot with Justin in 2015 – and Adam first met in a Los Angeles deli when they were just teenagers, with the star also growing close to her Just Go With It co-star’s wife.
In 2023, Jen confessed that the Sandlers thoughtfully send her flowers every Mother’s Day after learning of her unsuccessful IVF attempts.