Jennifer Aniston Is ‘Content’ and ‘Making the Most’ of Her Life Amid Jim Curtis Romance

Jim Curtis sounded every bit like a man in love during his appearance on the Today show on Jan. 26 to promote his upcoming work, The Book of Possibility. While talking to cohost Craig Melvin about how he and his A-list girlfriend Jennifer Aniston met, the hunky hypnotist revealed they had been introduced by mutual friends, and that they took things slowly in the beginning. “We chatted for a long time, and we became close,” he said, noting that it’s been nearly a year since they began dating. When Craig pointed out that Jim was visibly blushing as he spoke of his love, Jim flashed a big smile and said sweetly, “Yeah, I sure am.”

The romance between Jen and Jim is clearly going strong. The duo was first spotted together on vacation with friends Jason Bateman and his wife, Amanda Anka, over July 4th weekend, and they went Instagram official in November when Jen posted a photo of them at Jim’s 50th birthday celebration with the caption: “Happy birthday my love. Cherished.” A source tells Star “this is the happiest Jen’s friends have ever seen her.”

As she turned 57 Feb. 11, the twice-divorced star has finally found fulfillment, both personally and professionally. She’s working on the fifth season of her hit Apple TV series, The Morning Show, and in July it was announced she’ll star in the streamer’s adaptation of I’m Glad My Mom Died, based on Jennette McCurdy’s best-selling memoir. She’s in the best shape of her life and has Mr. Right at her side. “Jen’s very content,” says the source. “She feels blessed to have everything she wants and needs right now.”

Breath of Fresh Air

Jim checks all of her boxes. “From Jen’s perspective, Jim has all the qualities she’s looking for in a human being: He’s kind, intellectual, witty and evolved,” says the source. The successful life coach (he has nearly a million Instagram followers) and author of Shift: Quantum Manifestation Guide is different from Jen’s exes (she was previously married to actors Brad Pitt and Justin Theroux, and dated Vince Vaughn and John Mayer). “Hypnotism is one of the many things that he does,” Jen told Elle in November. “He’s quite extraordinary and helps many, many people. He’s very special, very normal, and very kind, and wants to help people heal.” Says the source: “Jen loves being with an evolved, mature guy who’s the polar opposite to some of the self-obsessed man-children in Hollywood. Jim listens to people and goes out of his way to be empathetic.”

She’s thrilled to be helping him scale up his career — as evidenced by his guest spot on Today. “Jen’s quick to point out that Jim was a success before they met, but introducing him to a few contacts here and there is no skin off her nose,” says the source. He has the seal of approval of Jen’s power-player Hollywood friends as well, including her Murder Mystery costar Adam Sandler, who raved about Jim while introducing Jen at the Elle Women in Hollywood event in November, saying, “Me and [my wife] Jackie are so happy that you and Jim found each other and are having the love affair you two deserve. We love you, Jim.”

More Confident

Famous for her impossibly fit figure, Jen has taken a more gentle approach to her diet and fitness as she ages, and it’s made her more relaxed and confident. She now does 20-minute sweat sessions of Pvolve (a fitness brand she partnered with in 2023) and told People in 2025 that she gets “incredible results without literally breaking my body.” The source says she’s also “eating clean,” adding, “there are no dangerous diets or panicking about being a certain dress size, and she has more energy than ever.”

In addition, as she gets older, she’s also feeling wiser and more at peace — and doesn’t care as much about ruffling feathers. On Jan. 26 the actress posted a rare political statement on Instagram condemning the Jan. 24 killing of ICU nurse Alex Pretti by federal ICE agents in Minneapolis. “She’s not afraid to speak her mind and stand up for what’s right or wrong,” says the source, noting that Jim’s support has given her newfound courage. “Her only regret is not meeting Jim earlier,” says the source. “But now that he’s in her life, she’s making the most of it.”