NEXT jen

“Acting is a healing craft, because when you go to tell the truth, you have to go to your own past pains”

Hi, it’s me,” says Jennifer Aniston when she calls.

“I just got into my sauna.” “You’re in the sauna?” “I just got into my sauna.” “You’re in the sauna?” “Yep, my infrared sauna,” she says playfully.

Infrared saunas, apparently, are all the rage in Hollywood at the moment, beloved for their ability to make the body sweat quickly and intensely, while working all kinds of health wonders. “It’s fantastic. I do it after I finish training,” says Aniston. “You get all drenched in sweat, then you jump into an icy-cold shower and you feel incredible.”

For all of her well-known frustrations with the press, it seems Jennifer Aniston still likes having a bit of a flirt with the world. She’s on the phone to talk about her new project, ( in the US), an hour-long drama from Apple TV+ streaming service about a type news program ended in 2004. It’s also one of Apple’s first forays into prestige TV and promises to be one of the tastier offerings this spring, with Aniston and Witherspoon playing duelling co-anchors as it explores the cutthroat world of New York news media through a female lens, tackling subjects such as ageism and sexism head-on. “I feel incredibly lucky to be part of it,” says Aniston. “It’s one of the most beautiful gems you could find.”