Jennifer Aniston celebrated boyfriend Jim Curtis\u2019 birthday milestone by finally hard-launching their relationship to the online public. <\/p>\n
The \u201cFriends\u201d alumna and \u201cMorning Show\u201d star confirmed her rumored relationship with the self-described \u201chypno-coach\u201d and wellness educator Sunday, wishing him a happy 50th birthday on Instagram<\/a>. Aniston posted a black-and-white photo of herself hugging Curtis from behind.<\/p>\n \u201cHappy birthday my love,\u201d she captioned the candid snapshot. \u201cCherished \u2764\ufe0f\u201d<\/p>\n Los Angeles native Aniston, 56, was among the loved ones who gathered to celebrate Curtis\u2019 birthday over the weekend. Curtis said on Instagram that he\u2019s \u201c50 and feeling good\u201d as he shared the first batch of photos<\/a> from the birthday bash. Though none of the pictures featured Aniston, he hinted that another \u201cbirthday recap\u201d would be on the way. <\/p>\n \u201cThank you for all the wishes and love,\u201d he said in the caption. \u201cSo grateful for you my friends, family and community.\u201d<\/p>\n Aniston and Curtis reportedly sparked up a romantic connection during the summer. People published photos<\/a> of the the pair soaking up the sun in July as they joined \u201cOzark\u201d star Jason Bateman and his wife Amanda Anka off the Spanish coast on the island of Mallorca. The \u201cWe\u2019re the Millers\u201d star hinted at her relationship with Curtis in September, when she shared a handful of photos<\/a> recapping her summer adventures \u2014 including one of Curtis watching the sunset by the sea<\/a>. <\/p>\n The Emmy winner began dating Curtis seven years after she and ex-husband Justin Theroux called it quits. She and the \u201cLeftovers\u201d actor married in 2015<\/a> and announced their split in 2018. Aniston was also previously married to Brad Pitt from 2000 to 2005. <\/p>\n As she enters a new chapter in her romantic life, Aniston continues to stay booked and busy. In recent months she committed to star in a TV adaptation of Jennette McCurdy\u2019s bestselling memoir, \u201cI\u2019m Glad My Mom Died<\/a>,\u201d and starred in the fourth season of Apple TV+\u2019s \u201cThe Morning Show,\u201d which premiered in September. <\/p>\n Earlier this year, Aniston also spoke about \u201cFriends\u201d co-star Matthew Perry\u2019s death in October 2023. In an August interview with Vanity Fair<\/a>, she said she and Perry\u2019s loved ones \u201calmost felt like we\u2019d been mourning Matthew for a long time because his battle with that disease was a really hard one for him to fight.\u201d Perry struggled with addiction and spoke openly about his experiences with substance abuse and his recovery efforts in his 2022 memoir, \u201cFriends, Lovers and the Big Terrible Thing.\u201d<\/a><\/p>\n \u201cAs hard as it was for all of us and for the fans, there\u2019s a part of me that thinks this is better,\u201d she said. \u201cI\u2019m glad he\u2019s out of that pain.\u201d<\/p>\n