Jennifer Aniston’s boyfriend, Jim Curtis, is opening up about the beginning stages of the pair’s budding romance.
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“There was a many-month friendship first,” the hypnotist, 50, told The Times in an interview published on Saturday, September 12. “The drive was more natural, more organic, less needy. In the past I’ve felt this idea of, ‘I need you to be in love with me…’ I wasn’t searching for love anymore.”
The self-help guru added, “And what do I feel now? I feel real joy, real presence, real calmness, real partnership.”
While Curtis’ relationship with the Friends star, 50, wasn’t forced, he told the outlet he had a premonition on his 47th birthday that by the time he turned half-a-century old he would be “with someone unlike I had ever been in a relationship with.” After he turned 49, Aniston – a yoga fan who participates in “goddess circles” in which women can freely and without judgement or shame share their stories – followed the “transformational coach” on Instagram, going on to like several of his videos.
The pair were later introduced by a mutual friend, and by July 4th 2026 – after Curtis was photographed rubbing Aniston’s shoulders on a yacht off the coast of Mallorca – a source confirmed to Us they were officially a couple.
“They are being super private but have been spending a lot of time together,” an insider told Us at the time. “They are happy and really into each other.”
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Aniston later opened up about her new beau in an interview with Elle, gushing about Curtis’ many talents.
“Hypnotism is one of the many things that he does,” Aniston said during her November 2025 Elle Women of the Year cover story, adding that Curtis is both “very special” and yet “very” normal. “He’s quite extraordinary, and helps many, many people.”
The actress continued at the time, “[He] wants to help people heal, move through their trauma and stagnation into clarity. It’s a beautiful thing to commit your life to.”
Being romantically linked to Aniston – who was was previously married to Brad Pitt before their 2005 split and Justin Theroux until their divorce in 2018 – has only elevated Curtis’ social and cultural status. According to The Times, his Instagram followers have doubled to 1.1 million since the pair went public with their romantic relationship.
“I was sitting on a couch recently,” the wellness expert writes in his new book, The Book of Possibility: Release. Align. Become., per the outlet. “Which sounds normal enough until I tell you that I was sitting between Jerry Seinfeld and Larry David.”
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This story was originally published September 13, 2026 at 4:34 PM.