Since announcing their separation in 2018, Aniston and Theroux have remained friendly and supportive of each other. Read on to see how their connection continues and what they’ve had to say about why they ended their marriage. And for stars who hit it of at work, here are 15 Onscreen Couples You Totally Forgot Dated in Real Life. This Thursday, Aniston turned 52 years old, and Theroux made sure to get his well wishes out there. And this isn’t the first time he’s wished his ex a happy birthday on Instagram. Last year, Theroux again posted a black and white image of Aniston on his story. This one showed her making an angry face and clenching her fists. He wrote, “Grabbing 2020 & another year like,” adding again, “Happy birthday B.” In 2019, for Aniston’s 50th, Theroux posted an Instagram that of the actor posing with some sort of decorative horns on her head. He wrote in the caption, “Happy Birthday to this fierce Woman. Fiercely loving. Fiercely kind. ….and fiercely funny. [heart emoji] you B.” For more former couples who are on incredibly good terms, check out 48 Celebrity Exes Who Are Best Friends Now. Aniston and Theroux shared three dogs when they were married, Dolly, Sophie, and Clyde. Sadly, Dolly, who Aniston had adopted before getting together with Theroux, passed away in the summer of 2019. Theroux shared the news on Instagram. According to E! News, the couple reunited to mourn Dolly. E! reports that the dogs stayed with Aniston following the couple’s separation. In November of 2019, Aniston shared a photo of herself walking Clyde, and Theroux commented, “Clydeooooo!!!” Theroux has gone on to adopt a new dog, named Kuma, who he posts about frequently. For celeb pairs who have gone the distance, check out 12 Beloved Celebrity Couples, Then and Now. In 2019, Theroux attended Aniston’s Friendsgiving party and shared a photo from the get-together. “Very VERY thankful for these friends and these nights,” he wrote on his story, adding the hashtag “#fakesgiving.” The photo features himself, Aniston, and other attendees, including Courteney Cox, Jason Bateman, and Jimmy Kimmel, squeezing in for a group selfie. For more celebrity news delivered right to your inbox, sign up for our daily newsletter. Considering that they’re still on such good terms, it’s perhaps no surprise that Theroux and Aniston’s split wasn’t overly complicated.ae0fcc31ae342fd3a1346ebb1f342fcb “The good news is that was probably the most—I’m choosing my words really carefully—it was kind of the most gentle separation, in that there was no animosity,” Theroux told the New York Times in 2018. “In a weird way, just sort of navigating the inevitable perception of it is the exhausting part.” As for Aniston, she opened up about the separation with Elle magazine and explained what having a good marriage means to her. “My marriages, they’ve been very successful, in [my] personal opinion,” said the actor, who was also married to Brad Pitt for five years. “And when they came to an end, it was a choice that was made because we chose to be happy, and sometimes happiness didn’t exist within that arrangement anymore.” She added, “When the work has been put in and it doesn’t seem that there’s an option of it working, that’s okay. That’s not a failure.” For a hilariously mortifying story that involves Theroux, check out Jennifer Aniston Says This Was Her Most Embarrassing Moment.
