I Don't Think the Perfect Relationship Exists' ; Jennifer Aniston's Love Life Is Rarely Out of the Headlines, Often Eclipsing Acclaimed Big-Screen Performances. But Hitting 40 has Been a Turning Point for the Ex-Friend. From Now On, She Tells Elaine Lipworth, It's All Change...

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Jennifer Aniston has a spring in her step as she walks - practically skips - into the room. Her sunny disposition reflects the holiday atmosphere outside the Santa Monica beach- side hotel, where the promenade is crowded with joggers, skateboarders and cyclists. Recently turned 40, she's hardly wearing any make- up, just lip gloss, and is positively glowing, the picture of sophistication in a black Roland Mouret sheath dress and towering striped platform shoes. Yet the chic look doesn't conceal her youthful exuberance. ' I don't feel 40,' she says. '

I don't really know what it means. I don't know if I am a late bloomer, but I feel like everything is just beginning.' Tanned, toned ( from years of yoga) and very slim, she certainly doesn't look her age.

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I Don't Think the Perfect Relationship Exists' ; Jennifer Aniston's Love Life Is Rarely Out of the Headlines, Often Eclipsing Acclaimed Big-Screen Performances. But Hitting 40 has Been a Turning Point for the Ex-Friend. From Now On, She Tells Elaine Lipworth, It's All Change...

And she's exactly as you'd imagine. Instantly approachable, she doesn't have the untouchable allure of Nicole Kidman or Angelina Jolie ( her ex- husband Brad Pitt's partner, of course), but when it comes to warmth and charisma, there's just no contest. Jen's appeal lies in that girl- next- door quality she embodies so thoroughly. More than any other A- list actress, she makes you feel you know her. You can imagine chatting with her over a bottle of wine on a girls' night out.

Today she's in high spirits and with good reason. Her latest film, Marley & Me , shot to the number one spot as soon as it came out ...

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