Why Jennifer Aniston’s Dating Hypnotist Jim Curtis Has Everyone Talking
Okay, but like… Jennifer Aniston is dating a hypnotist named Jim Curtis, and it is as intriguing as it sounds. The Morning Show actress and self described mental wellness coach were spotted packing on the PDA during a couples getaway in Spain earlier this month with her longtime friend Jason Bateman and his wife Amanda Anka. Photographs obtained by TMZ on July 12 show Curtis giving Aniston a shoulder massage poolside, putting an end to months of speculation after her split from Justin Theroux in 2018.
Aniston has always guarded her personal life since the end of her eight year marriage to Theroux and her high profile marriage to Brad Pitt from 1998 to 2005. She later dated Vince Vaughn and John Mayer before tying the knot with Theroux in 2015, only to confirm their separation three years later. In an Elle interview following her divorce, Aniston admitted that her marriages were successful in her view and ended when she and her partners chose happiness over staying in an arrangement that no longer served them.
Curtis, who is approximately fifty years old, has built a diverse career as an author, speaker, coach and educator focused on health and wellness transformation. According to his website, he has spent the last thirty years helping people break free from past patterns and create a new reality of connection and joy. He lists credentials as a hypnotherapist, Neuro Linguistic Programming practitioner and Chopra meditation teacher, and he frequently posts inspirational videos on his professional Instagram account @jimcurtis1, which boasts over 550,000 followers. His personal account @thestimulati adds another 15,000 followers and has also drawn attention from Aniston, who has been liking content on his feed since at least August 2024.
Curtis is the author of two books: Shift: Quantum Manifestation Guide – A Workbook for Coding a New Consciousness and The Stimulati Experience: 9 Skills for Getting Past Pain, Setbacks, and Trauma to Ignite Health and Happiness. He currently serves as president of Remedy Health Media and has held executive roles at WebMD, Everyday Health, HealthCentral and the Institute for Integrative Nutrition.
On the personal front, Curtis was married to Rachel Napolitano after proposing to her in Cape Cod with a two carat ring, according to a 2002 engagement announcement in The Observer. He praised Napolitano for her intelligence and beauty, recalling the New York City meeting where she was working as a bar waitress. The pair went on to share a son named Aidan, now in his teens. Curtis confessed in his 2017 book The Stimulati Experience that he wishes he had a better relationship with Aidan, who lives primarily with his mother and has been distant from his father, according to Page Six.
Curtis has been relatively private about other relationships since his divorce, though he mentioned a past love interest named Lucy Lou in The Stimulati, calling her his “kryptonite” and admitting he almost proposed to her. Meanwhile, Aniston seems content exploring this new chapter with a man who brings a unique perspective to both mind and heart.
Aniston was born on February 11, 1969 in Sherman Oaks, California, to actors John Aniston and Nancy Dow. Her godfather is actor Telly Savalas and her family originally bore the last name Anastasiades. Fans will be watching closely to see how this unexpected pairing evolves. Anyway, that is the deal. Do with it what you will.
Sources: Celebrity Storm and E! News, TMZ, Elle, The Observer, Page Six
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