Jennifer Aniston is sharing the candy story of how she adopted her first canine, Norman, after he appeared on Mates.
Throughout an look on The Late Present With Stephen Colbert, on Wednesday, September 10, Aniston, 56, stated Norman wasn’t probably the most cooperative costar when he made a visitor look on the long-lasting sitcom, which led to him going dwelling along with her.
“Norman was on an episode of Mates. The one the place Joey and Chandler babysit Ross’ child, Ben, they usually left the newborn on a bus,” the actress stated. “They depart the newborn on the bus they usually’re operating by means of New York Metropolis streets, looking for the bus that they left the newborn on, and you understand how New York has these great canine walkers with 20 canine on leashes. Norman was a type of canine.”
Aniston continued, “I stated to the animal trainers on the present, ‘If there’s ever a canine you wish to hand over for adoption, or a canine that’s out there for adoption, I’m trying.’ They stated, ‘We do even have a canine who we’re going to retire as a result of he’s very cussed, he doesn’t do what we inform him and he by no means hits his mark.’ So I retired him and he turned mine.”
The actress stated Norman was just one on the time, although he went on to stay an extended life by her aspect. In truth, Aniston has Norman’s identify tattooed on her foot.
Whereas Norman sadly died in 2011, Aniston is proud canine mother to Lord Chesterfield, a Labrador, and Clyde, a Schnauzer combine.
Aniston’s speak present look comes someday after social media footage confirmed her new beau Jim Curtis supporting her by attending the Morning Present season 4 premiere on the Museum of Fashionable Artwork in New York Metropolis.
The Mates alum first sparked romance rumors with Curtis after they have been seen collectively on a Mallorca trip with longtime good friend Jason Bateman and his spouse, Amanda Anka.
Later that month, a number of sources confirmed to Us Weekly that Aniston and the hypnotist have been relationship.
“They’re being tremendous personal however have been spending loads of time collectively. They’re blissful and actually into one another,” one supply shared, noting that “mutual associates” set them up they usually “began off as associates however actually hit it off” over time. “They’ve been hanging out rather a lot, however very a lot on the DL at her dwelling in L.A. It’s very Zen, and he or she has all the time been very a lot into that. They’re an excellent match.”

One other insider defined to Us that issues between the duo could also be “new,” however they’re “shifting fairly quick.”
“They only get alongside so nicely,” the supply defined. “Jen is so blissful proper now, and Jim is a part of the explanation. He’s like a breath of recent air, and all her shut associates are 1,000 % loving them collectively.”
After a pair extra public appearances over the summer season, together with Curtis supporting her at her haircare model occasion in Los Angeles, Aniston seemingly went Instagram official with Curtis on Sunday, September 7.
“Thanks summer season ☀️❤️🙏🏼,” she wrote by way of Instagram alongside a number of images, together with an image of the again of a thriller man having fun with a sundown on a seashore.
Aniston was beforehand married to Justin Theroux from 2015 till their break up in 2018.

Jennifer Aniston and ex-husband Justin Theroux JB Lacroix/WireImage
“In an effort to scale back any additional hypothesis, we now have determined to announce our separation,” Theroux and Aniston stated in a joint assertion to Us in February 2018. “This resolution was mutual and lovingly made on the finish of final yr. We’re two greatest associates who’ve determined to half methods as a pair, however stay up for persevering with our cherished friendship.”
Since their breakup, Aniston has not publicly dated anybody — however she has admitted that she is open to the opportunity of love.
“By no means say by no means, however I don’t have any curiosity. I’d love a relationship. Who is aware of?” she advised Attract in November 2022. “There are moments I wish to simply crawl up in a ball and say, ‘I would like help.’ It might be great to return dwelling and fall into anyone’s arms and say, ‘That was a troublesome day.’”