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Jennifer Aniston shared the unhappy information on her Instagram this week that her beloved father, John Aniston handed away at age 89 on November 11. In a heartfelt submit that has garnered 4.5 million likes, Jennifer wrote, “Candy papa, John Anthony Aniston. You had been one of the lovely people I ever knew. I’m so grateful that you simply went hovering into the heavens in peace – and with out ache. And on 11/11 no much less! You all the time had good timing. That quantity will without end maintain a fair larger that means for me now. I’ll love you until the tip of time.” The remark part on the submit shortly stuffed up with caring and supportive messages from a lot of her superstar mates, together with former Pals forged member, Lisa Kudrow, who commented with a easy coronary heart emoji. HollywoodLife has EXCLUSIVELY realized, nonetheless, that it was not solely on social media that Jennifer’s former costars have proven their help — however in actual life too.
In keeping with a supply, Lisa, 59, and Courteney Cox, 53 — who starred alongside Jennifer, 53, as Pheobe and Monica, respectively, on Pals from 1994 till 2004 — have been there for his or her heartbroken pal ever because the unhappy passing of her dad virtually one week in the past. “Lisa and Courteney have been there for Jen a lot this previous week and Jennifer has actually leaned on each of them for emotional help,” the insider advised us. “Lisa and Courteney understand how exhausting it’s to lose a guardian and so they additionally understand how a lot Jen’s father meant to her. He was such a sweet man who all the time handled them with love.”
Initially of the Covid-19 pandemic, Lisa misplaced her mom, which she talked about in an interview that aired on The Howard Stern Show. Lisa stated that she was “not totally certain” if her mom died from Covid-19 as a result of they “didn’t have exams” on the time. Nevertheless, she stated that — even with a lethal virus going round — Jen and Courtney “got here working” to be by her facet. Lisa stated within the interview, “That was very nice. They got here to the funeral, it wasn’t a whole lot of discover, and so they had been there.” In keeping with our supply, “When Lisa’s mother died in 2020, she leaned on Jen and Courteney, who had been her shoulders to cry on.”
“All three of them have helped one another by some exhausting instances over time and celebrated with one another within the good instances,” the supply advised HollywoodLife. “Lisa and Courteney, in addition to Jen’s different shut mates, rushed to be by her facet and might be there each step of the way in which. They might do completely something for her. Lisa will all the time take into account Jen and Courteney to be like household to her and there’s nothing that she wouldn’t do for these girls.” However it isn’t solely Jen’s former feminine costars which have proven her love within the days after the dying of her father John, who had a longtime role on the soap opera, Days of Our Lives.
A separate supply nearMatthew Perry, 53 — who opened up about his struggles with habit in his current e-book, Friends, Lovers, and the Big Terrible Thing: A Memoir — additionally reached out to indicate his help to Jennifer. “Matthew adores Jen and can help her by this any means he can. He’s all the time had an important coronary heart, however now that he’s sober he can really show up for the folks he cares about,” the second supply stated. “He’s been checking in on her and can proceed to take action. She’s been such an unimaginable help for him, hopefully, he can lend her slightly energy throughout this robust time.”