Jennifer Aniston has revealed she was diagnosed with dyslexia as an adult.
"The only reason I knew [that I had it] was because I went to get a prescription for glasses," she told The Hollywood Reporter of how she came to be diagnosed in her twenties. "I had to wear these Buddy Holly glasses. One had a blue lens and one had a red lens. And I had to read a paragraph, and they gave me a quiz, gave me 10 questions based on what I'd just read, and I think I got three right. Then they put a computer on my eyes, showing where my eyes went when I read. My eyes would jump four words and go back two words, and I also had a little bit of a lazy eye, like a crossed eye, which they always have to correct in photos."
The actress said the diagnosis explained so much about her struggles as a youngster.
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"I thought I wasn't smart. I just couldn't retain anything," she said. "Now I had this great discovery. I felt like all of my childhood trauma-dies, tragedies, dramas were explained."
In the new interview, Jennifer touched on lighter subjects too, including a reality TV hit she now watches with fiance Justin Theroux.
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"I'll say it out loud. Last year, [friends] were saying, 'It's 'The Bachelor,' it's premiering tonight! 'The Bachelor' is premiering tonight!' And I was like, 'Oh, guys! Seriously? 'The Bachelor'? That's been on for 15 years or something.' And Justin and I, just for fun, watched — and two hours later, we were addicted. It was like junk food. We were sad when it ended," Jen admitted.
Jennifer and Justin have been engaged for more than two years, but as for that walk down the aisle, the actress played coy with THR.
"We don't have a date," she said. "I wouldn't tell you if we did."
But, Jennifer didn't shy away from raving about her man.
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"He's the easiest guy to hang around. He was so completely in his skin. It was the first time I remember being so comfortable [with a romantic interest], like with all my gay friends," she gushed.
Is Jen entertaining the thought of welcoming a baby?
"Listen, that's a topic that's so exhausted. I get nervous around that, just because it's very personal," she said. "Who knows if it's going to happen? It's been a want. We're doing our best."
"Cake" opens in theaters on January 23.
-- Paige Feigenbaum
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