The 53-year-old actress - who joined Instagram in October 2019 - admits
that being on social media platforms "doesn’t come naturally" to her.
Jennifer
- who has more than 40 million Instagram followers - said: "I hate social
media. I'm not good at it."
The 'Friends' star joined the Instagram as part of a wider marketing campaign. However, her business plan ultimately fell through and she's now "stuck with being on Instagram".
She told Allure magazine: "It’s torture for me. The reason I went on Instagram was to launch this line.
"Then the pandemic hit and we didn’t launch. So I was just stuck with being on Instagram. It doesn’t come naturally."
Jennifer actually feels fortunate that she grew up in an environment without social media.
The actress observed that social media creates pressures for young girls, in particular.
She explained: "I’m really happy that we got to experience growing up, being a teenager, being in our 20s without this social media aspect.
"Look, the internet, great intentions, right? Connect people
socially, social networking. It goes back to how young girls feel about
themselves, compare and despair."
Despite this, Jennifer feels
that she's grown and matured because of the struggles she's been through.
The
Hollywood star - who was previously married to actors Brad Pitt and Justin
Theroux - said: "I would say my late 30s, 40s, I’d gone through really hard
s***, and if it wasn’t for going through that, I would’ve never become who I
was meant to be.
"That’s why I have such gratitude for all those s***** things.
Otherwise, I would’ve been stuck being this person that was so fearful, so
nervous, so unsure of who they were. And now, I don’t f****** care."
