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Unpopular opinion but rom-coms aren’t always supposed to knock you off your feet and have you deep in thought after the screen turns to black. Sometimes, we just want to curl up and watch a feel-good movie that didn’t do too well with the critics. Jennifer Aniston’sThe Break-Upis a great example of such guilty pleasures.
As Jennifer Aniston and Vince Vaughn’s characters Brooke and Gary go through a breakup while living in the same condo, Brooke makes it a mission to make Gary jealous. She even resorts to roaming around their place buck-naked. As it turns out, Jennifer Aniston didn’t use a stunt double for this scene.
Why did Jennifer Aniston not use a stunt double in ‘The Break-Up’?
Jennifer Aniston’s Brooke parades naked across her shared condo withVince Vaughn’s Gary, her ex. While many prefer using a body double for such a scene where their behinds would be on full display, Aniston did not.
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In an interview, Aniston revealed that she“definitely didn’t”use a body double to film the nude scene. Why? Well, because it would have been pretty difficult to switch between the two because of the way it was to be shot.
Aniston stated (vianews.com.au),
The problem is because the way it was shot, it was so specifically me. They wanted to make it a tricky camera so you saw the face and then you go to the back. It was hard to cut, unless you did it.
Despite her brave decision, it didn’t quite work in her favor as nude pictures of the actress began circulating on the Internet, having originated from the outtakes ofThe Break-Up.
The Break-Up’s Script Helped Jennifer Aniston Embrace the Scene
A few days before the release ofThe Break-Up,Aniston sat down for an interview with Access Hollywood (viaTODAY). There, she and the publication’s Nancy O’Dell touched on the subject of Aniston’s bold scene in the movie.
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When asked if she had to think twice before saying yes to going nude for the camera, Aniston stated that her love for the film and script overshadowed everything else. She was confident that it would be shot in a tasteful manner and that it would make for a funny joke.
In her own words,
It’s one of those scenes that you sort of forget about because you love the movie and the script so much. I just knew that it would be shot tastefully and it was such a funny joke in my mind, that I just figured well, just grin and bare it.
It was on the set ofThe Break-Upwhere she and Vaughn started a romantic relationship which even though didn’t last long, was good for Aniston. They dated from 2005-2006 and in 2008, Aniston toldVoguethat he “literally” brought her“back to life.”
While their relationship“ran its course,”Aniston admitted that“He was lovely and fun and perfect for the time we had together. And I needed that.”No hard feelings after the break-up at all!
While the film did not do well with the critics, Aniston and Vaughn earned themselves a Teen Choice Award for Choice Movie- Chemistry, and the actress even got a People’s Choice Award for Favorite Female Movie Star.
The Break-Upis available to watch on Starz (via Prime Video).
Mishkaat Khan
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A connoisseur of all things horror, fantasy, and the occasional chick flick, Mishkaat has been penning pieces for FandomWire since 2022. She started off as an intern and has worked her way up to a Senior Writer with over 2000 articles to her name.Outside of entertainment, she has also written well-researched medical content as a freelance writer and has experience in social media management.When not writing, you can find her relaxing with a romance novel and a tall glass of iced coffee in her hand or watching re-runs of ‘Supernatural’ and ‘The Office.’
