I think she takes wealth as a given. Her stepfather is definitely wealthy, evidence of affluent lifestyle clear in mom's insta. She was never going to marry a poor man. But I think her main interest is fame and a successful acting career. She's had smaller roles in prestige projects, but Paradise plus the Theroux relationship ups her visibility in a desirable way. The funny thing is this never would have been possible had Jennifer Aniston not taken a liking to Theroux. His PR and red carpet photos had no value until then. He's still more interesting because he's Jennifer's ex not in his own right (despite his outstanding work in the Leftovers). And no one would be interested in her if it weren't for Theroux. They're all playing the fame game. |
I think there's a lot of chemistry between them looking at their pap pics but their age difference is also apparent. It's nasty. |
I don’t see it. He said something like the instant he saw her he knew she was the one. Looking at her she just seems so bland to me. And some of those pictures just looked awkward. |
I said upthread she's really not a looker, is just young and thin with nice skin. But he obviously likes her. He's not a super demonstrative guy (wasn't with Jen Aniston either), but he seems smitten to me. Has to reconcile that with his need to be "cool," of course. |
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She looks childlike. He looks like he could be her father. It is gross. |
Maybe that is it. Her whole persona is rather childlike. Maybe that is why it feels so off. |
But she's not a child - she's 30. So you've got to let that go. |
And he's old enough to be her father. Age difference relationships can work but in general 10+ years is too much. Different generation, different interests and needs. |
I'm not surprised she moved on from the ex-fiancé in finance to Theroux, based on her recent career success. The ex might be wealthy and connected, but he has an actual job in NYC that probably involves long hours and a decent amount of travel and stress. If you were an actress just starting to get real traction for jobs, would you want to be tied to that? It would cause friction almost immediately. Especially if he wanted kids and family. She's at a phase in her career where she needs to be mobile and flexible so she can take the best opportunities available. If she gets a job on a movie with the right director and it's filming in Romania for 3 months, she should go. If she landed a White Lotus role that required her to move to Thailand for 6 months (as the cast of the current season did), then she should take it. And even smaller demands -- she'll need to be bicoastal in a real way to take advantage of opportunities in NY and LA. What kind of impact would that have on a new marriage between two people in their early-30s, one of whom has a pretty traditional job in an office? It would never have worked. So while she seems obnoxious and the age difference with Theroux is gross, I get it. I'm sure the fact that Theroux is also an actor was very appealing to her. Yes, I have no doubt the industry connections were appealing, but I also bet she just liked being with someone who does what she does, understands the demands of the industry, has been through what she is currently going through with his own career. And their lifestyle is so much more flexible than anything she could have had with the ex. Theroux is a lot less likely to be bothered by her taking jobs all over the world or having to travel last minute for things. They can both view the PR and red carpet part of the job professionally and comfortably, as they are both performers (whereas her ex would have had to view it all as an outsider and I think that can be extremely alienating for civilians). Here's this spread in Vogue that whores out their wedding, and serves as major PR for both of them (these photos essentially serve as headshots for potential jobs, show how attractive they are and how they look in certain clothes, it's a stealthy way to get directors and casting directors to think about them and look at them in a certain light) -- the NYT Vows piece that would have accompanied her wedding to finance guy would not have been as professionally useful to her. So yeah, it's a little icky, but I guess it bothers me less than when normies go into marriages like this. Actors are a different species, they have different relationship needs, especially in skyrocketing careers. This honestly might be the best possible person for either of them to marry right now. They have way more in common with each other than either would have with anyone outside Hollywood. |
Let’s get real. Neither of them have “skyrocketing” careers. I’ve never even heard of her until this wedding. |
No, we really don’t. The age gap is stark and it looks gross. |
The amount of time and thought you’ve clearly given these two complete strangers is bizarre. You actually presume to know what they’re thinking and why. Unreal. |
The only thing I’ve ever seen her in is a very small role in The Gilded Age. There is no “sky rocketing career” on her part. |
But this is a tale as old as time and this dynamic will never change. Older men like younger woman in general. Always. And many woman are attracted to older men. Can’t change this no matter how we judge. |