Sandra Bullock and Jennifer Aniston‘s iconic friendship would have been the last word woman energy second within the nineties if the trade did not frown on ladies supporting ladies.

The duo just lately mirrored on their years-long bond in an interview, revealing that they had a lot in frequent, but they had been pressured to spend extra years aside than collectively.

From courting the identical man to having comparable stalking experiences, Sandra Bullock and Jennifer Aniston have been via lots. Nonetheless, they proceed to persevere, united via their highs and lows.

Bullock and Aniston make clear their long-lasting bond within the latter’s cowl story for Vainness Honest, printed Monday, August 11. The “Miss Congeniality” star famous their friendship was delayed as a result of aggressive nature of the leisure trade within the nineties.

“We had been from that point within the enterprise the place nobody needed the women to be mates — it was about pitting everybody in opposition to one another,” Bullock recalled. She claimed they had been instructed they weren’t speculated to be mates, noting that issues like respecting and honoring one another had been out of the image.

Moreover the trade pitting them in opposition to one another, Bullock and Aniston may not have hit it off within the nineties due to their ties to actor Tate Donovan. Bullock dated Donovan from 1990-1995, with the latter swiftly shifting on after their breakup with Aniston. They dated from 1995-1998.

Though they missed the chance to turn out to be greatest buddies within the nineties, Bullock and Aniston discovered their manner again to one another in 2010. Whereas attending a mutual pal’s wedding ceremony, the ladies locked eyes and found they had been seated on separate sides of the aisle regardless of being mates of the groom.

Bullock recalled the second being the beginning of their friendship, saying, “We had been similar to, ‘Oh my God, we have to meet and minimize unfastened,’ And we did.” Aniston added that they traded photographs and notes all evening, claiming the drinks she despatched over to Bullock had been stronger than what she despatched over to her aspect.

Bullock and Aniston famous their friendship kicked off with no hitch because of their similarities. They bonded over their love for inside design, sensible jokes, and even supported one another via their ordeals with overzealous male followers.

A person infamously broke into Bullock’s residence in 2014, whereas a distinct particular person crashed his automotive into Aniston’s Los Angeles property in Could 2025. Bullock mirrored on the horrifying expertise within the interview, revealing that it created the mindset of her residence changing into her fortress.

Bullock famous that overzealous male followers may strike at any time, stating that there have been circumstances the place they broke into properties or caught celebrities outdoors, and even moments the place these males tracked feminine stars to their filming areas.

There have been additionally circumstances that nobody hears about, the actress added. She famous that she relied on Aniston and vice versa for encouragement to go outdoors, stressing that she didn’t wish to turn out to be a recluse just like the late Howard Hughes.

Bullock first acquired candid concerning the terrifying residence invasion in 2021 throughout an look on “Pink Desk Speak.” She addressed the matter at size after co-host Willow Smith opened up about her own residence invasion expertise. 

Bullock was at residence when the wrongdoer, Joshua James Corbett, jumped the fence of her Hollywood Hills property and acquired inside the home. She recalled hiding within the closet, pondering the state of affairs was going to finish badly for her, whereas thanking God that her son wasn’t together with her.

“The violation of that. I wasn’t the identical after that. I used to be unraveling,” Bullock confessed, noting she had PTSD and immediately burst into tears in sudden moments.

She acquired the assistance she wanted to heal via EMDR, Eye Motion Desensitization and Reprocessing, however the scar stays, per The Hollywood Reporter.