Jennifer Aniston reveals true feelings about surprise The Last Of Us cameo after Pedro Pascal dating rumors
Based on a popular video game, the HBO series stars Game Of Thrones alumni Pedro Pascal and Bella Ramsay in a brutal post-apocalyptic dystopia.
On Monday night's episode, Bella's character Ellie happens upon an old issue of People covered by Jennifer at the height of her Friends fame.
In a classic magazine pose from the early 2000s, Jennifer shoots a radiant smile over her shoulder next to a cover line about the 'best and worst dressed' stars.
Now Jennifer - who was recently trailed by dating rumors with Pedro - has let fans in on how she reacted to her inclusion on the show.
She posted an Insta Stories clip of the scene with the magazine cover and joked: 'Of all things to survive the apocalypse,' with a crying laughing emoji.
The post comes after Pedro and Jennifer set off a flurry of romance rumors last month, thanks to a three-hour date they enjoyed in Los Angeles.
Jennifer and Pedro were spotted emerging from the Sunset Tower Hotel after dining at the establishment's swanky Tower Bar.
They arrived separately at around 8pm and left, also separately, around 11:30pm on a Saturday night, after chatting with each other at the valet stand.
However Pedro has since poured cold water on the dating speculation, noting that they were joined by 'mutual friends' at dinner, via E! News.
'Jennifer and I are very good friends,' he clarified to Entertainment Tonight. 'I got to have dinner [with her] on Saturday, and it was a fun martini dinner.'
Pedro added that the public interest in their night out was due to her fame, saying: 'That's her starlight. I'm just basking in it!'
A source had previously confirmed to Page Six that they were 'not dating' but merely have a 'strictly platonic' friendship and 'respect each other as artists.'
There have been rumors that Pedro might appear on Jennifer's Apple TV+ drama The Morning Show, on which she stars with Reese Witherspoon.
It recently emerged that Jennifer was blindsided when her ex-husband Justin Theroux, 53, secretly married his new wife Nicole Brydon Bloom, 30.
However an insider has exclusively told the Daily Mail that 'Jennifer was one of the first ones to congratulate Justin on getting married' once she learned the news.
'Yes, it took her by surprise but they have maintained a close friendship, and she is happy for him that he has found true love.'
The source said that Jennifer approves of Nicole, but that her ex-husband getting married was nevertheless a bittersweet development for her.
'She cannot help be somewhat reminiscent of what they had together, but she knows what a good man he is, and she thinks that his new wife is wonderful,' said the insider. 'This gives Jennifer hope that her Prince Charming is out there.'
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