Jennifer Aniston is currently engaging in promotional activities for the second season of her successful show, The Morning Show. During an interview with Jimmy Fallon on The Tonight Show, Aniston (who portrays news anchor Alex Levy in the series) took a trip down memory lane and disclosed one of her previous jobs before becoming an actress. She admitted that she worked as a bike messenger for a single day in New York City, where she resided as a youngster after moving there from Los Angeles.
Jennifer Aniston shared a funny anecdote about her past during an interview. The 52-year-old actress admitted that before she became famous for her role in Friends, she worked as a bike messenger for one day in New York City. She explained that she took odd jobs at an advertising agency where her mother worked to earn extra money. When the regular bike messenger didn’t show up, she was asked if she could ride a bike, and she said yes. However, she was unprepared for the challenge of navigating the busy and chaotic streets of Manhattan. Despite this, Aniston looked back on the experience with laughter.
Aniston shared an interesting tidbit about her pre-fame life during her virtual guesting on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon – she worked as a bike messenger!
Risky: The performer might find herself completely caught off guard when having to traverse through the busy and occasionally disorderly roads of New York City.
Fallon found it amusing when he discovered that the actress had worked as a bike messenger. Although she could ride a bike in Central Park, she jokingly admitted that her one day as a bike messenger was a perilous experience. She was given a bag filled with cylinders and ventured out onto Fifth Avenue, where she was faced with traffic and numerous challenges. She expressed surprise at having survived the day and even confessed to taking a cab at some point just to finish the job.
“I can’t believe I made it through the day,” said the actress as she reminisced about the perilous situation she faced while working on Fifth Avenue amidst heavy traffic. The concept of survival of the fittest seemed to apply to her situation as she struggled to navigate the dangerous circumstances.
Aniston shared a funny anecdote about her brief stint as a messenger, where she had to resort to making deliveries through cabs. She expressed her confusion over the fate of her bike. Fallon chuckled at the reference to cabs but reassured Aniston that the packages were successfully delivered. Aniston admitted that the experience was all a blur for her. “The Morning Show,” which features stars like Reese Witherspoon, Steve Carell, and Mark Duplass, was based on Brian Stelter’s book. The show’s second season debuted on Apple TV+ on September 17.
Aniston is currently in promotion mode for the upcoming season two of The Morning Show, a TV series on Apple TV+ that co-stars Reese Witherspoon. The second season is set to premiere on September 17.