‘Poor Jen’: Jennifer Aniston has had the last laugh over love rival Angelina Jolie, new book by top Hollywood writer reveals

And according to New York Times bestselling author Ian Halperin, she is ‘having the last laugh’, particularly over old rival Angelina Jolie.

It has been 18 months since Aniston ended her two-year marriage to The Leftovers actor Justin Theroux, and nearly 20 years since her ill-fated marriage to Pitt, which ended after he met Jolie on the set of Mr And Mrs Smith in 2004.

At one stage unfavourably compared with the alluring Jolie, Aniston has finally emerged from her shadow – and looks fabulous.

One close friend told Halperin: ‘Who would have thought that Jen would have ever looked better than Angelina Jolie? That shows you in life it’s not how you start, it’s how you finish. I’m so happy for her.’