Jennifer Aniston reveals gritty details of bitter feud with mom Nancy Dow: 'I did not come out the model child she's hoped for'

Jennifer Aniston has spoken about how she could not handle the 'critical' and 'petty' nature of her mother.
UPDATED DEC 2, 2018

Jennifer Aniston and her late mother Nancy Dow had one of the most complicated relationships that resulted in one of the most public fallouts and the duo remained estranged until Dow’s death in 2016. It has been speculated that a lot of their issues stemmed from the unrealistic expectations that Dow had of Aniston and in her upcoming Netflix flick 'Dumplin’ the daughter is set to more or less parallel their relationship. 

Aniston’s 'Dumplin' is set to release Friday, December 7, and in it, she will play a former teen beauty queen Rosie Dickson, who runs the pageant circuit in her town. Meanwhile, her daughter, Willowdean, aka the titular Dumplin, is a plus-sized girl portrayed by Danielle Macdonald, who finds it difficult to relate to her mother, who is too focused on her own beauty and appearance to pay attention to her daughter.  

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