She recently admitted she was overjoyed at seeing pal George Clooney welcome children with wife Amal Clooney at the age of 56.

And Jennifer Aniston, 49, hinted she isn't going to let her age determine when she starts a family as she praised the scientific advances enabling people to have children later in life in a new interview with ELLE magazine. 

As she poses for a number of smouldering shots in the desert, the twice-divorced actress also deems both of her marriages 'successful' in the candid chat.

Candid: Jennifer Aniston, 49, hinted she isn't going to let her age determine when she starts a family as she praised the scientific advances that enable people to have children later in life in a new interview with ELLE magazine

Asked about the prospect of having children, Jennifer revealed she's keeping her options open. 

She explained: 'Who knows what the future holds in terms of a child and a partnership – how that child comes in…or doesn't? And now with science and miracles, we can do things at different times than we used to be able to.'

The Horrible Bosses star, who was thrust into the spotlight after finding fame on hit sitcom Friends back in 1994, also lightly touched upon her marriages to Brad Pitt and Justin Theroux.

'We chose to be happy': The candid chat also saw the twice-divorced actress also deem both of her marriages 'successful'

Putting on the glitz! Jen also wows in a sparkling jumper dress that shows off her tanned, toned legs

She said: 'My marriages, they've been very successful, in [my] personal opinion. And when they came to an end, it was a choice that was made because we chose to be happy, and sometimes happiness didn't exist within that arrangement anymore.

Unlike many of her Hollywood counterparts, Jennifer has made the conscious decision to refrain from using social media. 

'The one thing I have is maintaining this little circle of sanctity that's my own,' she divulged. 

Because two is better than one! Jennifer graces the cover of the iconic magazine's January issue, which boasts two gorgeous covers of the Dumplin' star

'That's just giving away something that is mine': Jennifer also touches on her conscious decision to refrain from social media unlike many of her Hollywood counterparts 

'If I'm sitting here posting something about my dogs or I'm Boomeranging my coffee mug in the morning, that's just giving away one more piece of something that is mine.' 

Her honest interview is accompanied by a string of stunning images, one of which shows Jen defiantly go braless beneath a semi-sheer white vest top. 

Another snap shows the age-defying beauty, who is styled by Alison Edmond, wow in a snakeskin print mini dress that boasts a flattering heart neckline, as well as glistening jumper dress that shows off her trademark tanned, toned legs.  

The full interview appears in the January 2019 issue of ELLE on newsstands December 18. 

Stunning: Another snap shows the age-defying beauty wow in a strapless mini dress with a dramatic puffball design