She’s been single since her split from Justin Theroux in 2018, but now our all-time favourite girl-next-door, Jennifer Aniston, appears to have bagged herself one seriously hot new silver fox.

Last week, the former Friends actress was spotted holidaying on a cruise ship in Mallorca with author and wellness guru Jim Curtis – who amongst his fans is known as ‘Hypnotist Jim’.

The pair were spotted enjoying the 4th July weekend with Jen’s close friends, actor Jason Bateman and his wife, Amanda Anka.

Jen, 56, certainly appeared to have fallen under his spell, and the attraction seemed mutual when Jim, 49, was pictured holding hands with the star and massaging her back. In another snap, The Morning Show actress is also seen placing her hand on his thigh as he stroked her hair.

The duo – who one report suggested have been ‘dating in plain sight’ – were also spotted enjoying dinner at a restaurant in California last month and insiders have now confirmed that Jen and Jim (we’re calling ‘Jem’) are ‘casually dating and having fun’ after meeting through mutual friends.

Another source added, ‘[Jen] feels very connected to Jim, as they have the same level of emotional intelligence, unlike some of her previous suitors.’

And while Jen’s new love regularly posts inspirational quotes on love and life and moving on from pain – showing a spiritual side that appears to sync with Jen’s own holistic beliefs – a source now tells Closer how some elements of his past that he has chosen to share through his two books have raised eyebrows, and alarm bells, amongst Jen’s closest friends.

The insider says, ‘Jim is charming and charismatic, no doubt about it, everyone was delighted at first. But now some of his past behaviour is being dug up and it’s raising major red flags.

‘He’s been very open about the fact that he’s struggled to keep a relationship. He has a history of intense relationships that didn’t end well, and apparently even his ties with his own family are strained, so of course alarm bells are going off for some of Jen’s friends.’

They continue, ‘They’re telling her to pump the brakes and really get to know this guy before she hands over her heart. But she’s not listening and has been spending a ton of time with him, they’re already joined at the hip, which is typical of Jen, she tends to go all in very fast and is very trusting but her friends can’t help but worry he could be love-bombing her.’

In his 2017 book, ‘The Stimulati Experience,’ in which he details his own path to restoring ‘health and happiness’ after being diagnosed with lesions on his spine at 22, Jim also gets candid about his past relationships, including his marriage to former waitress Rachel Napolitano, who he married in 2003.

‘I think she’s really hot,’ Curtis said at the time, after having dated her for four years. ‘I like to watch her walk. I find myself, even four years later, turning around to watch her walk by me. She just looks good.’

But their romance broke down after welcoming their son, now a teenager who lives with his mum in New York, who Jim admitted he ‘wished’ he had a better relationship with.

Yet following their split, Jim details a period of dating where he admits he would move on every three months due to commitment issues. He wrote, ‘I can’t keep a girlfriend because I get bored.’

When he later fell in love with a woman he calls ‘Lucy Lou’, Jim admitted how, following their break-up, he would stalk her new boyfriend on Facebook and feel so much regret that he would write ‘details of my shame’ on paper and burn them while alone.

In his second book about manifestation, Jim also details a ‘a period of heroic drinking [and] drugging’ and reveals how he crashed his bike while high on magic mushrooms.’

But it appears his unflinching honesty has only attracted Jen to Jim even more.

‘He makes her feel loved, centred and happy,’ the source says.

‘There’s a soulfulness and maturity about Jim that she doesn’t remember having with any other guy before.’

Jen herself appeared to hint at this surprise turn in her stars, reposting a social media quote that reads, ‘The Friends theme song was right, no one told us life was gonna be this way.’

And usually private about her romantic life, the source says Jen – who recommended Jim’s book on Instagram so is aware of his past – has already been introducing her new beau to her friends.

The insider says , ‘She’d already introduced Jim to her core friends in LA before this vacation but it was a big step for her to go away with Jason [Bateman] and his wife Amanda who are like brother and sister to her these days, even ahead of Courteney, though they’re still close too.

‘Jen’s also introduced Jim to Sandra [Bullock], her hair stylist Chris [McMillan], her manager Aleen [Keshishian] and other key members of her team. She counts herself extremely lucky to have an extremely tight and protective inner circle, people who’d walk through fire for her and vice versa, so when they talk she does listen.’

However, ever since rising to fame in the 90s, Jen’s love life has also garnered a lot of attention. Her marriage to Brad Pitt from 2000-2005 and his subsequent relationship with his former co-star Angelina Jolie proved to be one of the most-talked about scandals in showbiz history, with fans, and undoubtedly her friends, then holding out hope that her 2015 marriage to actor Justin, which lasted for three years, would be her Happy Ever After.

Now, while the source says her friends want her to be happy, they are gently nudging Jen into taking things slow and taking stock.

They tell us, ‘They’re not telling her she needs to dump him or anything that extreme, they just want her to be cautious. Jen’s in a good place in life, the last thing she needs is another guy bringing drama or using her to boost his own career.

‘However he did make a good impression on Justin and Amanda during the trip, which was like an audition of sorts and he passed the initial test but they’re still keeping tabs and trying to look past these dark details that have come out about his past.

‘Jim swears his intentions are honourable and so, for now, they’re giving him a pass, but it doesn’t mean that they and all of Jen’s other friends aren’t watching him like a hawk!’

Meanwhile, the source says Jen is urging her pals to relax and, while the source says she is endlessly grateful for their concern and care, she’s also reminding them that she can look out for herself.

‘Jen is telling everyone in her life to chill out and be happy for her,’ they say.

‘She’s got this and wouldn’t be getting serious if she didn’t know in her gut that it’s 100 percent right. If he has a few skeletons in his closet, Jen’s attitude is who cares?

‘She’s not going to judge him on his past – she’s only thinking forward these days and won’t live her life that way anymore.’