Jennifer Aniston was photographed on a dinner date with Pedro Pascal earlier this year<\/p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/flatplan-plus-content.s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/05\/GettyImages-2155772914-1-scaled.jpg” alt=”Jennifer Aniston” title_text=”jenni” force_fullwidth=”on” _builder_version=”4.20.4″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”19px||16px||false|false” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content” sticky_enabled=”0″][\/et_pb_image][et_pb_text module_class=”custom-gallery-caption” _builder_version=”4.20.4″ _module_preset=”default” text_font=”|600|||||||” text_text_color=”#FFFFFF” background_color=”#111111″ text_orientation=”center” custom_margin=”-2.75%||||false|false” custom_padding=”4px|8px|4px|8px|true|true” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content” sticky_enabled=”0″]
Jennifer Aniston is being ‘too clingy’ for Pedro Pascal<\/p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.20.4″ _module_preset=”default” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content” sticky_enabled=”0″]
Jennifer Aniston and Pedro Pascal set tongues wagging back in March after being spotted on a dinner date with it later being reported the Hollywood stars had been enjoying some \u2018no string attached fun\u2019. But a source now tells Closer that while Pedro, 50, is enjoying their casual arrangement, Friends star Jennifer 56, is becoming too clingy, leaving the Last of Us star to make excuses and give her a wide berth.<\/p>\n
The insider tells us, \u2018It was fun for a while when it was new and exciting, but now it\u2019s a bother for him. Most of Jen\u2019s relationships with men are casual and she can take it or leave it, but she changes when she starts liking a guy and she likes Pedro. It seems every time she\u2019s had a cocktail or three, she\u2019s texting him and wanting him to come over. She\u2019s become too needy for him. She wants to discuss her problems with him and get his input and he doesn\u2019t have the time for the emotional stuff.<\/p>\n
\u2018This isn\u2019t what he signed up for. He assumed Jen knew the score. He doesn\u2019t want to hurt her or end their friendship and he\u2019s trying to be polite about it, but if Jen doesn\u2019t get the message soon, he may have to.\u2019<\/p>\n
Pedro and Jennifer were first spotted spotted dining at West Hollywood\u2019s Tower Bar at the Sunset Tower hotel, with the rumour mill going into overdrive that Pedro could be on his way to becoming the next Mr Aniston. The images came after it was reported in February how Jen had been enjoying a string of secret dates, with a source saying at the time, \u2018Jen is very good at flying under the radar. That\u2019s why her dating life seems so dead \u2013 it\u2019s all happening behind closed doors. She much prefers to control the situation. Anytime word gets out that she\u2019s seeing someone, it\u2019s under the microscope and it puts added pressure on things. She\u2019d rather not deal with that until it\u2019s serious.\u2019<\/p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/flatplan-plus-content.s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/05\/GettyImages-2172247044-scaled.jpg” alt=”Jennifer Aniston” title_text=”76th Primetime Emmy Awards – Arrivals” force_fullwidth=”on” _builder_version=”4.20.4″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”||||false|false” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content” sticky_enabled=”0″][\/et_pb_image][et_pb_text module_class=”custom-gallery-caption” _builder_version=”4.20.4″ _module_preset=”default” text_font=”|600|||||||” text_text_color=”#FFFFFF” background_color=”#111111″ text_orientation=”center” custom_margin=”-2.75%||||false|false” custom_padding=”4px|8px|4px|8px|true|true” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content” sticky_enabled=”0″]
Jennifer was spotted having dinner with Pedro in March<\/p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.20.4″ _module_preset=”default” custom_padding=”||0px|||” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content” sticky_enabled=”0″]
It has also been reported that Pedro is joining the cast of Jennifer\u2019s Apple TV+ series with Reese Witherspoon, The Morning Show, when it returns for a fourth season later this year. Following the images of Hollywood\u2019s hottest potential new couple emerging online, Gladiator II actor Pedro denied that they were anything more than friends. Speaking on the red carpet of the premiere of The Last of Us season 2, he said, \u2018Jennifer and I are very\u00a0good friends. I got to have dinner on Saturday. It was a fun martini dinner.\u2019<\/p>\n
And on his birthday at the start of April, Jennifer fuelled speculation of a romance between the pair when she posted online, \u2018A lot of people are reporting that their faith in humanity is riding entirely on whether or not Pedro Pascal is as nice as he seems. Can confirm \u2013 as nice as he seems. Happy birthday, PP!\u2019<\/p>\n
And our source says it is Pedro\u2019s kindness that is putting him in a tricky position as he attempts to cool off his relationship with Jen.<\/p>\n
\u2018This has put Pedro in a terrible position because he\u2019s such a caring guy, the last thing he wants to do is hurt Jen in any way,\u2019 the source continues. \u2018He never would have gotten together with her casually if he thought she was going to get attached like this.<\/p>\n
\u2018He\u2019s quite shocked it\u2019s taken this turn because she was so blas\u00e9 about it at first. She does have a reputation for being quite the maneater, so he never expected that she would want a traditional relationship with him, or any sort of commitment at all. He was very up front from the start about where he\u2019s at and the sort of bandwidth he\u2019s got for his personal life. He\u2019s working at a breakneck pace right now, he barely has time off and when he does, he wants to spend it relaxing. He was under the impression they would get together when their schedules aligned and not sweat it the rest of the time. And for a while that is exactly how it was working.<\/p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/flatplan-plus-content.s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/05\/GettyImages-2211493172-scaled.jpg” alt=”Perdro Pascal” title_text=”%22Thunderbolts*%22 UK Special Screening – Arrivals” force_fullwidth=”on” _builder_version=”4.20.4″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”||||false|false” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content” sticky_enabled=”0″][\/et_pb_image][et_pb_text module_class=”custom-gallery-caption” _builder_version=”4.20.4″ _module_preset=”default” text_font=”|600|||||||” text_text_color=”#FFFFFF” background_color=”#111111″ text_orientation=”center” custom_margin=”-2.75%||||false|false” custom_padding=”4px|8px|4px|8px|true|true” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content” sticky_enabled=”0″]
Pedro is wanting to focus on his busy career<\/p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.20.4″ _module_preset=”default” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content” sticky_enabled=”0″]
\u2018But now he\u2019s getting guilt trips from her when they go a long time without seeing each other and it\u2019s not what he signed up for. He feels like the rules of the game were changed without any discussion, which is a little annoying. He wants to be there for her as a friend, but he genuinely doesn\u2019t have time to even be someone\u2019s part time boyfriend, nor does he want to.\u2019<\/p>\n
The pair\u2019s rumoured romance comes at a time when Pedro is busier than ever having had his star rise to new heights since the launch of The Last of Us in 2023. Since, he has had roles in Gladiator II and The Uninvited. Later this year, he will make his debut in the Marvel universe as Reed Richards\/Mister Fantastic in The Fantastic Four: First Steps, a role he will reprise next year in Avengers: Doomsday. He will also step back into his role as Din Djardin in the movie The Mandalorain and Grogu in 2026.<\/p>\n
Our source adds, \u2018He\u2019s at the pinnacle of his career right now, his workload is enormous, and he\u2019s also a very gregarious person, he has a lot of friends, and he values his autonomy and freedom to do what he wants, when he wants. He cares about Jen and wishes they could stick to having fun together but at this point he\u2019s trying to extract himself from the situation because he doesn\u2019t want to risk her getting more attached and fact is, he can\u2019t give her what she wants. He feels badly because he does care about her, but he just isn\u2019t in the same place in his life. The unfortunate part is they do have a lot of friends in common, so it\u2019s going to be tricky to navigate.\u2019<\/p>\n
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