Jen Aniston reveals why she chopped her hair

Jennifer Aniston's got a confession.

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She of the famed Rachel hairdo ? which the actress later described as the "ugliest haircut (she'd) ever seen" ? explained why she cut her hair into a chic, shoulder-length bob right smack in the middle of her "Just Go With It" promotion tour last February.

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"The real reason I cut my hair? My real hair was getting thinned out again from all the extensions," the 42-year-old "Horrible Bosses" actress said matter-of-factly in the January issue of In Style. "It was starting to look fake."

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On hair chameleons like Katy Perry and Rihanna, such a change would have been no big deal, but Jen's gorgeous, shiny mane hadn't been seen a major transformation in years.

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More recently, Jen ? who's living in New York City with beau Justin Theroux--has been spotted growing out her sunny blond layered locks.

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