Jennifer Aniston Is Receiving the People’s Icon of 2019 Award

Jennifer Aniston has reached icon status.
The actress is set to receive the People’s Icon of 2019 Award at the E! People’s Choice Awards taking place on Nov. 10, according to the network. She is the second recipient of the award, following actress Melissa McCarthy last year.
“Jennifer Aniston is a tour de force, who has portrayed some of the most iconic, unforgettable and relatable characters of our time,” said Jen Neal, general manager of live events and lifestyle digital at E! News. “For gracefully conquering comedy and drama on both the small and big screen, we’re honoring Jennifer Aniston with the People’s Icon of 2019.”
The news comes just a day after Aniston joined Instagram, posting a selfie with her “Friends” cast members. Aniston gained a staggering amount of followers in such a short amount of time that her page crashed, with many users unable to follow her.

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And now we’re Instagram FRIENDS too. HI INSTAGRAM 👋🏻
A post shared by Jennifer Aniston (@jenniferaniston) on Oct 15, 2019 at 6:03am PDT

“We are aware that some people are having issues following Jen’s page — the volume of interest is incredible!” said an Instagram spokesperson in

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