Are Brad Pitt and Jennifer Aniston getting back together? Reunion rumours explained
EXES Brad Pitt and Jennifer Aniston have finally given fans what they have been waiting for.
The former couple were reunited at The Screen Actors Guild Awards and have caused a frenzy after being spotted holding hands and looking lovingly at each other. But are they back together?
Are Brad Pitt and Jennifer Aniston back together?
It's the question we all want answered and it seems the former couple want to keep teasing us with affectionate embraces and loving looks at parties and award ceremonies.
For most, bumping into your ex is the stuff of nightmares, but these two seem to be enjoying each other's company and sending the rumour mill into overdrive.
Many media outlets are reporting the ex husband and wife are back together, but the speculation hasn't been confirmed from either side.
Before being spotted together holding hands at the SAG Awards on January 19 , Jennifer spoke with Entertainment Tonight on the red carpet about the rumours, she revealed: "It's hysterical - but what else are they going to talk about?"
And the pair did little to shoot down the rumours at the awards bash, joking they "were just on a break".
Brad won Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role for his part in Once Upon A Time... In Hollywood and alluded to his single status during his speech, joking: "I've got to add this to my Tinder profile".
And Jen won the award for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Drama Series for her role in The Morning Show
What are the Brad Pitt and Jennifer Aniston reunion rumours?
, and , were snapped holding hands at the and both were spotted looking adoringly at each other throughout the evening.
They were one of the most iconic couples of the noughties and after various flirty reunions the former couple, who both have recently become single, sparked rumours that they were more than just friends.
On January 6 the pair were both at the Golden Globes and Jen was filmed clapping and smiling at acceptance speech, which seemed to escalate the rumours about the status of their relationship.
Brad told reporters: “I’ll run into Jen, she’s a good friend” and things hotted up when they were seated near each other along with Reese Witherspoon and Leonardo DiCaprio.
The pair went to two Golden Globes after-parties together, but left separately.
Fans then went into overdrive on social media urging the former lovers to get back together.
Brad and Jennifer seem to have grown closer over the past two years since Brad split with wife Angelina Jolie.
Brad apparently bought a secret gift for Jen’s 50th and the exes were seen hugging and chatting at her birthday party at LA’s Sunset Tower Hotel.
And back in December 2019 Brad visited Jen's home for her Christmas party.
Now the reunion at the SAG Awards has seemed to compound the rumours.
Jennifer could be seen smiling at Brad's jokes, even when he referenced his wife troubles during his speech:"This role was a bit of a stretch. Guy who gets high, takes his shirt off, doesn’t get along with his wife."
Brad was later seen standing backstage and watching as Jennifer won her first SAG Award in over 20 years.
A reporter captured the actor watching from a screen backstage and saying "Oh wow" as she walked to the podium.
Why did Brad Pitt and Jennifer Aniston split?
They were once the golden Hollywood couple until they split after five years of marriage in 2005.
and shocked fans when they announced .
They divorced in 2005 and rumours spread that Brad was cheating with his Mr & Mrs Smith co-star Angelina Jolie.
The co-stars eventually did get together but have denied that anything happened until after Brad's divorce.
Following the drama Jennifer tried to silence speculation by telling The Hollywood Reporter at the time: "Nobody did anything wrong...it was just like, sometimes things [happen]."
Who are Brad Pitt and Jennifer Aniston dating now?
It has been reported that Brad has most recently been dating actress Charlize Theron - the first relationship since his split from wife Angelina Jolie in 2016.
The pair were seen all over each other at a showbiz bash and have apparently been dating since around Christmas.
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A source told The Sun Online: “They have been casually seeing each other for nearly a month now. They’ve been friends for some time — ironically through her ex Sean Penn — but things have developed.”
Jennifer is supposedly currently single and has said she is ready to date again after her divorce from Justin Theroux, according to Life & Style magazine.
But a rep for Jennifer told The Sun Online the claims are a "complete fabrication".
However, the magazine's source claims she is keen to have a new man in time for the Oscars in February.