It can’t be easy seeing her handsome ex-husband Brad Pitt and his stunning companion Angelina Jolie on the cover of virtually every magazine. But now, after showing off her new hot bod while on vacation in Hawaii, Jennifer Aniston is making headlines of her own. “The reaction from people seeing her in that itsy-bitsy, teeny-weeny bikini did more for Jen’s self-image and self-confidence than all her years of therapy put together,” a friend of Jen recently told OK!

“She didn’t realize the impact it had until she was back in Los Angeles after the trip. Everywhere she went, everyone she spoke to (told her) what an absolute knockout she is and what great shape she’s in. For a 38-year-old woman who has just come out of a relationship and hasn’t been in front of the cameras in two years — it had her walking on air.”

And Jen has a new home to go with her new attitude, reports OK! It’s the house she purchased for $15 million last year, which was to be the new love nest with her then-boyfriend of the moment, Vince Vaughn. Just like the other massive changes in her life, Jen had the 9,000-square-foot, mid-century architectural masterpiece gutted for a complete renovation. Though she’s now moving in to the home alone, Jen’s pal told OK! that “she’s viewing it as a symbol of her independence.”

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