Jennifer Aniston: 'Gerard Butler is lovely'

Rumours of a romance refuse to go away, as Jen opens up about her co-star Gerard Butler

Rumours of a romance between Jennifer Aniston and Gerard Butler are just refusing to go away.

At the beginning of the week, Gerard was spotted with Jen and her close friends celebrating her 41st birthday at an exclusive resort in Mexico.

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And just last month, the pair attended the Golden Globes together, cosying up on the red carpet for pictures.

And now the Friends star has added further fuel to the fire, by gushing about gorgeous Gerard.

Jen opened up in an interview with Access Hollywood telling them he is ‘lovely' and that they ‘always had each other's back'.

‘He's a guy's guy, but he's absolutely the most lovely and sort of self-deprecating person and just what you see is what you get,' she said.

‘We look at work the same way. We always had each other's back.'

Jen also told how hotel staff and Mexican military pulled out all the stops to ensure Jen and Gerard were protected from paparazzi snappers on her recent birthday trip.

She revealed locals on jet-skis had been splashing sea-faring paps and the local military patrolled the area, blocking them from getting too many shots

But Jen added her trip to Mexico was also about helping out the local economy.

‘These people survive on us coming down and spending money. It sort of made sense to sort of say, 'Hey, let's help out Mexico,'' she said.

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