Jennifer Aniston's dad 'smitten' with Justin Theroux

Jennifer Aniston's father, John, has been gushing about his potential son-in-law Justin Theroux, saying, "they make a wonderful couple"

Jennifer Aniston's father, John, has been gushing about his potential son-in-law Justin Theroux, saying, "they make a wonderful couple."

"He's a charming young man," John Aniston, 78, told US Weekly at the launch of a celebrity cookbook in LA over the weekend.

The glowing endorsement continued with the Days of our Lives actor adding: "I think they make a wonderful couple. We get together when we can."

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Justin Theroux and Jennifer Aniston met on the set of their film Wanderlast last year but weren't romantically linked until late May when Theroux broke up with his girlfriend of 14 years, Heidi Bivens.

Since then the two have been insparable and are often papped out and about in New York holding hands and ven wearing matching outfits (!).

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But while John Aniston may be having a bromance with Justin, Jennifer Aniston has been keen to get the record straight on their romance, recently saying: "Rumour number one: I am not planning to get married any time soon."

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"I've been married once, and I don't know if I'll get married again. But I can tell you that as of this very moment, I have no plan to get married. Got that? And rumour number two: no, we're not pregnant."

Jennifer famously divorced from Brad Pitt in 2005 after five years together amid rumours he was having an affair with his Mr and Mrs Smith co-star Angelina Jolie. The two now have a six-strong brood.

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