Beauty The Real Reason Jennifer Aniston Cut Her Hair! By Sharon Clott Kanter Sharon Clott Kanter Sharon Clott Kanter is a New York-based writer, editor, and producer who covers fashion, beauty, and pop culture. She was previously the Senior Editor for InStyle and currently teaches fashion journalism at Syracuse University. InStyle's editorial guidelines Published on December 27, 2011 @ 10:20AM Pin Share Tweet Email Photo: Henry Romero/Reuters/Landov Thinking about changing up your hairstyle for the new year? Jennifer Aniston made the chop last year, and we caught up with the beauty for InStyle's January issue to find out—after all this time—why. "The real reason I cut my hair? My real hair was getting thinned out again from all the extensions. It was starting to look fake." Tell us: Do you plan on changing your hairstyle in 2012? Plus, for more refreshingly honest answers from Aniston about skin, makeup, and more, flip to page 96 of our latest issue, on newsstands now. See more amazing hair makeovers! MORE HAIR NEWS:• Try on Jennifer Aniston's Hairstyles!• Fall’s Most Popular Haircut• Top 10 Haircuts Right Now• The Hottest Fall Hair Colors