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It\u2019s official! On August 28, Nicole Brydon Bloom<\/strong> revealed that she was engaged to beau Justin Theroux<\/strong><\/a> by showing up to the Venice International Film Festival premiere of his latest flick, Beetlejuice Beetlejuice<\/em><\/a>, with a 4-carat emerald-cut diamond on that finger. The custom ring boasts a platinum and yellow gold band that shines as brightly as the couple\u2019s smiles in Italy.<\/p>\n But as Justin, 53, and Nicole, 30, begin a new chapter, Jennifer Aniston<\/strong><\/a> saw the door firmly close on her past.<\/p>\n While she and the Leftovers star announced their split in 2018 following just three years of marriage, \u201cthe fact that they remained friends gave Jen hope that they could possibly reconcile someday. So it stung to hear that Justin has moved on once and for all and gotten engaged,\u201d a source exclusively tells Life & Style<\/em>. \u201cA small part of her heart really did think that a reunion with Justin could happen.\u201d<\/p>\n After all, the pair\u2019s initial romance blossomed from a four-year friendship that began in 2007. And Justin and Jen, 55, have continued to talk, text and FaceTime since their breakup, with Justin saying in 2021 that the exes \u201clove each other\u201d and \u201ccherish\u201d their close bond.<\/p>\n \u201cWhen he and Jen got married, she truly thought he was going to be her forever guy,\u201d shares the source. \u201cThey were a good match, and Jen hasn\u2019t had the easiest time letting go of what they once had.\u201d\n<\/p>\nJustin Theroux and Nicole Brydon Bloom\u2019s Engagement Is Opening Old Wounds<\/h2>\n