Jennifer Aniston becomes one of Oprah Winfrey's Big Givers

**Honey** · April 22nd, 2008, 10:54 AM

Aniston gives $30,000 to Oprah guests

Tuesday, April 22 2008, 15:30 BST
By Alex Fletcher, Entertainment Reporter

Rex Features

Jennifer Aniston has given $30,000 (£15,000) to seven competitors who took part in a charity fundraiser on Oprah Winfrey's TV show.

The contestants taking part in Oprah's Big Give were asked to compete against each other and raise as much money as possible.

Aniston, who was a guest on the show, was so impressed by their efforts that she gave them all $10,000 (£5,000) in cash.

However, after hearing what each contestant had done, Aniston decided to increase her payment.

She said: "That just felt too good. I personally would like to triple it. So we're going to go $30,000 (£15,000). Guys, thank you for doing this and inspiring everybody."

Simon Cowell paid off a US couple's $162,000 (£80,000) mortgage on Winfrey's TV show last month.

**sparkly** · April 22nd, 2008, 11:10 PM

Wow, how generous. More than 30k has probably gone up her nose in the last 6 months.

**GaPeach** · April 22nd, 2008, 11:57 PM

so thats 210,000 total? I wonder if she stuck J's on everyone of the bills like Oprah with her damn O..

I heard the show did bad ratings wise. I'm over Oprah.. OK so I've been over her since the O.J. Simpson thing but I'm just re-expressing myself.

Jennifer has to go on national T.V. to announce her "gift?" I was thinking she might want to save some of that money for when the acting gig pans out.

**Grimmlok** · April 23rd, 2008, 12:02 AM

Maniston announces anything she does.

**GaPeach** · April 23rd, 2008, 12:04 AM

^^ grimm like her beach bunny body?

**Grimmlok** · April 23rd, 2008, 12:16 AM

you mean her eating disorder, tanned leathery hide filled with blackened tar?

**candylindy** · April 23rd, 2008, 12:30 AM

Do we know that she doesn't give to charities? Perhaps this one was from her heart, or am I terribly naiive?

**celeb_2006** · April 23rd, 2008, 01:01 AM

"I wouldn't miss it ... This is such an amazing, fantastic thing, to see all of these people compete to outgive each other," Aniston says in the finale, where all ten "Big Give" contestants reunite for the first time.

There you go, it's all about competing and ego. Whatever happened for the sake of giving, not constantly patting yourself on the back, for the sake of a national audience. These people are all so faker than coco's titz.