Aniston was Crow's model through split

Sheryl Crow used pal Jennifer Aniston as an example as she was coping with the scrutiny surrounding her shock split from cyclist Lance Armstrong - because the actress is the poster girl of grace under fire.

The All I Wanna Do star's pals, including Aniston and fellow former Friends star Courteney Cox Arquette, swarmed around the heartbroken rocker when she first split from Armstrong at the beginning of the year.