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\nMatt LeBlac, Jennifer Aniston, David Schwimmer, Courteney Cox, Matthew Perry and Lisa Kudrow starred in Friends<\/p>\n
Lisa Kudrow has said she finally watched Friends decades after it aired.<\/p>\n
The US actress starred as Phoebe Buffay in the hit sitcom, which followed the lives of six friends played by Kudrow, Jennifer Aniston, Courteney Cox, David Schwimmer, Matt LeBlanc and the late Matthew Perry.<\/p>\n
The series ran for 10 seasons, from 1994 until 2004, however, despite its popularity, Kudrow refused to watch it, except for a few screenings with the rest of the cast when the show first came out.<\/p>\n
Speaking to her former co-star, Aniston, on Variety\u2019s Actors on Actors, Kudrow revealed she watched the show until the early hours of the morning.<\/p>\n
She said: “There were whole episodes that I hadn\u2019t seen. I just couldn\u2019t sit there at home and have anybody walk by seeing me watching a show that I\u2019m in. Because it felt embarrassing to me.<\/p>\n
“I have watched it now.<\/p>\n
“Loved it with all my heart. I\u2019d end up sitting there for three hours and then it\u2019s like two in the morning.<\/p>\n
“It made me so happy to watch it.”<\/p>\n
\nMatt LeBlac, Jennifer Aniston, David Schwimmer, Courteney Cox, Matthew Perry and Lisa Kudrow starred in Friends<\/p>\n
Kudrow added that she loved the Thanksgiving episodes, especially the one that guest-starred actor Brad Pitt \u2013 Aniston\u2019s ex-husband.<\/p>\n
She later told Aniston: “And man, you\u2019re all good. Holy cow! You were really good, Jennifer.<\/p>\n
“It\u2019s such a ridiculous thing to say to people. Like, of course.”<\/p>\n
The US actress, who stars in The Comeback, also said she would “love” to do another sitcom alongside her co-stars, Aniston and Cox.<\/p>\n
Friends won six Emmy awards, including for Best Comedy series in 2002, with Kudrow picking up the Best Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series gong in 1998.<\/p>\n
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