Highlights
- Lisa Kudrow reveals she didn’t feel great about her body while filming Friends, comparing herself to co-stars.
- Kudrow’s feelings about her body didn’t affect her relationship with Cox and Aniston.
- The Friends cast had a great relationship, with Kudrow praising Courteney Cox’s role in fostering a positive atmosphere on set.
Although she starred in the hilarious and smart sitcom The Comeback, Lisa Kudrow can never escape her Friends character Phoebe Buffay. That might be an understatement. Thankfully for fans, the entire Friends cast seems to relish each chance that they get to talk about their days on the beloved ’90s sitcom.
Every Friends actor has expressed their gratitude for the TV show that altered their lives forever. But even though Lisa Kudrow seemed to have it made after Friends, she had one struggle while filming that is relatable. She described having a hard time with her body, and she compared herself to her famous co-stars.
How Lisa Kudrow Really Felt About Her Friends Co-Stars Despite Her Feelings About Her Body
In August 2022, Lisa Kudrow talked about her Friends co-stars in an interview on the podcast Podcrushed. She said something surprising: that she didn’t feel great about her body while filming Friends. She mentioned that trying on Phoebe Buffay’s clothes was tough, especially when she looked at Jennifer Aniston and Courteney Cox. However, she has never said that she disliked them because of this tough but relatable experience, and it doesn’t seem like her feelings affected their relationship at all.
According to Us Weekly, Kudrow said:
“It was just seeing myself on the show and seeing myself in clothes and seeing Courteney and Jennifer in clothes. And at first I thought, ‘Oh, because they know, like, tailoring, so they can discuss it with the costume designer about where exactly to take something in.’”
Kudrow said that when she approached the end of her 30th decade and went through her 40s, she made peace with her body and said that she wanted “to be healthy.”
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Kudrow also explained that Cox and Aniston would be there sometimes when she tried on her Friends outfits because she asked them to. She said, “That’s when I would see, ‘Oh, OK, it’s not just about tailoring.’ And I’m not trying to say I was overweight, either. I was not. I just had no idea the shape of my actual body.”
In other interviews, Lisa Kudrow has shared that she loves her fellow Friends cast members. While she said that she went through a tough time on the Friend set in terms of dealing with body image, she has never said that she didn’t like being with Cox, Aniston, or the other actors who played the beloved characters that fans still feel so attached to.
1990s TV Characters Lisa Kudrow Played
- Ursula Buffay in Mad About You (1993-1999)
- voice of Alex Whitney in The Simpsons (1998)
- voice of Aphrodite in Hercules (1998-1999)
- Nurse Alice and Coach in Coach (1993-1994)
- Kathy Fleisher in Bob (1993)
In 2021, when fans were getting ready to watch the HBO Max Friends reunion, they weren’t the only ones who were happy about it. The Friends cast was just as thrilled to be together again. Lisa Kudrow talked about Friends in an interview with News Corp Australia and said, “I didn’t realise until the show ended how rare it is how much this cast get along together and how much we still love each other. That’s pretty great and in [the reunion show], we’re going to be reminiscing and celebrating the series.”
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In the years since Friends, Lisa Kudrow has talked about food and her body. Whenever she mentions the topics, she sounds relatable, as these are things that many people struggle with. When Kudrow discussed her career in a 2015 interview with The Guardian, she said, “Sometimes if I feel I’ve put on weight I cut back on pasta, bread and cookies. But if I know I’m not on camera for a while I really treat myself.” She added, “I like walking, mostly around my house.”
Lisa Kudrow And The Friends Cast Had A Good Relationship While Filming
When an actor thinks about their dream job, they might consider whether they would rather shoot a movie in a few months and be done or have consistent, steady work on a TV set. They might also think about what kind of character they want to play. But actors also hope to have a solid relationship with their co-stars since they spend so much time on set together. Thankfully, the Friends stars had a great time.
In 2021, Lisa Kudrow talked to Howard Stern along with Courteney Cox and Jennifer Aniston, and they made it very clear that they were always kind to each other.
Kudrow said:
“It just got rid of bitterness. It was such a great relationship that is really rare and really lucky.”
Kudrow praised her co-star who played Monica Geller and said, “I think Courteney had a lot to do with it, too, because she was the most well-known. When we got there she was like, ‘Let’s help each other if you think something’s funny, let’s give each other notes.’”
What Movies Did Lisa Kudrow Star In During Friends?
- Mother (1996)
- Romy and Michele’s High School Reunion (1996)
- Hanging Up (1999)
- Analyze This (1999)
- The Opposite Of Sex (1998)
- Analyze That (2002)
- Dr. Doolittle 2 (2001)
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No matter which Friends cast member talks to the media about Friends, they always echo Lisa Kudrow’s comments that they all liked being together. According to Hello! Magazine, the late Matthew Perry and David Schwimmer said that the actors decided that they would keep things platonic on set because any romantic entanglements would complicate matters.
Perry mentioned the connection that the cast had and said, “So we kept a friendship, and we did become really good friends. And we are really good friends to this day. And we kept that going, and I think that was very important.”
Source: NewsFinale
