Jennifer Aniston revealed not even her closest pals can resist using the occasional Friends pun, especially when it comes to joking about her love life.
When asked about the rumors regarding her dating David Schwimmer, the 52-year-old Morning Show star said the speculation was ‘really funny’ because they’ve never dated.
‘Honestly. I was getting a couple of texts from people saying, “I thought you were on a break, LOL,”‘ she told Marie Claire Australia. ‘And I kept saying, “What are you talking about?”‘
Laughing off tumors: Jennifer Aniston revealed not even her closest pals can resist using the occasional Friends pun, especially when it comes to joking about her love life; seen in 2020
‘And then I went online to see what was happening and I was like, “That is the funniest rumor that I never heard that got shot down in the quickest amount of time,”‘ she said.
‘We were on a break!’ is a famous recurring line from the hit NBC series, said by Schwimmer’s character Ross after he slept with someone else following a fight with girlfriend Rachel Green, played by Aniston.
While Aniston and Schwimmer, 54, have maintained that their relationship has only ever been platonic, they admitted to ‘crushing hard’ on each other during the first season of the hit sitcom in 1994.
Just for TV: When asked about the rumors about her dating David Schwimmer, the 52-year-old Morning Show star said the speculation was ‘really funny’ because they’ve never dated; pictured in 1995
Sweet: While Aniston and Schwimmer, 54, have maintained that their relationship has only ever been platonic, they admitted to ‘crushing hard’ on each other during the first season of the hit sitcom in 1994
‘I mean, the first season, I had a major crush on Jen,’ the Emmy-winning actor confessed during the Friends reunion that aired on HBO Max in May.
‘It was like two ships passing because one of us was always in a relationship and we never crossed that boundary,’ Schwimmer said while seated across from the LolaVie founder. ‘We respected that.’
Aniston clarified she was also attracted to Schwimmer, who she once told: ‘It’s going to be such a bummer if the first time you and I actually kiss is going to be on national television.’
‘Sure enough, first time we kissed was in that coffee shop,’ Jennifer noted. ‘So we just channeled all of our adoration and love for each other into Ross and Rachel.’
His take: ‘At some point, we were crushing hard on each other,’ Schwimmer said. ‘But it was like two ships passing, because one of us was always in a relationship and we never crossed that boundary. We respected that.’ LeBlanc said ‘bullsh*t’
Her take: Aniston added, ‘Honestly, I remember saying one time to David, “It’s going to be such a bummer if the first time you and I actually kiss is going to be on national television.” Sure enough, first time we kissed was in that coffee shop’
David and Jennifer also spent time together during breaks from rehearsal, with David recalling that they would ‘cuddle on the couch.’
‘We would spoon and fall asleep on the couch,’ Jennifer said.
During the reunion special, footage of their characters snuggling aired, with David adding: ‘How did not everyone know we were crushing on each other?’
All six in one room: The cast was seen together at the Friends reunion in May: Matthew Perry, Matt LeBlanc, Jennifer Aniston, Courteney Cox, Aniston and Schwimmer
However, Courteney Cox, Matthew Perry both said they ‘knew’ about David and Jennifer’s attraction to each other.
In the end, David said it ‘was a situation we couldn’t do anything about,’ with Courteney adding that it was for the best: ‘How great though, ultimately. Because if you had [acted on it] and it didn’t work out, it would have not been as great [on the show].’
The Friends cast had an ‘unspoken rule’ not to date one another.
She still stuns: Aniston in a slinky white gown when at the 26th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards at The Shrine Auditorium in January 2020 in Los Angeles
Although Jennifer, David, Matt, Matthew and Courteney all saw their sitcom alter egos hook up with one another at various times on the show, the group – along with castmate Lisa Kudrow – insisted their chemistry never spilled over into real life because they were determined not to ‘mess with’ the bond they had on screen.
Matthew said: ‘There was a rule, it was really important to the six of us, that we kept a friendship. Hooking up could have caused a strangeness that might mess with things. And we are really good friends to this day.’
David added: ‘We didn’t want to jeopardize any of the great relationships and friendships we had established. It was kind of an unspoken rule.’