The one where she didn’t remember. Courteney Cox joined her Friends costars during the HBO Max reunion special last year — but that doesn’t mean she recalled all of her scenes as Monica Geller.
21.02.2022 - 22:01 / usmagazine.com
Friends forever. Courteney Cox is reflecting on the “pressure” Friends costar Matthew Perry was under during his time on the hit series — as well as how the actor is doing today.
In an interview with The Times of London on Sunday, February 20, the Scream star, 57, opened up about a specific comment that her onscreen husband, 52, made at the Friends HBO reunion special in May 2021.
During the reunion, the Whole Nine Yards actor — who famously played Chandler Bing on the series — said he “felt like I was going to die if [the audience] didn’t laugh” while filming the NBC comedy.
Of this, Cox noted in the February 20 interview, “That was a lot of pressure he put on himself. That’s a lot to think how much he relied on that for his own self-worth.”
“He’s just struggled for a while,” the actress, who portrayed Monica Geller, added. “I think he’s doing great now.”
The Fools Rush In star has spoken candidly about his substance abuse over the years.
The Massachusetts native dealt with a Vicodin addiction and alcohol addiction while on the ‘90s sitcom, during which he went to rehab twice. In 2011, seven years after Friends went off the air, Perry checked into treatment again. He later transformed his Malibu home into Perry House, a men’s sober living facility.
The comedic actor is currently working on a memoir titled Friends, Lovers and the Big Terrible Thing, which is set to be released in November.
Earlier this month, a source exclusively told Us Weekly what’s in store with Perry’s autobiography. “He wants to recount his experiences, both good and bad, to help others and set the record straight over a number of incidents that were either untold until now, taken out of context or in some cases totally twisted the wrong way and needing
The one where she didn’t remember. Courteney Cox joined her Friends costars during the HBO Max reunion special last year — but that doesn’t mean she recalled all of her scenes as Monica Geller.
“Friends: The Reunion” in May 2021. “I should’ve watched all 10 seasons because when I did the reunion and was asked questions, I was like, ‘I don’t remember being there,’” she laughed. “Yeah.
Courteney Cox's audition for Bruce Springsteen's music video was awkward to say the least. During a recent chat on SiriusXM's , the 57-year-old actress recalled auditioning for Springsteen's 1984 video for «Dancing in the Dark.»«I thought I was in the wrong place,» Cox said of showing up to the audition and being surrounded by professional dancers. «I was like, 'I don't know what they're doing, but I can't even bend my leg.
Friends star, who is best for playing Monica Geller in the hit sitcom as well as her role in the Scream franchise, appeared on Jimmy Kimmel Live on Monday (28 February) to promote upcoming horror-comedy series Shining Vale.When Kimmel asked Cox if she had encountered any ghosts herself, following a discussion of the eerie new show, she revealed she had in fact experienced one.“I have had one,” she replied, before going on to explain that she had owned a property in Laurel Canyon, Los Angeles that previously belonged to burlesque performer Gypsy Rose Lee, and subsequently Carole King.When King came to visit one day, the singer told her that there had “been a divorce that was really ugly,” and there was “a ghost in the house,” Cox told Kimmel. “And I was like, ‘Yeah, whatever.’“But other people who had stayed there with me, like friends of mine, said they felt an encounter with a woman who was sitting on the edge of the bed.”Although Cox didn’t initially take the reports seriously, she said, she later had an experience that changed her mind.
Scott Huver Between “Friends” and the “Scream” franchise, Courteney Cox knew that playing both comedy and horror were well within her wheelhouse — but something told her that the new Starz series “Shining Vale” would test her skills in unprecedented ways.“Such a dramatic role that also was comedic was a balance that I hadn’t played in quite this way,” Cox said at Monday’s series premiere at TCL Chinese Theater in Hollywood, where she was joined by co-stars Greg Kinnear, Mira Sorvino, Judith Light and Rob Morrow, as well as a familiar face from her TV past, Lisa Kudrow. “It’s a part that I’m just not used to being able to challenge, and it got me really excited about acting again.” “Shining Vale” was conceived by co-creators Sharon Horgan (”Catastrophe”) and former “Friends” writer Jeff Astrof as a comedic riff on “The Shining.” Cox plays Pat, a “lady porn” novelist struggling with writers’ block and depression who, after cheating on her husband (Kinnear), seeks a fresh start by moving her dysfunctional family into a new home with an increasingly unsettling vibes – and some unexpected ethereal occupants, like Sorvino’s perfectly put-together 50s-era spirit.Astrof said he immediately fell for the concept floated by Horgan.
Lisa Kudrow is always there for her friends!Kudrow attended the premiere of Courteney Cox and Mira Sorvino's new STARZ television series, Monday.Unlike the bright pink suit she wore to the 2022 Screen Actors Guild Awards Sunday night, Kudrow opted for a more toned-down look, wearing a black and white striped long-sleeved blouse and black pants. The actress carried her coat and black purse in her hand as she posed on the red carpet.
Lisa Kudrow is always there for her friends!Kudrow attended the premiere of Courteney Cox and Mira Sorvino's new STARZ television series, Monday.Unlike the bright pink suit she wore to the 2022 Screen Actors Guild Awards Sunday night, Kudrow opted for a more toned-down look, wearing a black and white striped long-sleeved blouse and black pants. The actress carried her coat and black purse in her hand as she posed on the red carpet.
Courteney Cox is opening up about her personal experience with cosmetic fillers, revealing she regrets undergoing too many procedures, as there was a point when she didn’t recognize herself.The 57-year-old actress admitted she wanted to “chase” a more youthful appearance, but after using injections and Botox she noticed she was not looking like she thought she would.“I didn’t realize that, oh s—, I’m actually looking really strange with injections and doing stuff to my face that I would never do now,” she shared.Courteney admits that she decided to stop doing the procedures when she realized people were commenting on her appearance. “People would talk about me, I think,” she said, adding “there was a period where I went, ‘I’ve got to stop.
Courteney Cox is getting candid about her changing appearance through the years. The 57-year-old star opened up in a new profile for about a period of time in her life when she altered her appearance with facial injections. “There was a time when you go, ‘Oh, I’m changing. I’m looking older.’ And I tried to chase that [youthfulness] for years,” she told the British paper.
Courteney Cox is opening up about aging and getting closer to 60.
Courteney Cox said she once had a huge revelation about the cosmetic work she was doing in order to maintain her appearance that ultimately made her appreciate the fact she’s soon turning a new page into her 60s. The "Friends" alum, 57, spoke with the Sunday Times Style magazine and opened up about the many friendships she has with folks in their 30s and said she generally doesn’t think much about the age difference until she takes a deeper dive into the science of it all. "I feel like I’m young.
Courteney Cox admitted Matthew Perry "relied" on being funny while filming "Friends." The "Friends" star opened up about her relationship with the cast and how much "pressure" Perry put on himself to make the studio audience laugh in a recent interview. "That was a lot of pressure he put on himself," Cox, 57, told the Sunday Times. "That's a lot to think how much he relied on that for his own self-worth." "He just struggled for a while.
Friends star Courteney Cox has opened up about attempting to "chase youthfulness" and ending up "looking really strange" after experimenting with injections.The Friends star, 57, discussed ageing in a candid chat as she said: "There was a time when you go, 'Oh, I’m changing. I'm looking older.' And I tried to chase that for years. "And I didn't realise that, 'oh s***, I’m actually looking really strange with injections and doing stuff to my face that I would never do now'." The star also revealed when she realised she needed to stop experimenting with her face.
Instagram influencer — hey, she’s got 12 million followers, folks — opened up about aging while promoting her buzzy new comedy-horror TV series “Shining Vale,” co-starring Greg Kinnear and Rob Morrow and premiering March 6 on Starz.“I feel like I’m young. I have a lot of friends in their 30s and I don’t think about it. To me we’re the same age until I actually study it,” the enduring sitcom star, 57, told the Sunday Times Style magazine.And when it comes to turning the big 6-0, Cox exclaimed, “Oh God, it’s so hard to even hear or say.
Matthew Perry has had his share of struggles.
Courteney Cox opens up about the changes she’s gone through during her lengthy career in a new interview with the Los Angeles Times.
Friends star, who is perhaps most famous for playing Monica Geller in the hit sitcom, reflected on her early career with roles such as Ace Ventura in a new interview, admitting that she “didn’t know what kind of actor I wanted to be” then.“I didn’t have the confidence to stretch myself, to push myself,” she told the Los Angeles Times. “I didn’t try for things, and that’s something I really regret.