Friends: The Reunion – 8 moments we absolutely loved from the long-awaited special

David Schwimmer shared more behind-the-scenes pictures from the Friends reunion special on June 7, and fans are going wild over one particular photo that shows him and his “crush”, Jennifer Aniston, sharing a warm embrace.

The real reunion! While fans were thrilled to see Jennifer Aniston, Courteney Cox, Lisa Kudrow, Matthew Perry, David Schwimmer and Matt LeBlanc together again on HBO Max’s Friends: The Reunion, it was the actors themselves who were even more excited.

Friends: The Reunion delighted us last week and helped us escape reality for a bit as the six friends reunited. The show was high on its nostalgia factor as fans across the globe wept and celebrated with them.

Friends fans seemed to thoroughly enjoy the reunion special when it aired on HBO Max last week, and now we’re getting more details on how it all came together, including what the cast was reportedly paid to film it. Jennifer Aniston, Courteney Cox, Lisa Kudrow, Matthew Perry, Matt LeBlanc, and David Schwimmer were all initially offered $1 million to appear in the special but turned it down, according to the Wall Street Journal.

The Friends reunion debuted last week on HBO Max and by now, most mega-fans have watched the special.

Jennifer Aniston, Courteney Cox, Lisa Kudrow, Matthew Perry, Matt LeBlanc, and David Schwimmer returned to their old soundstage, Stage 24 on the Warner Bros.

Cindy Crawford models Ross Geller's iconic leather trousers during a fashion show held as part of the Friends: The Reunion special. The supermodel is one of the celebrity guests on the unscripted episode, in which the main cast - Jennifer Aniston, Courteney Cox, Lisa Kudrow, Matt LeBlanc, Matthew Perry, and David Schwimmer - revisit the sets of the original programme.

Jennifer Aniston, Courteney Cox, Lisa Kudrow, Matthew Perry, Matt LeBlanc and David Schwimmer look back at 10 years of their iconic sitcom, and all the running jokes, romantic moments and beloved guest stars that they enjoyed along the way.During the special, plenty of the show's beloved supporting stars pop in to say hi, whether it's in person, like Tom Selleck, who played Monica's boyfriend, Richard, and Maggie Wheeler, who played Chandler's on-again off-again girlfriend, Janice, or via video

theme song, «I'll Be There for You» by The Rembrandts, includes a line that has seemed to define the stars of the beloved sitcom, and the unbreakable bond they forged throughout their years in the Must See TV mega spotlight:In, the new streaming special on HBO Max, the cast -- Jennifer Aniston, Courteney Cox, Lisa Kudrow, David Schwimmer, Matthew Perry and Matt LeBlanc -- reunites for the first (and supposedly last) time publicly since their final episode aired back in 2004, reconnecting on

It seems that one of the most prominent romances on "Friends" almost bled into real life between actors David Schwimmer and Jennifer Aniston.  During the highly anticipated "Friends: The Reunion" special on HBO Max, the cast reunited to reveal some behind-the-scenes details about the show that they haven’t shared with their myriad of fans in the past.

the long-awaited special debuted on HBO Max, fans took to Twitter to express their joy at seeing the Central Perk crew together again.The nostalgia started early, when the reunion debuted a new version of the show's iconic opening credits, which is set to «I'll Be There for You» by The Rembrandts.The updated version featured both moments from the series, which ran from 1994 to 2004, and the reunion special, showing the cast --  Jennifer Aniston, Courteney Cox, Lisa Kudrow, Matthew Perry, Matt

It wasn't just another Thursday as Friends: The Reunion released on May 27, leaving fans of the show all over the world watching their favourite group of actors come together again after 17 years. With the lead cast of Friends including Jennifer Aniston, David Schwimmer, Courteney Cox, Lisa Kudrow, Matthew Perry and Matt LeBlanc coming together again for a special episode, fans couldn't help but get emotional to see them recreate a few iconic moments from the show.

At 8am this morning, Friends superfans pressed play on an epic reunion over 17 years in the making and already the feedback is overwhelmingly positive.

Friends: The Reunion is only hours away now!

They’re back and telling all. Jennifer Aniston (Rachel Green), Courteney Cox (Monica Geller), Lisa Kudrow (Phoebe Buffay), Matt LeBlanc (Joey Tribbiani), Matthew Perry (Chandler Bing) and David Schwimmer (Ross Geller) reunited on screen for the first time since the 2004 series finale of Friends.

Friends: The Reunion is nearly here!

Friends fans were overjoyed when they learned that a reunion special was en route. Jennifer Aniston, Courteney Cox, Lisa Kudrow, Matt LeBlanc, Matthew Perry and David Schwimmer are all involved in the star-studded special.