The cast of the popular American sitcom discussed the ‘unspoken’ rule. They discussed the casual ‘no dating pact’ the male actors agreed to. The special of ‘Friends: The Reunion’ aired today.

While the special episode of ‘Friends: The Reunion’ is keeping everyone hooked to their screens, the cast of the popular American sitcom discussed the no-hooking up rule that all the six leading casts decided amongst each other.

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Ahead of the highly anticipated ‘Friends: The Reunion’ special, the star cast of the show, including Jennifer Aniston, Courteney Cox, Lisa Kudrow, Matthew Perry, Matt LeBlanc, and David Schwimmer, appeared for an interview to discuss the casual ‘no dating pact’ the male actors agreed to, reports Fox news.

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While talking to Access when they were asked about how cast members made an effort to avoid hooking up with one another, the 51-year-old star Matthew said, “There was a rule that we had (that) was really important to the six of us that we kept a friendship, that we were friends.”

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“If we were hooking up or there was any strangeness going on, that might mess with things,” added Matthew.

He continues to add: “So we kept a friendship, and we did become really good friends – and we are really good friends to this day.”

The actor explained that it was director James Burrows who “initiated” the rule.

The 54-year-old star David added that “We didn’t want to jeopardize any of the great relationships and friendships we were forming and had established. It was kind of an unspoken (rule).”