Lisa Kudrow reveals that she is more similar to Jennifer Aniston%u2019s character in %u2018Friends%u2019 than her own. Kudrow played the role of Phoebe Buffay, a sweet-natured but odd guitar player.
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The actress revealed details from the highly anticipated Friends reunion special set to premiere on May 27 on HBO Max.
When Kudrow took the BuzzFeed quiz to see which %u2018Friends%u2019 character she related to the most, shockingly she was not linked to her own character from the sitcom but Aniston%u2019s, she said in the Late Show with Stephen Colbert.
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“I thought I was answering questions that would bring me to Phoebe, you know? Favourite colour? ‘Yellow!’ ” she said. “And it just said ‘Rachel.’ “
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While auditioning for the show, the Emmy-winning actress said that she was actually more drawn to Rachel%u2019s character.
When she read about Rachel Green%u2019s character, she thought to herself, %u201COh, that’s like a Long Island JAP %u2014 that could be hilarious. I can identify with that more.’ But they said, ‘No, no. Phoebe,’ ‘” Kudrow explained.
The 57-year-old actress also spoke about the reunion with the cast namely Jennifer Aniston, Courteney Cox, Matt LeBlanc, Matthew Perry and David Schwimmer.
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In an interview with PEOPLE%u2019s magazine ahead of the launch of the special episode, Kudrow had commented on the exceptional bond the cast shares. %u201CWhen we do get together, it’s like no time has passed. We pick up right where we left off%u201D she said.
The reunion episode has been in the talks for the last two years.
Since the announcement of the premier, the Friends Reunion episode has created a significant amount of buzz on social media.
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The episode will have a long list of guest celebrities including Lady Gaga, BTS, Justin Beiber and David Beckham.
