Jennifer Aniston praises ex-husband Brad Pitt on his guest appearance in Friends
Despite co-founding the 'I Hate Rachel Green Club' 👀
Last updated 26th May 2021
Friends fans will argue that some of the sitcom’s best episodes are ‘The One Where’ there is a special guest appearance from a familiar face.
In the ten series of the hit show, many stars were welcomed into Monica Geller’s New York apartment, including Reese Witherspoon, Ben Stiller and Alec Baldwin.
Speaking to Access Hollywood ahead of the long-awaited reunion episode, Jennifer Aniston (Rachel Green), Courteney Cox (Monica Geller) and Lisa Kudrow (Phoebe Buffay) explained which guest slots were their favourites.
57-year-old Lisa said: “I was blown away by so many. Ben Stiller was really funny. I thought Reese Witherspoon was fantastic… Paul Rudd was great.”
Courteney Cox added that she loved working alongside Giovanni Ribisi who played Phoebe’s little brother Frank Jr and Tom Selleck who played Monica’s love interest Richard.
However, possibly the best guest appearance came from Jennifer’s ex-husband Brad Pitt, who starred in the 2001 Thanksgiving episode ‘The One With The Rumour’.
Brad played Will Colbert who was Ross, Monica and Rachel’s former classmate from school, who Monica invited over for Thanksgiving dinner.
In the episode, Rachel can’t remember Will as he has lost a lot of weight since high school and is oblivious to the fact he hates her, later revealing he co-founded the ‘I Hate Rachel Green Club’ with Ross.
Jennifer said: “Mr Pitt was wonderful’. The actor later received a Primetime Emmy Award nomination for Outstanding Actor in a Comedy Series.
Brad played Will Colbert who was Ross, Monica and Rachel’s former classmate from school, who Monica invited over for Thanksgiving dinner.
In the episode, Rachel can’t remember Will as he has lost a lot of weight since high school and is oblivious to the fact he hates her, later revealing he co-founded the ‘I Hate Rachel Green Club’ with Ross.
Brad and Jen were Hollywood’s golden couple in the early 2000s and were often pictured on red carpets together. The pair tied the knot in 2000 but split in 2005 after five years of marriage, after Brad met Angelina Jolie on the set of movie Mr and Mrs Smith.
Friends: The Reunion airs at 8pm on Sky One on Thursday 27th May.
Check out some of the other huge names who starred in Friends:
Janine, aka Elle Macpherson
Joey's Australian dancer roommate who is the real reason we got to witness Ross and Monica perform 'The Routine'.
Philip Schofield?!
Phillip Schofield shocked This Morning viewers by admitting he'd been on Friends, well, kinda. He's a superfan of the show, and so he actually went along to a viewing of Friends in the 90s.
His laugh can be heard in a scene between Jennifer Aniston's Rachel and Matt Le Blanc's Joey in series three.
He said: 'I have actually been on Friends. I've been in an episode of Friends. The one where they keep the scary books in the fridge. When I say I was on Friends... my laugh was on Friends.'
Sandy, aka Freddie Prinze Jr.
The male nanny who Ross had an uncomfortable, definitely not okay, problem with.
Melissa Warburton, aka Winona Ryder
Remember the big kiss? The one that Rachel apparently had in college with Melissa but no one believes her? That was with Winona.
Ben, aka Cole Sprouse
Ross's son with Carol was not in the show anywhere near as frequently as he should have been. But the episode where Rachel teaches him how to pull pranks is gold.
Ralph Lauren, aka Ralph Lauren
Kind of makes sense to have the real life fashion person referred to in Rachel's TV world job, played by the real life person.
Susie Moss, aka Julia Roberts
Susie stole Chandler's clothes after having him undress in a cubicle in some restaurant toilets as revenge for teasing and pulling up her skirt when they were at school.
Officer Goodbody, aka Danny Devito
Phoebe's last minute stripper for her bachelorette party was a fantastic dancer, and I won't hear otherwise.
Dr. Michael Mitchell, aka George Clooney
Meet hot doctor number one who somehow finds himself in the middle of Rachel and Monica's identity swap after Monica loses her health insurance.
Jamie, aka Helen Hunt
Helen popped up way back in the first season to give Friends a weird cross over into the Mad About You world. She tries to order coffee from Phoebe. It's a bit awks.
Cousin Cassie, aka Denise Richards
Ah cousin Cassie Gellar. A relative who comes to stay with Monica but is oogled at a bit too much by Chandler so then goes to stay with Ross and has a weird moment over there too.
Andrea Waltham, aka Jennifer Saunders
What a role, eh? Andrea played mother to Emily (Ross's wife who's name he did not say at the alter) and answers the phone to poor pregnant Phoebe who wasn't able to fly to London for the wedding.
Tim and Tomas, aka Billy Crystal and Robin Williams
The award for the most out of nowhere cameo probably goes to these two guys who sat on the gang's sofa in the coffee house. Robin's character thinks his wife is cheating on him and for such an impromptu skit, it's pretty funny.
Will Colbert, aka Brad Pitt
Aka co-president of the 'I Hate Rachel' club and lover of Thanksgiving food.
Paul Stevens, aka Bruce Willis
Paul is dating Rachel after she breaks up with Ross who is dating Paul's daughter Elizabeth. It's one of the best awkward relationship squares that I can think of and that pep-talk moment in the mirror is A-grade brilliance.
Richard Crosby, aka Gary Oldman
If you thought the guy who plays opposite Joey in a film then here's why. There's an awkward joke about an Oscar that he hasn't won (in real life and on the show).
Leonard Hayes, aka Jeff Goldblum
Leonard/Jeff ends up getting peed on by Joey while congratulating him for a great audition, and I think we'll leave it there.
Erica Ford, aka Brooke Shields
Yep, Joey's creepy Days Of Our Lives stalker is played by the Brooke Shields.
Zack, aka John Stamos
To jog your memory, Zack is someone Monica and Chandler want as a sperm donor - they just don't tell him this!
Amy Green, aka Christina Applegate
Here we have one of the Green sisters. We only meet Amy twice, and she has a real issue with getting Rachel's daughter Emma's name right.
Jill Green, aka Reese Witherspoon
And here we have the other Green sister. She's Rachel's younger sister who comes to find her in the city hoping to start a new life like Rachel did but, well, doesn't. We think dating Ross to spite Rachel might have had a little something to do with it...
Tommy, aka Ben Stiller
Remember Tommy the screamer?
Erica, aka Anna Faris
Fun fact, Monica and Chandler's baby girl (one of the twins they adopted from Erica) would be about 17 now.
Ryan, aka Charlie Sheen
Ryan, one of Phoebe's old flames, comes into town for a couple of weeks and hangs around even though Phoebe has the chicken pox. I suppose you could say it's kind of sweet.
Kristen, aka Gabrielle Union
Kristen is one of the many women that Joey and Ross bicker over. She appears in The One With The Cheap Wedding Dress (when the girls go to that crazy discount store to help Monica find her dress) and ultimately choses to date neither of them.
Wendy, aka Selma Blair
Miss Oklahoma runner up and causer of Christmas friction between Chandler and Monica.
Jessica Lockhart, aka Susan Sarandon
We really hope no one took Jessica's screen kissing tips seriously. She's one of Joey's Days of Our Lives co-stars who is involved in that weird brain swap scenario.
Mackenzie, aka Dakota Fanning
Nine-year-old Dakota Fanning played the little girl who chats to Joey when he's taken by Chandler and Monica to visit a house out in the suburbs. Neither of them wanted the sale to happen so they bonded.
Guy on plane, aka Hugh Laurie
Let's have a moment for the unfortunate, nameless guy who has to sit next to Rachel on the flight from New York to London when she's adamant about telling Ross how she feels.
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