Courteney Cox is using isolation to watch Friends for the first time EVER 😱

‘I just started season 1. It's really good!’

Courteney Cox as Monica Geller
Author: Bonnie McLarenPublished 27th Mar 2020

Courteney Cox seems to be doing exactly what we’re doing during lockdown - watching Friends. The actress, who played Monica in the hit sitcom, has revealed that she is binge-watching the show to get through the coronavirus pandemic.

"I decided during this time - people love the show so much - I decided to binge-watch Friends," she said, speaking on Jimmy Kimmel Live!'s at-home YouTube show on Wednesday. "I just started season 1. It's really good!"

However, don’t count her on now suddenly being an expert in Friends trivia, "I don’t even remember even being on the show. I have such a bad memory," she said. "I remember loving obviously everybody there, and having fun, and I remember certain times in my life that I was there.

"But I don’t remember episodes. I would never pass. I fail every test." She wasn’t joking either, as she took a quiz about Monica’s time on the show against Kimmel’s cousin - and was beaten 5-0.

Unfortunately for audiences though, the Friends reunion has been put on hold due to the pandemic. According to The Hollywood Reporter, the HBO Max unscripted special was due to be filmed last week at the Warner Bros Studio lot in Burbank, California.

However, production has now reportedly been delayed until at least May - though obviously that’s subject to change. Sob. The episode - starring the original cast Jennifer Aniston, Matthew Perry, Matt LeBlanc, Courteney, David Schwimmer, Lisa Kudrow - was officially announced last month, with the cast confirming it on social media.

In other Friends-related news, here are all the celebrity cameos in Friends you missed the first time around.

Scroll through to see the original names of our favourite TV shows:

Friends

We all know and love it as Friends, but the TV show could have been called something very different...

Six of One

Six Of One just doesn't have the same ring to it! Here are the cast Jennifer Aniston, Matt Le Blanc, Courteney Cox, Matthew Perry, David Schwimmer and Lisa Kudrow. Mega-fans, you can watch Friends daily on Comedy Central (YAY!) or on Friends – The Complete Series 1-10 on Blu-ray and DVD.

NCIS

NCIS finished its 14th season earlier this year - this moment is from the gripping season finale.

NavyNCIS

Starring Duane Henry, Emily Wickersham, and Wilmer Valderrama (above) NCIS was originally going to be called NavyNCIS.

Only Fools and Horses

We know it as Only Fools and Horses with Del Boy's infamous Reliant Regal Supervan.

Readies or Big Brother

But it was originally due to be called Readies or Big Brother. Good job they went with Only Fools and Horses, then!

The Big Bang Theory

The Big Bang Theory could have been called something a lot less catchy...

Lenny, Penny and Kenny

Yep - Sheldon was very nearly called Kenny!

Saturday Night Live

US variety show Saturday Night Live is well known around the world - here's Star Wars actor Adam Driver introducing the show.

NBC's Saturday Night

Not quite the same, is it? Here's Ariana Grande's ex-fiancé Pete Davidson, who works on the show as a comedian.

Hannah Montana

Hannah Montana, was a musical comedy starring Miley Cyrus in the lead role and was named after the main character, but it could have been very different.

Alexis Texas

The lead character was originally going to be called Alexis Texas... Which means that the show would also have been called Alexis Texas!

Lost

The gripping TV show Lost, starring Terry O'Quinn as John Locke (pictured), kept people guessing the ending for years.

Nowhere

Lost could have been called Nowhere!

New Girl

Known as New Girl, the TV show starring Zooey Deschanel as kooky teacher Jess Day could have been called something else entirely.

Chicks and D---s

While New Girl was the name they finally settled on, it had a much ruder working title - and Zooey Deschanel refused to sign onto the project whilst that was the name.

Buffy The Vampire Slayer

Supernatural TV series Buffy The Vampire Slayer was a hit in the late 90s and early 00s. It was named after the lead character Buffy Summers, played by Sarah Michelle Gellar.

Slayers

It was originally going to be called Slayers.

The Good Wife

Known as The Good Wife, the TV series starred Christine Baranski as Diane Lockhart (pictured), as a top litigator and senior partner of a Chicago law firm.

Leave the B-----d

The series, which also starred Sex and the City's Chris Noth (pictured), was originally going to be called Leave the B-----d.

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