Jennifer Aniston was nearly not Rachel Greene! The 52-year-old Friends actress made an appearance on Gayle King’s SiriusXM show Gayle King in the House.
During the appearance, Jennifer spoke about the story of the producer who told her Friends wouldn’t make her a star, and how that almost led to her losing the part of Rachel. Here’s what happened… Friends director James Burrows also warned her that the show she was already on, Muddling Through, would get picked up for another season “just to spite this show,” putting her casting in serious jeopardy. “Sure enough, they actually did.
They picked it up just for three episodes. And so that’s when other girls – and then Friends sort of had a moment of, ‘Ooh, we should start just having a backup
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