Jennifer Aniston Reveals A Producer Once Told Her ‘Friends’ Wouldn’t ‘Make You A Star’

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“Friends” becoming a hit was a big surprise to some. On Thursday, Jennifer Aniston appeared as a guest on Gayle King’s SiriusXM show “Gayle King In The House” and shared that a producer on another show she worked on tried to talk her out of starring on “Friends”.

As the actress explained, while auditioning for the role of Rachel in the hit sitcom, she was already attached to another show called “Muddling Through”.

RELATED: Lisa Kudrow Talks ‘Emotional’ Reunion With ‘Friends’ Cast, ‘First Time’ She’s Hugged Anyone Since COVID When the opportunity to do “Friends” came up, Aniston almost had to turn it down if “Muddling Through” were to get picked up for more episodes. “I just went to the producer and I said, ‘Please, please let me out of this