Louise Redknapp has claimed she was almost cast as Ross Geller’s wife Emily Waltham in Friends – but her pop career ambitions derailed her casting.
The 45-year-old singer – and former Strictly Come Dancing contestant – claims she was to play the character made famous by 50-year-old actress Helen Baxendale.
The character of Emily first featured on the US sitcom Friends in 1998 in an episode titled ‘The One with Joey’s Dirty Day’.
And she went on to tie-the-knot with David Schwimmer’s Ross in the dramatic two-parter The One With Ross’s Wedding later that same year, featuring across 14 episodes in total.
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