Charlie Wheeler: Last News

Laura Anderson has spoken out following her announcement that she's split from Dane Bowers.The 33 year old shared the news of her break up from Dane on Friday 5 August in her Instagram stories, where she told her 1.4million followers they just weren't "right for each other". Hours after this, she returned to her Instagram stories to share several clips of herself enjoying a night out with friends ahead of leaving the country to move back to the UK. Meeting her pals at Bar Du Port Dubai, the blonde beauty posed with drinks and showed off the incredible arrangement of food on the table.

Friends has said that he would “bring more diversity” to the show if they were making it today.Speaking to The Guardian as part of the 30th anniversary celebrations of the show’s first airing, writer Andrew Reich who worked on the show from season three onwards said the show’s lack of diversity is the one thing he’d change.The series, which ended in 2004, has been criticised in recent years for its lack of diversity among its main cast members, as well as for transphobic, sexist and racist jokes.Previously, Friends co-creator Marta Kauffman expressed regret that she “didn’t do enough” to promote diversity on the sitcom, while Friends star David Schwimmer also spoke out about the lack of diversity in Friends calling it “wrong”. Writer Reich, who was also involved with casting, reflected on the show’s history and said that if he was going to do anything differently now, it would be “to bring more diversity”.Meanwhile, Aisha Tyler has also been reflecting on the lack of diversity in the casting of Friends.Tyler appeared in the ninth and tenth seasons of the hit sitcom as Charlie Wheeler, a palaeontologist who is romantically involved with both Joey (Matt LeBlanc) and Ross (David Schwimmer).In an interview with The Independent, Tyler said she used to hear passers by shout “Black girl from Friends” at her often.“It was such a common refrain at the time,” she said.

Friends as it celebrates its 30th anniversary.Tyler appeared in the ninth and tenth seasons of the hit sitcom as Charlie Wheeler, a palaentologist who is romantically involved with both Joey (Matt LeBlanc) and Ross (David Schwimmer). She was the first Black recurring character in the show.In an interview with The Independent, Tyler said she used to hear passers by yell “Black girl from Friends!” “It was such a common refrain at the time,” she said.

Aisha Tyler, who starred in the legendary sitcom Friends, has candidly discussed her time as one of the show's few black cast members.The 53-year-old actress was the only black woman to have a recurring role on the series, making her first appearance in its ninth season in 2003. She portrayed palaeontology professor Charlie Wheeler, the girlfriend David Schwimmer's character, Ross Geller's girlfriend.

Aisha Tyler has shared memories about auditioning for Friends in 2003 on iHeartRadio’s And That’s What You REALLY Missed podcast.

Friends”.The actor was speaking in a new interview when she reflected on her time working on the hit comedy series, and explained how she is still recognised for the role 20 years on.Tyler joined Friends for the ninth season in 2003, playing Charlie Wheeler, who was a palaeontologist and love interest of both David Schwimmer’s character, Ross, and later, Matt LeBlanc’s character, Joey.The series ran for 10 seasons between the period of 1994 and 2004, however, Tyler was the only Black character to be given a recurring role on the sitcom.“It was a massive show, a global hit,” Tyler said to Entertainment Weekly, reflecting on her role. “To this day, people come up to me and go, ‘Charlie, Charlie,’ or they just go, ‘Black girl from Friends.'”She continued, explaining how she had “seen every episode” of the show before being cast, and was “petrified” of taking on the role.“My knees were knocking.