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Gorka Marquez was told 'not now' as he started asking questions just moments before going live on Strictly Come Dancing. The dancer is taking part in the BBC One dance contest this year with Dr Punam Krishan.

Strictly Come Dancing's Gorka Marquez finally broken his silence on those PVC leather trousers that had everyone talking last Saturday night, revealing a hilarious wardrobe blunder just before his TV appearance. Chatting on Strictly It Takes Two on Thursday, 3 October, the professional dancer dished the dirt on his tight trousers with his celebrity partner, Dr Punam Krishan, by his side.

Strictly Come Dancing professional Gorka Marquez has finally spoken out about the PVC leather trousers that caused quite a stir on Saturday night, revealing there was a wardrobe malfunction just before he appeared on TV.

Rock4EB fundraising event on Saturday, Sept. 21, in Malibu, Calif., marking a rare moment for the two, who were close during the “Once Upon a Time… in Hollywood” actor’s marriage to Cox’s best friend. The pair put their arms around each other and posed for a photo at the star-studded fundraiser that aims to find a cure for the rare skin condition epidermolysis bullosa.Cox slipped into a stripped button-up shirt she kept undone for the outing.

David Schwimmer revealed the reason why he turned down Will Smith‘s role in Men In Black back in 1997.

Friends, while saying she “can’t imagine” that a reboot of the show would work.The hit sitcom ran for 10 seasons on NBC from 1994 to 2004, with Cox playing Monica Geller, alongside co-stars Jennifer Aniston, David Schwimmer, Lisa Kudrow, Matt LeBlanc and the late Matthew Perry.With the show’s 30th birthday arriving on Sunday (September 22), series creators Marta Kauffman and David Crane have been reflecting on the show’s legacy, even discussing the possibility of reviving the Friends universe by following the six characters’ children.In a new interview with People, however, Cox has expressed her scepticism about the idea, saying she “can’t imagine” a reboot series.“It’s hard to try to redo anything,” she said. “Anything with ‘re’ in front of it with this group…I think it’s so special.”She has, however, shared her love for the show and its legacy, describing it as “incredible”, and saying, “Every joke holds up, all the characters are just so amazing, and we [had] the best writers in the world.

Beginning today, Max is rolling out an expansive global campaign to honor Friends‘ 30th anniversary, featuring fan-favorite episodes, featurettes, in-app surprises and more. 

Jennifer Aniston has such good memories of filming Friends, she has said she doubts she’ll ever make another sitcom.

This Morning’s bubbly presenter Alison Hammond has revealed just how she thinks she could mend the royal rift between brothers Prince William and Prince Harry. Alison, who is back on our screens co-presenting The Great British Bake Off with Noel Fielding from Tuesday 24 September, has decided she would like the Duke and Duchess of Sussex on the series, and the Prince and Princess of Wales, too, in the hope that while they were trapped in the Bake Off tent with their cooking creations, they would reunite.

“Friends” will always be there for them.The beloved sitcom turns 30 this month, with its premiere episode airing Sept. 22, 1994.

Zack Sharf Digital News Director David Schwimmer appeared on the “Origins with Cush Jumbo” podcast (via People) and was surprised to hear the host talk about a conversation she once had with Matthew Perry in which the late actor praised Schwimmer’s physical comedy chops. Perry and Jumbo starred together on a season of “The Good Fight,” while Perry and Schwimmer spent 10 seasons working together on “Friends.” Jumbo, who had long been impressed by Schwimmer’s physical comedy, was on “The Good Fight” set with Perry and asked her co-star if that style of comedy just came natural to Schwimmer.

David Schwimmer can’t help but wonder how different his life would have been as Agent D.

David Schwimmer SWEARS he would have been a much bigger star had he accepted an “amazing opportunity” nearly three decades ago.

Matthew Perry had praised him, which came as a surprise considering that his Friends co-star was “reserved” with him.Schwimmer was speaking to Cush Jumbo on her podcast Origins when she first mentioned Perry, while recounting their interactions during The Good Fight. “I’m recalling talking to him about how I knew you a little bit but not very much at that stage, and I was talking to him about commedia [dell’arte] and about physical comedy and all this stuff,” she said.

“Friends” alum, 57, said on Tuesday’s episode of the “Origins With Cush Jumbo” podcast that he turned down a role in 1997’s “Men in Black,” which caused him to never reach “movie star” status. “That was a brutal decision,” Schwimmer recalled. “I had just finished filming ‘The Pallbearer,’ my first film with Gwyneth Paltrow, and there were high expectations of that which didn’t come true.

Zack Sharf Digital News Director David Schwimmer recently said on the “Origins with Cush Jumbo” podcast that he’s well aware how different his career would been had he not rejected the offer to lead 1997’s “Men in Black.” The actor’s popularity was skyrocketing at the time as he was a few seasons into “Friends.” He decided to direct his own movie instead of acting in “Men in Black.” “[It] was a brutal decision,” Schwimmer said. “I had just finished filming ‘The Pallbearer,’ my first film with Gwyneth Paltrow, and there were high expectations of that which didn’t come true.

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.

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.

“Watch What Happens Live,” James McAvoy, 45, revealed an embarrassing incident from his youth when he met his celeb crush, Jennifer Aniston. The Scottish actor, who was promoting his new thriller movie “Speak No Evil” (now in theaters), told a story about how he met the “Friends” star at a Hollywood party at the beginning of his career. “I did meet her and it wasn’t great,” McAvoy told host Andy Cohen.

the sitcom for barely casting any people of color.“In terms of diversity, looking back, it seems insane,” the 53-year-old said in an interview with The Independent published Sunday. “I’ve heard black people speak about this and it’s like, you never expected to see yourself, so when you didn’t, it was not a surprise, and you ended up identifying to characters, irrespective of their race,” he added.

Adam Goldberg has revealed that he is proud to be a part of Friends‘ enduring legacy, but thinks the show’s lack of diversity is “insane” by modern standards.