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For ten seasons, Friends became TV royalty and in truth, that hasn't changed decades upon decades later. Jennifer Aniston was among the big stars on the show - she thrived as Rachel. However, behind the scenes, things were different at times. We'll take a look at Aniston's troubling times off-camera and why the cast arranged an intervention for the actress, which was set up by David Schwimmer.
Jennifer Aniston's Time On Friends Wasn't All Positive Especially In Her Personal Life
On-screen, Jennifer Aniston became one of the biggest sitcom stars of the '90s. However, when the cameras weren't rolling, things got complicated for Jen, especially in her personal life. During the final years of Friends, she went through some hard times with her personal relationships, that included Brad Pitt.
When revisiting the set of Friends for the reunion, those hard feelings came rushing back.
"I think we were just so naive walking into it, thinking, 'How fun is this going to be? They're putting the sets back together, exactly as they were.' Then you get there and it's like, 'Oh right, I hadn't thought about what was going on the last time I was actually here,'" Aniston told the outlet.
"It just took me by surprise because it was like, 'Hi, past, remember me? Remember how that sucked? You thought everything was in front of you and life was going to be just gorgeous and then you went through maybe the hardest time in your life?'"
Aniston admitted to feeling overwhelmed by it all, and even needing to walkout and collect herself. Nonetheless, the actress revealed that despite the ups and downs, it brought her to be the person that she is today, something she wouldn't trade.
David Schwimmer Initiated An Intervention To Address Jennifer Aniston's Tardiness On-Set
There is a lot of information Friends fans are not aware of when it comes to the atmosphere behind the scenes on the iconic sitcom. Little did the fans know, but Schwimmer and Aniston actually briefly crushed on each other in real-life, this announcement at the reunion caused quite the ruckus on social media, as one might expect.
There's a lot of other information out there, one rumor includes the main five holding an intervention for Aniston. Why? Well according to IMDb, Aniston wasn't always on time. "The actors and actresses, led by David Schwimmer, held an "intervention" for Jennifer Aniston because of her lateness to the set."
Getting frustrated over this makes complete sense, especially given that Friends wasn't a shoot of one or two hours. Instead, it took an average of five-hours to shoot each episode.
In addition, during the tapings, the producers would edit lines and reshoot scenes, ensuring that the best possible show was being released every week. Having to wait for a cast member likely put the crew on edge, and it resulted in the decision to have an intervention.
In truth, the cast did a lot as a team behind the scenes.
Jennifer Aniston Revealed The Cast Made All Major Decisions Together
Unlike the cast of Seinfeld, the main six on Friends were extremely close. In fact, when it came time to negotiate a new deal, David Schwimmer suggested that everyone make the same amount.
Aniston revealed that this mindset also took place when it came to the future of the show. The cast identified that either they all did the show, or it simply would not continue.
"We really did have so much fun together. I remember that was one of the things when we were young and dumb and renegotiating, one of the [studio’s] threats was, “Well, we don’t need all six of you. We can do this with four of you.” We were like, “What? You can? You can get rid of Rachel or Joey or who?” Then it was like, “No they can’t, wake up," Aniston stated during an interview with the Hollywood Reporter.
To this day, most of the cast remains extremely close, showing that the bond was in fact a genuine one.