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Topics: Friends, TV And Film, Celebrity
Kya Buller
Topics: Friends, TV And Film, Celebrity
Courteney Cox, best known for playing Monica Geller on the beloved sitcom Friends, has more in common with her character than you may have previously known.
Courteney, 60, portrayed Monica, the loveable sister of Ross Geller, who was a talented chef and clean freak.
In Friends, Monica is incredibly organised and likes to make sure things are neat and tidy - and it turns out this isn't far from Courteney's own personality.
All has been revealed by Tate Donovan, who appeared on the show in 1998 and portrayed Joshua, a love interest of Monica's best friend Rachel Green.
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He said Courteney was 'obsessed with the schedule' on set and she 'could have been an air traffic controller at JFK' as a result of her intense organisation.
Tate told The Independent in an interview: "All the cast were obsessed with the schedule, especially Courteney Cox. She was hilarious. She could have been an air traffic controller at JFK.
"She was so focused on when they’re doing a scene, when she has to be in hair and makeup, and when she can leave, when she can go back home, when she can come back.”
The actor also starred in The OC, and had some choice words when talking about the fact people still watch both shows.
He said: "I’m kind of shocked that people are still enjoying [Friends] because so much of the culture has changed for the better – like, who really cares about all these privileged white kids?
"It’s the same with The OC. I’m definitely ready for there to be far more diverse voices heard. It’s such a breath of fresh air."
The 60-year-old actor also shared that he had just broken up with Jennifer Aniston, who played Rachel, when he was cast in Friends and that he was 'heartbroken' on set.
He added: "We were just breaking up and I, for some weird reason, thought that maybe working together would ease the breakup.
"Maybe we’d become friends quicker. I just wanted to go gently into the good night – we both did."
He also shared that the late Matthew Perry, who portrayed Chandler Bing in the sitcom, was the 'beating heart' of the cast.
He said: "Matt Perry watched every scene that everyone was in. He certainly watched every scene that I was in.
"He was such a champion of mine. He was so sweet. He was the only one who called me when me and Jen broke up.
"And we ran into each other throughout the years, and he was always so incredibly supportive.
"It meant so much to me [that Matthew was kind on set] because I was really heartbroken, and you don’t know how well you’re doing, and you’re just trying to survive at that point.
"It’s such a tragedy that he had such a difficult time in life because, for me, Matt Perry was just... they all imitated his humour."