Jennifer Aniston confessed that for a long time she felt extremely pressured when she could not overcome the huge shadow of her role in the TV series Friends.
The actress admitted that she had to fight throughout her career to escape the image of a ” New York lady in a purple apartment”.
Friends is considered one of the most successful TV series of all time and a monument of the sitcom genre. First premiered in 1994, after 26 years, this friendship movie is still loved by many people and is constantly being bought back to broadcast on online movie platforms. Friends is also the movie that turned names like Jennifer Aniston , Courteney Cox, David Schwimmer, Lisa Kudrow into the most sought-after TV stars in Hollywood. Jennifer Aniston was even paid $1 million per episode to continue playing Rachel Green for the rest of the 10 seasons of Friends .
Although her role as Rachel Green on Friends was beloved by many and made Jennifer Aniston an A-list star, the actress says she always felt pressured to break out of that stereotype. In a recent interview with The Hollywood Reporter, Brad Pitt’s ex-wife admitted that she had to fight throughout her career to be seen as someone other than the stereotypical “New York girl in a purple apartment” Jennifer Aniston. “I feel like I can never leave Rachel Green behind,” the actress said. “I’m always going to be associated with Rachel from Friends .”
Jennifer Aniston also said that because she was obsessed with the image of Rachel Green, the actress sometimes felt extremely pressured and self-conscious when having to take on thorny roles. “I thought to myself, oh my gosh, can I do this? Maybe people are right. Maybe I will forever be a New York lady living in an apartment with purple walls,” Jennifer Aniston confided .
Jennifer Aniston under pressure to overcome the shadow of ‘Friends’2
At the age of 51, Jennifer Aniston still possesses captivating beauty and acts regularly in movies.
Jennifer Aniston wasn’t the only cast member to be haunted by her role’s fame. Actor Matt Le Blanc, who played Joey, also went through a mental breakdown after Friends ended. Matt Le Blanc then quietly disappeared from the Hollywood spotlight, only to occasionally reappear on TV talk shows. Despite the pressure from the success of Friends , the cast remained close friends. Jennifer Aniston still loves the show and often rewatches Friends with Courteney Cox.
