Over the years, Reese Witherspoon and Jennifer Aniston
have proven that when you work alongside your best friend, everything just clicks. Their friendship goes all the way back to 1999— during the sixth season of Friends
—when Witherspoon appeared as Rachel Green’s glamorous, self-absorbed little sister, Jill. Though the actress only appeared in two episodes, she and Aniston stayed in touch, and their friendship only grew. Their roles as both stars and producers on The Morning Show
have only made their bond even stronger over the years.
Reese Witherspoon recently opened up about their lasting bond—and their ongoing partnership, both professionally and personally.
Reese Witherspoon on her friendship with Jennifer Aniston
Reese Witherspoon recently sat down with Entertainment Tonight alongside Will Ferrell, with whom she just reunited on screen after 24 years. When asked about a friend in Hollywood who has always had her back, the first name Witherspoon took was Jennifer Aniston’s, someone she has known since their Friends
days. “She has always been such a good friend to me in personal matter
s,” said the Legally Blonde
star.
Reese Witherspoon is name dropping all of her Hollywood besties. 😆 pic.twitter.com/VUTXhYh07g
— Entertainment Tonight (@etnow) February 1, 2025
Witherspoon also shared that getting to work with Aniston on The Morning Show
, so many years after Friends,
was a whole new experience for her. And just like Witherspoon, Aniston feels the same way about their strong bond
, which has helped them become two of the most powerful women in the industry. But it is not just Aniston and her friendship that have stayed with Witherspoon since her Friends
work.
Witherspoon has also been “obsessed
” with the sitcom, which became one of her go-to during the binge-watching sessions.
Reese Witherspoon once called the Friends characters her own friends
In 2011, Reese Witherspoon got the chance to honor her bestie. While presenting Jennifer Aniston with an award at the Elle Women in Hollywood gala, Witherspoon could not resist admitting just how “obsessed
” she was with the iconic sitcom Friends.
She shared that she was basically glued to the show, calling it her ultimate comfort binge.
jennifer aniston and reese witherspoon as rachel and jill green pic.twitter.com/Rm5n674QK2
— nic (@anistonily) July 30, 2020
Witherspoon then joked that the characters on Friends
had become her friends, too, and they could not be taken away from her. She also mentioned how Aniston’s presence on the show was a huge comfort to her, especially since it was her first time working on a TV show. The Murder Mystery
star helped her unwind and told her to just be herself. And that is when their friendship began, one that would last decades and eventually lead to their second successful collaboration on The Morning Show.
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