Jennifer Aniston, Courteney Cox and Lisa Kudrow Have a Mini Friends Reunion on Fourth of July

Courteney Cox celebrated the Fourth of July with her Friends besties Lisa Kudrow and Jennifer Aniston. Plus, she shared a surprising cameo from another one of her famous pals.

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The one where they couldn’t get enough of each other!

It’s been a little over a month since HBO Max dropped the Friends reunion special, but Jennifer Aniston, Courteney Cox and Lisa Kudrow are already having another little reunion of their own. 

The co-stars got together over the weekend to celebrate the Fourth of July holiday, with Courteney posting a selfie of the actresses at her home. “Happy 4th! xoxo,” she shared. 

Jen and Lisa were matching in black tops with gold jewelry, while their hostess wore a tan blouse and hoop earrings. Their smiling pic also featured summer-ready accessories, as Jen had a pair sunglasses on her head and Lisa donned a sun hat for their smiling pic. 

However, the Friends stars weren’t the only A-listers at Courteney’s weekend festivities. She also invited her longtime friend, Laura Dern, who sported a cozy red sweater for a selfie of just the two of them. Laura posted the same photo to her Instagram feed, writing, “Happy 4th from us gals.” 

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Their friendship goes back more than a decade—they starred in The Monday Before Thanksgiving in 2008.

The holiday bash appears to be a tradition for the pals: Last year, Courteney also celebrated the patriotic holiday with Laura and Jen, as well as Jennifer Meyer.

This year, more celebs wished them a happy Fourth of July on Instagram, including Tan France and Michelle Pfeiffer. David Spade joked, “Cropped again!” while Natasha Bedingfield wrote, “Love you guys.” 

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Lisa, Jen and Courteney all appeared in the Friends special in May, alongside David Schwimmer, Matthew Perry and Matt LeBlanc. More recently, they joined James Corden for a take on his signature “Carpool Karaoke” segment by singing to “I’ll Be There for You” in a golf cart.

In the clip, the Horrible Bosses alum shared that they “didn’t expect” the reunion episode “to hit us as hard as it hit us.” David noted, “It was really meaningful and emotional to be on the set. And then to finally be in the same room together after all this time was really beautiful.”

See the stars celebrating Independence Day 2021 below. 

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Jennifer Aniston, Courteney Cox and Lisa Kudrow

Courteney Cox got the Friends gals back together for the Fourth of July, ringing in the holiday at her place with Jennifer Aniston and Lisa Kudrow, as well as Laura Dern.

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Jessica Simpson

On the Fourth of July, Jessica Simpson shared a photo from her and husband Eric Johnson‘s son Ace Knute‘s recent Americana-themed eighth birthday party.

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Jimmy Kimmel

The Jimmy Kimmel Live! host posted this pic on Independence Day 2021, writing, “Happy #4thofjuly from Jimmy and friend.”

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Deena Cortese

The Jersey Shore star shared this family pic on July 4, 2021, writing, “My family is my life…a little bit of loud..a little bit of crazy and a whole lot of love [red heart emoji]…happy 4th of July from my family to yours!! @cbuckner_”

Deena gave birth to her and husband Christopher Buckner‘s second son, Cameron, the previous May.

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Kaitlyn Bristowe & Jason Tartick

“One of your last 4ths not being a part US citizen….letssss goo!” Jason wrote on Instagram on July 4, 2021 about the Canadian-born Bachelor Nation star, to whom he got engaged two months prior.

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Taylor Lautner

The July 4th holiday has the Twilight alum jumping for joy!

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Diane Kruger & Norman Reedus

“US [two heart emojis] #5 @bigbaldhead,” the actress captioned the selfie.

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Andy Cohen

The Bravo star cuddles his son, Ben, in this sweet image shared on his Instagram on the Fourth of July.

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Peta Murgatroyd & Maksim Chmerkovskiy

The Dancing With the Stars pro dancer posted this sweet pic of his and his wife and co-star, writing, “Happy 245th America…Celebrate responsibly, don’t take any of this freedom for granted and make our with someone you love! #happy4th.”

Peta and Maks share a 4-year-old son, Shai.

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Coco

Ice-T‘s wife shared this photo of herself and their 5-year-old daughter Chanel.

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Enrique Iglesias

The Latin pop star shared this sweet photo of him hanging out with his and Anna Kournikova‘s twins, Nicholas and Lucy.

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Billie Lourd

The actress, daughter of the late Carrie Fisher, shared on Instagram this sweet Fourth of July-themed pic of herself with partner Austen Rydell and their baby son, Kingston, from a trip to Lake Bruin, Louisiana.

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Nikki Bella

The Total Bellas star shared on Instagram this sweet photo of herself with her and Dancing With the Stars pro Artem Chigvintsev‘s 11-month-old son Matteo.

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January Jones

The Mad Men alum shared this playful pic on the Fourth of July, writing, “I’ll be your calendar girl! Happy 4th!!”

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Kety Perry & Orlando Bloom

The singer posted on Instagram this photo of her and the actor sharing an intimate moment by the pool at a Turkish resort over the Fourth of July holiday.

This Jennifer Aniston Doppelgänger on TikTok Will Make Your Jaw Drop

A TikTok user named Lisa Tranel is going viral after lip-synching to an unforgettable quote from Friends star Rachel Green (Jennifer Aniston).

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Is that who we think it is?!

Many pop culture fans scrolling through TikTok this week came across a user who looked exactly like Jennifer Aniston. After a closer investigation, they discovered it was @she_plusthree (real name Lisa Tranel) who looks a lot like the A-list actress.

In her viral TikTok, Lisa lip-synced to an iconic quote from Jennifer’s Friends character Rachel Green.

“I want to quit,” Rachel said in a 1997 episode when talking to BFF Monica Geller (Courteney Cox). “But then I think I should stick it out. Then, I think why would such a person stay in such a demeaning job just because it’s remotely related to the field they are interested in.”

Maybe it’s Lisa’s facial expressions. Perhaps it’s her blonde locks that are just a little longer than the iconic Rachel cut. Whatever the case may be, fans can’t get enough of the video that has received close to 345,000 likes in just one day.

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Stars’ Epic Hair Transformations

This likely isn’t the first time Lisa has been compared to the Friends star. After all, her TikTok bio simply reads, “Not Jennifer Aniston.”

Speaking of look-alikes, another Hollywood star is showing off a new haircut that is giving off Aniston vibes.

Earlier this week, Julianne Hough‘s hairstylist revealed the Dancing With the Stars pro’s new blonde highlights. “Fun Fact!: @JulesHough had NOT highlighted her hair for about 2 years (BEFORE quarantine made it a trend to grow you natural out), because she wanted to ‘just see’ what her natural hair color would be,” Nine Zero One celebrity hairstylist Riawna Capri wrote on Instagram. “And well, it’s freaking stunning.”

When you see the pictures, you’ll understand the comparisons. For even more celebrity lookalikes, keep scrolling below. 

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Prince Harry

Fans couldn’t get over how much the duke and this dad look alike! Even the doppelgänger’s own child was confused after seeing Prince Harry’s photo on the cover of a magazine.

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Daniel Radcliffe

You’re a wizard, Harry…er, Felix. Fans couldn’t believe how much French recording artist Felix Lalo looked like the Harry Potter actor, with one follower writing, “You are his clone. I thought you were him. Wow.”

 

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Ed Sheeran

Not only does this doppelgänger resemble the singer, but he’s also performed as him. He even has a website in which he’s dubbed “Ed Sheeran‘s Double.” However, the social media star’s real name is Nic and he lives in Germany. 

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Harry Styles

After a TikTok user captured a clip of a local Starbucks barista named Sean, the Internet went wild, pointing out his uncanny resemblance to the “Watermelon Sugar” singer. One customer even asked, “Are you Harry Styles? We’re literally listening to your song right now.”

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Ariana Grande

Wow! TikTok user Paige Niemann is rising to fame with her impression of Ariana Grande. In fact, the social media star has more than 10.3 million followers and frequently rocks looks inspired by the singer in videos. And Grande has seen the posts When the singer watched a video of Paige’s impersonation, she took to social media to react, tweeting, “i just wonder whyyyy the cat voice / dialogue. [crying emoji] i am sure she is the sweetest sweet sweetheart forreal !! but it’s definitley bizarre seeing people blend the two worlds lmao.”

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Jennifer Lopez

Swole sisters? Houston-based bodybuilder Janice Garay is without a doubt the pop star’s secret twin.

“I was like, ‘No, I’m not J. Lo, I’m J from Houston,'” Garry told KHOU in terms of the viral reaction to their similarities. “It never really crossed my mind to where the whole world says I look like J. Lo.”

 

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Gigi Hadid

Dutch model Iza Ijzerman is described as the catwalk queen’s “curvy” twin. There’s no denying both beauties share similar features, including their their perfectly plump pouts, light blue eyes and button noses. 

“The first time someone mentioned it was on Instagram,” IJzerman told Refinery29 in 2017. “When I signed with MiLK, they posted a picture with the caption ‘The new curvy Gigi Hadid,’ so that’s the moment I realized it might be true!”

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Rihanna

Even the singer was shocked by the similarities between her and this little girl, writing on Instagram, “Almost drop my phone. how?” And she wasn’t the only one. “Looks like your mini me,” one follower wrote. Added another fan, “Really she looks a lot like you.”

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Ariana Grande (Again!)

Instagram sensation Jacky Vasquez told E! News of the constant comparisons to the “Side to Side” songstress, “It feels amazing to be compared to Ariana since I see her as a sister. She’s so beautiful, so it kinda boosts my self-esteem when people tell me that. I honestly don’t know she feels about the comparisons but to me, it’s a huge compliment!”

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Scarlett Johansson

After a Reddit user posted a photo of his 72-year-old grandmother Geraldine Dodd at age 22, it went viral and caught the attention of her modern-day doppelganger Scarlett Johansson. The duo ultimately attended the Rough Night premiere together, and in the actress’ words, got “kind of trashed!” 

“Oh my gosh, I have a doppelganger,” ScarJo said on The Late Show in 2017. “This grandson posted it on Reddit and I don’t have any social media presence. This came to me purely because people were like, ‘Oh my God, you have a doppelganger and it’s crazy. So I looked at this link online.”

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Leonardo DiCaprio

The Oscar-winning actor has a Swedish twin! Not really, but Swedish man Konrad Annerud could definitely pass for a 20-something-year-old Leo. His followers think so, too! “You look like young @leonardodicaprio,” one wrote. Added another fan, “@leonardodicaprio You should know your double.”

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Taylor Swift

When she’s not in costume, Kansas-based cosplayer April Gloria bears an uncanny resemblance to the internationally famous pop star. Even fans couldn’t get over how similar they looked as the photos went viral.

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Ed Sheeran (Again!)

A 2-year-old toddler named Isla went viral for her uncanny resemblance to the “Shape of You” songwriter. Ed himself responded, saying on ITV’s Good Morning Britain, “She’s not mine! It’s mad the kind of things that go viral.”

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Steve Harvey

The Family Feud host came face-to-face with his “better looking” twin named Olden. As the full-time pastor put it, “Every single day of my life, people will come up to me and call me Steve Harvey.”

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Angelina Jolie

The A-list movie star has a possible film stand-in thanks to Scottish woman Chelsea Marr, whose striking facial features caught the attention of many Jolie fans in 2015. 

“I am extremely flattered to be compared to the amazing Angelina Jolie!” Marr wrote in part of a 2015 Facebook post. “Thank you to those of you who took the time to comment on these articles/Instagram/blogs etc some of the comments are so lovely and it is very admirable and quite refreshing actually to see girls (and guys) saying kind things even though they don’t know me, so thank you so much!!”

Jennifer Aniston Says She “Didn’t Understand” Matthew Perry’s “SelfTorture” While Filming Friends

Jennifer Aniston explained that she didn't realize the anguish Matthew Perry felt on the set of Friends whenever the audience didn't laugh at his jokes—until he came clean at the reunion.

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Despite starring in Friends for 10 years, Jennifer Aniston admitted that even she learned something new from the reunion show last month.

The Morning Show star, 52, shared one particular revelation from the HBO Max special, which dropped on May 27, that she never knew before. 

“I didn’t understand the level of anxiety and self-torture [that] was put on Matthew Perry, if he didn’t get that laugh, and the devastation that he felt,” she told the TODAY show this week.

But Jen added that the situation “makes a lot of sense.”

During the reunion, Matthew revealed that he would sweat and “go into convulsions” on the set of Friends, if the studio audience didn’t laugh at the jokes he delivered as Chandler.

“To me, I felt like I was going to die if they didn’t laugh,” he said. “And it’s not healthy, for sure.”

The Odd Couple actor, 51, confessed, “If I didn’t get the laugh I was supposed to get, I would freak out.”

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It seems that was news to much of the cast, as co-star Lisa Kudrow remarked, “You didn’t tell us that then.”

Jennifer dropped some bombs of her own while filming the special. In fact, she revealed that she and David Schwimmer almost hooked up in real life. As David explained, “At some point, we were both crushing hard on each other, but it was like two ships passing because one of us was always in a relationship, and we never crossed that boundary. We respected that.”

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Jen noted, “So, we just channeled all of our adoration and love for each other into Ross and Rachel.”

Fans began expressing their doubts that the duo never got together, which led Jen to address those rumors this week on The Howard Stern Show. She shared, “No, I would proudly say I banged Schwimmer if that happened. But no.”

As she told TODAY, “I think there was something about unrequited love and really investing in those [relationships],” explaining, “I think David and I loved each other — we love each other still to this day — so I do think there was something that had to do with that. And you were investing in something that was very relatable: the one that you never could have or the one you wanted to be with but they couldn’t quite get it together.”

As for Lisa, this was her favorite part of the Friends reunion.

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Apparently, they weren’t all friends. 

While any fan worth their Central Perk mug can easily list off many of the stars to appear in guest roles on Friends, Jennifer Aniston recently revealed there’s one she remembers for all the wrong reasons. During an appearance on SiriusXM’s The Howard Stern Show, the actress declined to name the person, but said it was a man. “It was as if they were just too above this,” she explained, “to be on a sitcom.”

She recalled how the network and producers would laugh during a network run-through, which apparently ticked off the guest. “This person was like, ‘Listen to them, just laughing at their own jokes. So stupid, not even funny,'” she reenacted. “It was just like, ‘What are you doing here? Your attitude—this is not what we’re all about.'”

As Aniston further put it, “This is a wonderful, warm place to be, and you’re coming into our home and just sh–ting on it.” 

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It turns out the mystery man eventually acknowledged how he had acted and said sorry. “The funny thing is that male did apologize about their behavior years later,” Aniston shared, “and just said, ‘I was just so nervous, to be honest, that I wasn’t on my best behavior.'”

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While she would not divulge the person’s name, Aniston did help narrow down the options. Was it Tom Selleck who famously played one of Monica’s love interests, Dr. Richard Burke? Nope. 

How about Sean Penn, who popped up as Phoebe’s sister’s fiancé? Not him either. 

Guess all we can say is: Internet sleuths, get to work!

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When life doesn’t imitate art…

Despite Jennifer Aniston and David Schwimmer‘s undeniable chemistry on Friends, the actress is setting the record straight about their off-camera relationship.

It was just a month ago that the former co-stars sent fans into a frenzy when they admitted they had crushes on each other IRL while filming the beloved television series. But according to the 52-year-old actress, they never acted on those feelings.

During an interview on SiriusXM’s The Howard Stern Show with Courteney Cox and Lisa Kudrow, Jennifer made it clear that she and the 54-year-old actor never hooked up.

“We were in relationships and it was always never the right time and it wouldn’t have worked,” she shared on Wednesday, June 23. “The beauty of that was that whatever feelings we had we just literally channeled everything into Ross and Rachel, and I think that’s maybe why it resonated the way it did.”

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When pressed by Howard Stern if they never, ever “consummated it,” she reiterated, “No, we never, on my life. And Courteney and Lisa would know if it did because they would’ve heard about it. They can vouch for me.”

Courteney interjected, “It’s true.”

After Howard said he couldn’t believe it, The Morning Show actress put it plainly: “No, I would proudly say I banged Schwimmer if that happened. But no.”

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During the much-buzzed-about Friends reunion on HBO Max last month, David echoed similar sentiments as Jen about why they never pursued one another.

“At some point, we were both crushing hard on each other,” he told James Corden, “but it was like two ships passing because one of us was always in a relationship, and we never crossed that boundary. We respected that.”

Similar to her interview with Howard, Jen explained during the reunion, “We just channeled all of our adoration and love for each other into Ross and Rachel.”

Although they kept it professional on set, the American Crime Story actor admitted he and Jen shared a few intimate moments while filming the show. He recalled, “I thought back on the very first year or two, you know, when we had breaks from rehearsal, like, there were moments where we would cuddle on the couch.”

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As fans know, Jen would go on to date, and, eventually, marry Friends guest star, Brad Pitt from 2000 to 2005. The exes even reunited last September for a virtual reunion of Dane Cook Presents Feelin’ A-Live: A Virtual Table Read Of Fast Times at Ridgemont High. 

Of their exchanges during the event, which also made people go wild, Howard asked the Dumplin actress if it was “awkward” at all for her.

“No!” Jen said. “It was absolutely fun. You know, Brad and I are buddies. Like, we’re friends and we speak. There’s no oddness at all, except for everyone that probably watched it and was wanting there to be.”

If there’s one thing the Hollywood star is going to do, it’s keep it real! 

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It was the “Hi Aniston” heard practically around the world. 

It’s been almost a year since the Internet basically lost it over Jennifer Aniston and Brad Pitt‘s virtual reunion during the Sept. 17 premiere of Dane Cook Presents Feelin’ A-Live: A Virtual Table Read Of Fast Times at Ridgemont High. As fans may recall, the two stars, who were married for nearly five years before announcing their separation in 2005, exchanged pleasantries that instantly became the stuff of online dissection—just like their backstage reunion months earlier at the 2020 SAG Awards.

During a new chat on SiriusXM’s The Howard Stern Show, the host broached the subject with the Friends alum. As Howard Stern asked, “Wasn’t that awkward for you?” 

“No!” Aniston told him. “It was absolutely fun. You know, Brad and I are buddies. Like, we’re friends and we speak.”

“There’s no oddness at all,” she continued, “except for everyone that probably watched it and was wanting there to be.”

As Aniston acknowledged, fans are very much interested in any crumb of detail into her love life, a matter the typically private star tends to try and keep out of the spotlight. 

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Jennifer Aniston & Brad Pitt Reunite at 2020 SAG Awards

Stern himself fished for some answers out of the actress—who announced her split from ex-husband Justin Theroux in 2018—on if she has recently found love. “I have not,” she said. “There has been nothing of great success thus far, but I’m of course open to it.”

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And if you’re still in search of clues, don’t go looking for Aniston on Raya. “There’s nothing anonymous about it and I wouldn’t do that,” she said. “I don’t want to do that and I don’t need to do that. I’m all good. I’m doing just fine.”

But if you are interested in shooting your shot with one of Hollywood’s most beloved stars, take notes because these are the qualities she’s looking for: kindness, fun, a generous spirit and, as you may have guessed from the comedy star, a sense of humor.