Friends fans couldn’t contain their excitement today as cast members shared a brand new teaser for the new reunion special which will air on May 27, on HBO Max.
In the clip which has had over 7.8 million views already, characters Rachel, Monica, Phoebe, Joey, Chandler and Ross can be seen walking together down a street with a piano version of the famous theme tune playing in the background.
The screen goes blank and text appears: “The one where they get back together”.
Alongside the post on Instagram, Jennifer Anniston, who plays Rachel Green wrote: “It’s official! The #FriendsReunion premieres May 27th on @HBOMax — could we BE any more excited?!”
One fan replied: “OH MY GOD (Janice’s Voice)”.
Another said: “The One Where We’re In Tears”
While one penned: “I have chills”
Another added: “I AM SO REAAAAAADY.”
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According to Variety, the stars Jennifer Aniston, Courteney Cox, Lisa Kudrow, Matt Le Blanc, Matthew Perry and David Schwimmer, will receive at least £1.78 million each for their part in the episode.
It has been reported Jennifer is “nervous” the reunion will be “hammered by critics”.
“Jen is probably the most nervous of all the cast because, rightly or wrongly, the pressure and spotlight will inevitably be directed at her,” a source claimed.
“The endless delays [filming was held up for a year due to the pandemic] have only added to the tension and pressure, and she’s worried that it will be her who gets hammered by critics if any of them come across as dry or awkward on the panel,” the insider added to Heat magazine.
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It’s also been claimed that Jennifer dropped some baby major news during filming of the Friends reunion.
It’s reported that the actress has decided to adopt a baby girl from Mexican orphanage, Casa Hogar Sion.
Jen has been a long-time supporter of helping out the orphanage, and her friends are now saying the adoption process is set to be finalised by June.
Courteney Cox, who plays Monica Geller, recently revealed it was “so emotional” filming the show, which was delayed due to Covid.
Appearing on The Ellen DeGeneres Show live from London, Courteney spoke about what it was like to eventually get the gang back together.
“It was unbelievable, so emotional,” the Scream actress said.
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“It’s an unscripted reunion, but we got to be on Stage 24 for the first time, all of us, in I forgot how many years – fifteen years? Seventeen years?”
Ellen asked Courteney if it had brought back lots of memories, she said: “I have the worst memory. Everything came up that I forgot about.
“But, it was great. It was really fun. We had a lot of special surprises, and it was fantastic. It really was.”
The reunion was first confirmed in April, when the show’s official social media account shared an image of a screen that said “Friends The Reunion”.
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The caption read: “That’s a wrap! Could we BE anymore excited!? Friends: The Reunion is coming to @hbomax.”
Guest stars David Beckham, Justin Bieber, BTS, James Corden, Cindy Crawford, Cara Delevingne, Lady Gaga, Elliott Gould, Kit Harington, Larry Hankin, Mindy Kaling, Thomas Lennon, Christina Pickles, Tom Selleck, James Michael Tyler, Maggie Wheeler, Reese Witherspoon and Malala Yousafzai will also be making appearances according to reports.
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