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The on-again, off-again romance between
characters Ross Geller and Rachel Green wasn't just for the
cameras.
Actors David Schwimmer and Jennifer Aniston revealed for the
first time that they had major crushes on each other in the
early years of the series, but the first time they kissed was
when their characters did so on screen in 1995.
"I just remember saying one time to David, it's gonna be such a
bummer if the first time you and I actually kiss is going to be
on national television. Sure enough! First time we kissed was in
that coffee shop," Aniston says in "Friends: The Reunion."
"We just channeled all of our adoration and love for each other
into Ross and Rachel," she added.
The passionate kiss in the Central Perk coffee shop in the
Season 2 episode "The One Where Ross Finds Out" is widely
considered one of the highlights of the series, which came to an
end in 2004 with the two characters finally getting back
together.
Schwimmer and Aniston said the mutual attraction lasted for the
first two years of the show, but they never got together as a
couple off-screen because they were both in relationships or
between relationships with other people.
"We were both crushing hard on each other, but it was like two
ships passing because one of us was always in a relationship. So
we never crossed that boundary, you know. We respected that,"
said Schwimmer.
Schwimmer recalled that "in the very first year or two when we
had breaks from rehearsal, there were moments when we would
cuddle on the couch."
"How did not everyone know we were crushing on each other?" he
asked co-stars Matt LeBlanc, Matthew Perry, Courteney Cox and
Lisa Kudrow.
"We knew, for sure," said Cox.
"Friends: The Reunion" comes 17 years after the comedy about
20-somethings living in New York City ended its 10 year run. It
remains one of the most popular shows in re-runs and on
streaming platforms.
(Reporting by Jill Serjeant; editing by Diane Craft)
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