Friends fans shocked after ‘absolutely wild’ revelation goes viral

Date: 2024-10-28
Courteney Cox as Monica Geller and David Schwimmer as Ross Geller in Friends. Monica holds a ball and Ross is pointing at her, in Joey's apartment
A Friends revelation has left fans stunned (Picture: NBCU Photo Bank/NBCUniversal via Getty Images via Getty Images)

Friends fans, this is The One Where We All Feel Old.

It’s been two decades since the classic sitcom came to an end after 10 seasons, and a realisation about Courteney Cox and David Schwimmer has left people stunned.

The duo played siblings Monica and Ross Geller on the show, with Elliott Gould and Christina Pickles playing their parents Jack and Judy over the years.

Elliott and Christina appeared in the very first season back in 1994, and a fan has realised Courteney and David are now ‘the same age’ as the actors playing their parents were back then.

Parody account ChandlerBing_12 wrote on X: ‘Want to hear something that will make you feel old? Courteney Cox and David Schwimmer are currently the same age Jack and Judy were when Friends started back in 1994.;

As much as we want to believe otherwise, it adds up, with Christina turning 59 in 1994, and Elliott was 54 – while David is celebrating his 58th birthday next month, and Courteney turned 60 over the summer.

David Schwimmer as Ross Geller, Courteney Cox as Monica Geller, Christina Pickles as Judy Geller and Elliott Gould as Jack Geller smiling for a group photo on Friends set
David Schwimmer and Courteney Cox are the same age as Elliott Gould and Christina Pickles were in 1994 (Picture: Alice S Hall/NBCU Photo Bank/NBCUniversal via Getty Images)
Lisa Kudrow as Phoebe Buffay, Courteney Cox as Monica Geller and David Schwimmer as Ross Geller in Friends. Ross looks upset as Monica comforts him in her apartment, as Phoebe looks on
They’re basically us when we realised it’s true (Picture: Alice S Hall/NBCU Photo Bank/NBCUniversal via Getty Images)

We need a sit down after that, and we’re not the only ones, with plenty of fans struggling to come to terms with the passing of time.

‘This is absolutely wild,’ wrote @The_CK_Buchanan, while @ElatedTate replied: ‘Definitely making me feel old, lulz.’

‘I feel old now,’ agreed @Soundwavestorm, as @WEMUSTOKE summed up our feelings perfectly, simply saying: ‘JFC. We’re old AF.’

Elliott Gould as Jack Geller, Christina Pickles as Judy Geller, David Schwimmer as Ross Geller, Matthew Perry as Chandler Bing, Jennifer Aniston as Rachel Green and Courteney Cox as Monica Geller in Friends. They are in a wedding hall in London
Jack and Judy were a big part of the show (Picture: J. Delvalle/NBCU Photo Bank/NBCUniversal via Getty Images via Getty Images)

Jack and Judy were seen on the show on and off from 1994 to 2003 in 20 and 19 episodes respectively.

However, it could all have been very different as Jack was nearly killed off at one point during the run.

Elliott Gould as Jack Geller and Christina Pickles as Judy Geller, with David Schwimmer as Ross Geller in Friends. Ross holds a camcorder as Jack and Judy look at something in Monica's apartment
Jack was very nearly killed off (Picture: NBCUniversal via Getty Images)

Speaking exclusively to Metro.co.uk for the show’s 25th anniversary in 2019, producer and director Kevin S Bright said: ‘I think at times I was hoping the show could touch on… it was so good at touching on serious subjects and being funny about it.’

‘For example, I was going through in my life at the time of the role-reversal that you go through with parents,’ he explained. ‘The realisation that you’re the baby and they take care of you and then you rebirth and you start taking care of them, and the realisation your parents aren’t immortal.’

Thankfully, the plotline fell through, as Kevin admitted: ‘Nobody wanted to kill off Elliott Gould.’

Friends is available to stream on Netflix in the UK.

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