Change in ‘Friends’, break-up in therapy: the curiosities of Courteney Cox, who turns 60

Courteney Cox was, for ten years, Monica Geller from “Friends”. It’s difficult not to associate her with this role, but the curious thing is that the actress was almost cast to play Rachel Green, who ended up with Jennifer Aniston.

The producers, after internal conversations and with Courteney herself, thought that the actress would do better as Monica, a woman obsessed with cleaning and Rachel’s best friend. The bonds of friendship go far beyond fiction — the two ended up becoming great friends in real life as well. They are “bedpans”: Jennifer is the godmother of Coco, Cox’s 20-year-old daughter.

Coco is the actress’s only heir, the result of her relationship with actor David Arquette. The relationship began behind the scenes of the first “Scream” film, which featured Cox four times throughout its franchise.

The actress is currently dating Snow Patrol musician Johnny McDaid, who broke things off with her “in the first minute” (literally, she said in an interview) of couples therapy. Afterwards, they reconciled.

In addition to her remarkable performance in “Friends”, Cox was also successful as the determined and fun Jules Cobb in the series “Cougar Town”, a woman who got involved with younger men. For the project, she received a Golden Globe nomination. And the recognition swept aside the “curse” of those who said that the protagonists of Friends would never be successful in another job.

Stardom gave Courteney fame, and also increased her engagement and influence to contribute to humanitarian causes. For more than ten years, she has supported a campaign to raise awareness about epidermolysis bullosa, which causes blisters on the skin with minimal friction. It was after witnessing the suffering of a good friend’s baby, affected by this illness, that the artist decided to help.