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05-06-2023, 01:27 AM
https://www.thelist.com/1278452/lisa-kudrow-body-image-friends/
BY AMANDA LYNNE/MAY 5, 2023 11:47 PM EST
Lisa Kudrow is forever cemented in pop culture history for her role as Phoebe Buffay on the hit television series "Friends." The series is one of the most beloved and popular shows of all time, and fans are still obsessed with it today. Although Kudrow earned enormous fame for her role, she has admitted that the early days of filming weren't exactly easy for her, especially since she suffered body image issues after comparing herself to her co-stars Courteney Cox and Jennifer Aniston.
"I thought I was just really skinny. I can do whatever, [but] no, especially in high school. And I look at pictures and say, 'Wow, pictures really distort reality,'" Kudrow revealed on the Podcrushed podcast in 2022 (via People). "And it wasn't until Friends that I realized, 'Oh, I don't look like I thought I looked.' It was just seeing myself on the show and seeing myself in clothes and seeing Courteney and Jennifer in clothes," she added.
Kudrow went on to explain that she thought she could fix the problems she saw with better-fitting clothes. However, she came to realize that her body type was simply different from that of her co-stars. "That's when I would see, 'Oh, okay, it's not just about tailoring...' And I'm not trying to say I was overweight, either. I was not. I just had no idea the shape of my actual body" she admitted.
BY AMANDA LYNNE/MAY 5, 2023 11:47 PM EST
Lisa Kudrow is forever cemented in pop culture history for her role as Phoebe Buffay on the hit television series "Friends." The series is one of the most beloved and popular shows of all time, and fans are still obsessed with it today. Although Kudrow earned enormous fame for her role, she has admitted that the early days of filming weren't exactly easy for her, especially since she suffered body image issues after comparing herself to her co-stars Courteney Cox and Jennifer Aniston.
"I thought I was just really skinny. I can do whatever, [but] no, especially in high school. And I look at pictures and say, 'Wow, pictures really distort reality,'" Kudrow revealed on the Podcrushed podcast in 2022 (via People). "And it wasn't until Friends that I realized, 'Oh, I don't look like I thought I looked.' It was just seeing myself on the show and seeing myself in clothes and seeing Courteney and Jennifer in clothes," she added.
Kudrow went on to explain that she thought she could fix the problems she saw with better-fitting clothes. However, she came to realize that her body type was simply different from that of her co-stars. "That's when I would see, 'Oh, okay, it's not just about tailoring...' And I'm not trying to say I was overweight, either. I was not. I just had no idea the shape of my actual body" she admitted.