‘Friends’ was one of the most popular series of the nineties for its fun plot and its great actors. But, for one of her interpreters, not everything was rosy since she lived an internal conflict due to the insecurities and body dysmorphia that she felt in front of her companions Jennifer Aniston and Courteney Cox. That’s how it is, This is Lisa Kudrow, who confessed during an interview on the ‘Podcrusehd’ podcast that her insecurities began with the special style of clothing that her character Phoebe Buffay had to wear, that she was usually very baggy, something that from her point of view made her feel without much shape in the body. This, while her scene partners wore amazing outfits, something that made her uncomfortable.
“I would see myself on the show, I would see Courteney and Jennifer, and I would think, ‘Oh, they know tailoring, so they can discuss with the wardrobe director where and how to wear the clothes,” the actress said. But, beyond the dressing room, Lisa felt much bigger than the other ‘Friends’ co-stars, something that for her was not related to being really overweight, but the way he perceived his body.
In that sense, The interpreter assures that when she went to the costume tests she was usually very nervous and asked Courteney and Jennifer to accompany her. Something that her film companions did delighted. “We were like sisters,” Lisa says, “that’s when I was like ‘okay, so it’s not just about tailoring’. You know, I’m not saying I was overweight either, it’s just that I had no idea how to my body”.
About, the actress reflected on the beauty standards imposed by society, who assure that the thinner you will be, the more beautiful you will be, and, he recalled that at one time he tried to be completely thin, which affected his health, Vader collects on his website. “Unfortunately, for a woman, if you’re underweight, you look fine. And that was all I got. When she was very skinny, she would make me sick all the time. She gave me colds, infections…she was always sick,” she commented. It wasn’t until she was in her thirties that Lisa Kudrow began to love her body again. “One day it just dawned on me. I thought ‘it’s okay, that’s my body and that’s okay’. I mean do whatever you have to do to be healthy, yes, but this is your body. And that’s okay,” he ends. the actress.
‘Friends’
The series is a sitcom created by David Crane (“Keep Dreaming,” “The Class”) and Martha Kauffman (“Keep Dreaming,” “Grace and Frankie”). The project launched its six protagonists to international fame, who also obtained success in the cinema, especially Jennifer Aniston. In it, the experiences of six friends in their twenties (with time in their thirties) who live in Manhattan, New York, and are usually found in the “Central Perk” cafeteria, are followed. The youngest at the start of the soap opera were Jennifer Aniston and Matthew Perry, aged 25. The oldest was Lisa Kudrow, at 31.
