David Schwimmer’s massive Friends revelation about Jennifer Aniston
David Schwimmer has made a major revelation about his relationship with former co-star Jennifer Aniston, during the Friends reunion.
The 54-year-old was part of a nearly two-hour sit down special, and got to the juicy gossip right near the end of the episode.
Speaking to host James Corden, Schwimmer and Aniston revealed they had feelings for each other offscreen.
“The first season, I had a major crush on Jen,” Schwimmer said, to which Aniston responded: “It was reciprocated.”
“At some point we were both crushing hard on each other, but it was like two ships passing because one of us was always in a relationship and we never crossed that boundary, we respected that,” Scwhimmer went on to add.
The pair’s co-star Matt LeBlanc couldn’t help but chime in and say, “Bullsh*t”.
Aniston went on to reveal: “I remember saying to you (Schwimmer), ‘It’s going to be such a bummer if the first time we kiss is on national television…’ And sure enough, we did.”
To explain why they never explored their connection off-screen, she said that they never explored their connection off-screen, she added: “We just channeled all of our love and adoration for each other into Ross and Rachel.”
The pair were on-again off-again couple Ross Geller and Rachel Green, and continue to be one of the most iconic fictional couples in history.
Schwimmer explained how his feelings for Aniston played out during filming.
“I thought back on the very first year or two, and when we had breaks from rehearsal, there were moments where we would cuddle on the couch,” Schwimmer said.
“We would spoon and fall asleep on the couch,” Aniston chimed in, before behind the scenes footage of the pair looking close on set was shown.
Schwimmer then asks his cast mates, “And I’m thinking … ‘How did not everyone know we were crushing on each other?’”
“We knew. We knew,” Perry said.
“We knew for sure,” Cox added.
“Oh great, well thanks,” Schwimmer went on to joke.
“It was a situation that we couldn’t do anything about it,” he concedes, with Aniston nodding in the background.
Cox stated it was for the best the pair never explored their feelings.
“How great though, ultimately, because if you had, and it didn’t work out, it would’ve probably not been as great,” she said.
Ross and Rachel officially ended up together on the finale in 2004, but in real-life Aniston had already met A-list actor Brad Pitt in 1998.
Four years after shooting to fame on Friends, the couple would go on to get married in 2000 before splitting in 2005.
The cast revealed they all made a pact to never date each other, so as not to jeopardise the show’s success.