Jennifer Aniston was surprised she got her leading role on "Friends" in only 24 hours

Jennifer Aniston was initially being considered for Courteney Cox's Monica Gellar while Courteney Cox was initially approached to play Rachel Green.

Cox asked to read for Monica instead because she felt a stronger personal connection to Monica’s organized and competitive personality.

As for Aniston, she was surprised she got her leading role on "Friends" in only 24 hours.

She recalled, "I had auditioned the day before [for Friends] -- I really wanted it, really badly -- and I walked into the audition and there were so many girls and I remember thinking 'Oh boy.' I just gave it my all, came home, and I think it was by that day, by 2 o'clock that same day, I got the job."

Jennifer Aniston doesn't enjoy filming her upcoming movie, "Naughty", in London

Jennifer Aniston doesn't enjoy filming her upcoming movie, "Naughty", in London.

Source tells, "Jen has a real fire in her belly about getting back on the big screen, adding the chance to flex muscles she hasn't used much during her time on the Apple TV drama series".

"It's a bit annoying for Jen to have to make this movie in London. It's not her favorite place to work, even though she is being treated like royalty and being provided top-of-class accommodations, food, and even private security during the shoot."

Source added, "Fortunately, this isn't expected to be a marathon production. Jen should be almost done with her work by mid-December at the latest, provided weather and other factors cooperate."

Shaun Cassidy shared that he performed a magic show at Jennifer Aniston’s 4th birthday party

During an interview on The Drew Barrymore show, Shaun Cassidy shared to guest host Valerie Bertinelli that he performed a magic show at Jennifer Aniston’s 4th birthday party before he became famous.

He recalled, "The first, like, public, anything I did: I did magic shows, 12-, 13-, 14-years-old, around Los Angeles. And I did Jennifer Aniston’s fourth birthday party."

"True story, which she has reminded me of."

Then Valerie asked, "Does she realize this now?".

He replied, "Yes Yes Yes".

Jennifer Aniston keeps her therapist's ashes in a Ziploc

During in a 2012 interview with GQ, Jennifer Aniston admitted that she keeps her therapist's ashes in a Ziploc.

She shared, "I have my therapist ['s ashes] in a bag. She thought of me sort of like a daughter, and I thought of her sort of like a mum. I went to her funeral. They split her up into little Ziploc bags they handed out like party favours."

Jennifer Aniston wanted to delay the 2021 Friends reunion over concerns about Matthew Perry’s health

Jennifer Aniston wanted to delay the 2021 Friends reunion over concerns about Matthew Perry’s health. 

A source shared, "Jennifer was looking at Matthew as her friend, not as a television star. She was worried about him and didn’t want the reunion to come at the expense of his well-being".

"But Matthew was determined to prove he could do it. The heartbreaking truth is that nobody around him seemed to be protecting him, and he wasn’t protecting himself, either. Jennifer could see how vulnerable he was, and she wanted someone to step in."

"Jennifer wanted him to be safe, but Matthew wanted to show everyone he was still standing. She was trying to protect her friend, but she couldn’t make those choices for him".

Jennifer Aniston has revealed a scene from Friends that she still finds funny to this day

Jennifer Aniston has revealed a scene from Friends that she still finds funny to this day.

During an interview with Variety, Jennifer Aniston and Lisa Kudrow discussed a scene in which David Schwimmer’s character Ross tried to play the bagpipes.

Kudrow said, "All of us were cracking up, including me".

Aniston responded, "Nothing funnier".

Referring to Phoebe, Aniston recalled, "You just sang it like the sound of those awful bagpipes".

Kudrow then said, "I was the worst. When I watch it, I'm just like, 'Oh, I'm laughing. I'm fully laughing.'".

Aniston agreed, "I know, I know. Well, it was funny, man."

Jennifer Aniston's reaction to the claim by Penelope Spheeris that she gave her an adult toy

During an episode of the Moynihan Report podcast, director Penelope Spheeris claimed that Jennifer Aniston gave her an adult toy set in 2011 to embarrass her.

Penelope tells, "She's still alive. She gave me a d*ldo as a present. It had rhinestones pasted on it – you couldn’t even use it."

"It was a mean-spirited dildo to humiliate me in front of the whole crew."

One source tells Jennifer Aniston's reaction, "This completely stunned Jen".

"She remembers having a great relationship with Penelope, and she remembers Penelope praising her very loudly when the movie they worked on came out, but what she does not remember is ever giving her a dildo, and she has no idea why Penelope would claim she did".

"She's [Aniston] trying to ignore this, but she doesn't appreciate being painted as some sort of predator going around making other women feel uncomfortable. It's just so bizarre, and it's so out of character for her; it would actually be laughable if so many people weren't buying into this."