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AFTER years of waiting, Friends fans can finally feast their eyes on the hit show's huge reunion special.
That's right Rachel, Ross, Monica, Chandler, Joey and Phoebe are back on our screens for a special episode called The One Where They Get Back Together.
Fans in the US can watch it on streaming service HBO Max and UK fans can watch it all unfold on Sky One.
And in the UK it is available to watch on Sky and NOW TV streaming service.
Read our Friends live blog for the very latest updates...
MATTHEW PERRY AND COURTENEY COX ARE ACTUALLY DISTANT COUSINS
Matthew and Courteney, who marry as Chandler and Monica, are said to be distant cousins – and both are related to Lady Gaga, too.
Genealogy website MyHeritage revealed the co-stars are 11th cousins, sharing relatives William Osbern Haskell III and Ellen Haskell.
WATCH: DAVID BECKHAM TURNS TO FRIENDS WHEN HE’S LOW AND MISSING VICTORIA
David Beckham turns to Friends when he’s low and missing VictoriaNO FRIENDS COMEBACK FOR LISA
Lisa Kudrow has revealed the emotional reason she’d NEVER do a Friends movie or a new series.
The 57-year-old – who played Phoebe Buffay – was asked by presenter James Corden if she had ever contemplated returning to the role that made her famous.
She replied: “No, I’m sorry I haven’t.”
“Everyone’s lives are very nice and they would have to unravel all those good things in order for there to be stories.
“I don’t want anyone’s happy endings unravelled.”
MAGGIE’S HERE
The fast talking New-Yorker Janice, played by Maggie Wheeler makes an appearance!
She featured in 19 episodes over the show’s ten seasons and the reunion wouldn’t have been the same without a cameo from her!
NERVOUS MATTHEW
Matthew Perry ‘felt like he would die’ with ‘sweating and convulsions’ on the Friends set – leaving his co-stars shocked.
The 51-year-old actor played Chandler Bing in the hit sitcom, giving fans around the world plenty of laughs across the 10 seasons.
However, Matthew has revealed the pressure he felt to get the laughs throughout the show’s entire run on the Friends reunion show.
But Matthew admitted he had a different experience entirely, telling his co-stars: “To me, I felt like I was going to die if they didn’t laugh, and it’s not healthy, for sure.
“I would sometimes say a line and they wouldn’t laugh and I would sweat and go into like convulsions, if I didn’t get the laugh I was supposed to get.”
HORROR MOMENT FOR MATT
The Friends reunion showed the excruciating moment Matt LeBlanc dislocated his shoulder for real in the middle of a episode.
The Joey Tribbiani star was performing a slapstick stunt when he hurt himself in the season three episode, The One Where No One’s Ready.
The injury ended up getting written into the show by saying Joey fell off the bed.
MATTHEW’S TRIP TO THE DENTIST
It was recently confirmed that Matthew had undergone dental work that affected his speech after fans were concerned he sounded slurred.
The “slurred” speech in the Friends reunion promo video was due to an emergency dental procedure not a drugs relapse, a source has claimed.
A source told The Sun: “Matthew turned up to the reunion and members of his team said that he had an emergency tooth procedure that day.
“That was said to impact his wellbeing and also how he was feeling. He had been in pain from what we understand, which caused the slurred speech.
FRIENDS FANS SOB AFTER COURTENEY COX SAYS THERE WILL NOT BE ANOTHER REUNION
Monica Geller star Courteney Cox says “this will be the last time that we’re ever asked about the show as a group, like we’re not going to do this again in 15 more years”, a statement no fan of the show wanted to hear.
MATTHEW PERRY 'WOULD CONVULSE AND SWEAT' WITH PANIC IF HE DIDN'T GET LAUGHS
Matthew's alcohol addiction has caused him many health issues throughout the years, including pancreatitis and gastrointestinal perforation.
He told the Friends reunion special that he 'felt like he would die' with 'sweating and convulsions' on the Friends set amid his struggles.
Desperately wanting to make audiences laugh, he explained that he had an "unhealthy" reaction if he didn't "get a laugh" when reciting his lines.
"To me, I felt like I was going to die if they didn't laugh, and it's not healthy, for sure," he told his fellow cast members.
"I would sometimes say a line and they wouldn't laugh and I would sweat and go into like convulsions, if I didn't get the laugh I was supposed to get."
TOP TEN MOST EMOTIONAL MOMENTS ON FRIENDS
Top ten most emotional moments on FriendsTHE REASON MATTHEW PERRY SOUNDS SLURRED DURING REUNION SPECIAL REVEALED
It was recently confirmed that Matthew had undergone dental work that affected his speech after fans were concerned he sounded slurred.
The "slurred" speech in the Friends reunion promo video was due to an emergency dental procedure not a drugs relapse, a source has claimed.
A source told The Sun: "Matthew turned up to the reunion and members of his team said that he had an emergency tooth procedure that day.
"That was said to impact his wellbeing and also how he was feeling. He had been in pain from what we understand, which caused the slurred speech.
"Obviously no one wants to film after a procedure, but it happened. The feeling was one of huge sympathy for Matthew especially in recent days given how people have reacted online. Matthew has told those around him that he is sober, and there is no need to worry."
FRIENDS FANS ADMIT THEY’RE DISTRACTED BY MATTHEW PERRY’S TEETH
FRIENDS fans have admitted they were distracted during The Reunion Special thanks to Matthew Perry's bright white teeth.
The 51-year-old actor, who played Chandler Bing in the hit sitcom, sat alongside his five co-stars in the one-off show, but had fans preoccupied by his pearly gnashers.
Read more here.
FRIENDS FANS ADMIT THEY’RE DISTRACTED BY MATTHEW PERRY’S TEETH
FRIENDS fans have admitted they were distracted during The Reunion Special thanks to Matthew Perry's bright white teeth.
The 51-year-old actor, who played Chandler Bing in the hit sitcom, sat alongside his five co-stars in the one-off show, but had fans preoccupied by his pearly gnashers.
Read more here.
HORROR MOMENT FOR MATT LE BLANC REVISITED
The Friends reunion showed the excruciating moment Matt LeBlanc dislocated his shoulder for real in the middle of a episode.
The Joey Tribbiani star was performing a slapstick stunt when he hurt himself in the season three episode, The One Where No One’s Ready.
The injury ended up getting written into the show by saying Joey fell off the bed.
JENNIFER’S LIPPY
In an interview with Glamour, Rachel Green herself, Jennifer Aniston revealed her go to lipstick shade when filming Friends.
“”They’re always sort of regurgitating trends. How about MAC’s Paramount lipstick? It was a browny brick. I remember that was my go-to colour when I was doing Friends.”
And good news beauty fans, the shade will set you back an affordable £17.50 and is still available from MAC today.
MATTHEW’S TRIP TO THE DENTIST
It was recently confirmed that Matthew had undergone dental work that affected his speech after fans were concerned he sounded slurred.
The “slurred” speech in the Friends reunion promo video was due to an emergency dental procedure not a drugs relapse, a source has claimed.
A source told The Sun: “Matthew turned up to the reunion and members of his team said that he had an emergency tooth procedure that day.
“That was said to impact his wellbeing and also how he was feeling. He had been in pain from what we understand, which caused the slurred speech.
MATTHEW PERRY NEARLY DIDN'T STAR IN FRIENDS AS HE'D SIGNED DEAL FOR SITCOM SET IN A FUTURE LAX
Matthew Perry nearly didn't star in Friends as he'd signed deal for sitcom set in a future LAXWATCH LISA KUDROW PERFORM SMELLY CAT WITH LADY GAGA DURING FRIENDS: THE REUNION
Watch Lisa Kudrow perform Smelly Cat with Lady Gaga during Friends: The ReunionGMB'S BEN SHEPHARD MADE CAMEO APPEARANCE IN FRIENDS 20 YEARS AGO
BEN Shephard thrilled fans as he revealed his "ageless" look during his cameo in Friends 20 years ago.
The Good Morning Britain presenter made a brief appearance in an episode of the sitcom back in 2002. Ben, 46, today played out his proud moment in The One Where Rachel Is Late in which he was credited as Man with Microphone.
He was seen as a reporter on a red carpet trying to get an interview as Joey took Chandler to a film premiere. Ben explained "Friends was at its peak. I got to interview Marta [Kauffman, executive producer] on set.
"She was brilliant. While we were talking I knew they were shooting Joey's premiere that night. I said to the crew, 'why don't I try and angle this interview and get us on set'.
"I'd been chatting with Marta, saying we were really looking forward to seeing it because it's red carpet and part of our trade."
FRIENDS CAST MEMBERS EARN $30MILLION A YEAR EACH FROM SYNDICATION
According to every year the stars all receive two per cent of any syndication revenue the show makes.
the six main cast members were thought to be earning a staggering $1million per episode (around £708,515.00).
A guide at the Studio tour previously revealed that Friends rakes in $1billion each year for the network, which means each cast member is given a paycheck of around $20million (£15,641,300) annually.
This increased to a whopping $30million once began to stream the show.
On top of that, The Hollywood Reporter revealed the cast were also paid £1.7million and £2.1million for The Reunion.
JENNIFER ANISTON AND DAVID SCHWIMMER ADMIT THEY ALMOST BECAME 'REAL LIFE ROSS AND RACHEL'
Jennifer Aniston and David Schwimmer have confessed that they almost became a real-life Ross and Rachel during the Friends Reunion special.
The duo became the ultimate will they/won’t they couple during the 10-year run of the NBC sitcom, and almost 25 years later, they admitted their sexual chemistry came largely down to their off-screen flirtations.
“The first season, I had a major crush on Jen,” David admits, with Jennifer agreeing the feelings were reciprocal.
EXPLAINED: DID ANY OF THE FRIENDS CAST DATE IN REAL LIFE?
Fans have often wondered if any of the show's storylines spilled out into real life.
Did ever date or did things get friendly between onscreen husband and wife and ?
There has long been speculation that things did get steamy when the cameras stopped rolling.
But it seems that while the main cast never got down to business with each other, they did with the - well three of the show's main stars did.
MATTHEW PERRY ‘MADE EVERYONE UNEASY AT FRIENDS: THE REUNION’ AS HE FAILED TO ADDRESS ADDICTION STRUGGLES
MATTHEW Perry made everyone uneasy at Friends: The Reunion because he failed to address his addiction struggles, it is claimed.
revealed on in 2016 that he couldn't remember "somewhere between season three and six" of his time on the NBC sitcom.
The star was addicted to Vicodin, methadone, amphetamines and alcohol, but eventually received a Champion of Recovery award in 2013 for opening sober residency Perry House.
critic Caroline Framke wrote on the reunion: "The special ultimately declines to discuss any of his troubled experience explicitly, but it nonetheless lingers around the margins with palpable unease.
"When his castmates talk about staying in touch with each other, he cracks a joke about how he doesn't hear 'from anyone' so dryly that it's impossible to tell if it's actually joke."
HORROR MOMENT FOR MATT LE BLANC REVISITED
The Friends reunion showed the excruciating moment Matt LeBlanc dislocated his shoulder for real in the middle of a episode.
The Joey Tribbiani star was performing a slapstick stunt when he hurt himself in the season three episode, The One Where No One’s Ready.
The injury ended up getting written into the show by saying Joey fell off the bed.
JENNIFER'S LIPPY
In an interview with Glamour, Rachel Green herself, Jennifer Aniston revealed her go to lipstick shade when filming Friends.
""They’re always sort of regurgitating trends. How about MAC’s Paramount lipstick? It was a browny brick. I remember that was my go-to colour when I was doing Friends."
And good news beauty fans, the shade will set you back an affordable £17.50 and is still available from MAC today.
