'Friends' star Lisa Kudrow has described the 'jarring'&nbsp;emotion she felt when filming the hit American sitcom alongside co-stars Jennifer Aniston and Courteney Cox. The 59-year-old, who shot to worldwide fame in the mid-1990s for her portrayal of Phoebe Buffay, revealed that her body perception soon changed after she landed the role, reports mirror.co.uk. Kudrow told the Popcrushed podcast she suffered from body dysmorphia, adding that she wrongly felt like a "stick" like her sister and father.

"I didn't see it. I had no waist. I didn't see it at all. I thought I was just really skinny and I could just do whatever," she explained.

"And I would look at pictures and be like, 'Wow, pictures really distort reality'. It wasn't until Friends that I realised that I didn't really look like I thought I looked. That's what was so jarring and that's when I was like, "I've gotta actually lose weight? I have to diet? Shoot.' "

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Asked whether the media had impacted her change in perception, Lisa put it down to 'just seeing herself on the show' and simply seeing how the female trio looked in clothes." Kudrow said she asked Aniston, who played Rachel Green, and Cox, who starred as Monica Gellar, to accompany her to various fittings to offer their wisdom. At that point, she realised it 'wasnt just about tailoring'.

She added: "I'm not trying to say I was overweight either. I was not. I just had no idea of the actual shape of my body."

Kudrow went on to reveal that she finally began to accept her body upon reaching her 40s, telling herself: "Do what you need to do to be healthy, but this is your body and it's OK." It comes after Aniston recently revealed that the girls ate the same salad every day for 10 years while filming.

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'Friends' star Lisa Kudrow has described the 'jarring' emotion she felt when filming the hit American sitcom alongside co-stars Jennifer Aniston and Courteney Cox.

'Friends' star Lisa Kudrow has described the 'jarring' emotion she felt when filming the hit American sitcom alongside co-stars Jennifer Aniston and Courteney Cox. The 59-year-old, who shot to worldwide fame in the mid-1990s for her portrayal of Phoebe Buffay, revealed that her body perception soon changed after she landed the role, reports mirror.co.uk. Kudrow told the Popcrushed podcast she suffered from body dysmorphia, adding that she wrongly felt like a "stick" like her sister and father. "I didn't see it. I had no waist. I didn't see it at all. I thought I was just really skinny and I could just do whatever," she explained. "And I would look at pictures and be like, 'Wow, pictures really distort reality'. It wasn't until Friends that I realised that I didn't really look like I thought I looked. That's what was so jarring and that's when I was like, "I've gotta actually lose weight? I have to diet? Shoot.' " Jennifer Aniston sends birthday wishes to 'Friends' co-star Lisa Kudrow with sweet throwback pics Asked whether the media had impacted her change in perception, Lisa put it down to 'just seeing herself on the show' and simply seeing how the female trio looked in clothes." Kudrow said she asked Aniston, who played Rachel Green, and Cox, who starred as Monica Gellar, to accompany her to various fittings to offer their wisdom. At that point, she realised it 'wasnt just about tailoring'. She added: "I'm not trying to say I was overweight either. I was not. I just had no idea of the actual shape of my body." Kudrow went on to reveal that she finally began to accept her body upon reaching her 40s, telling herself: "Do what you need to do to be healthy, but this is your body and it's OK." It comes after Aniston recently revealed that the girls ate the same salad every day for 10 years while filming. Veteran actress Michelle Yeoh set to receive AFI Honorary Degree

Lisa Kudrow felt insecure when she filmed with 'Friends' female co-stars

Before Lisa Kudrow became a star playing Phoebe Buffay in hit show 'Friends', the actress had appeared in small roles in iconic shows like 'Frasier' and 'Mad About You'.&nbsp;

Turns out, Kudrow was fired from the sets of 'Frasier' just days&nbsp;into filming

While joining her sitcom co-stars Jennifer Aniston and Courteney Cox on Wednesday`s edition of Sirius XM`s `The Howard Stern Show`, Kudrow revealed that she was also tapped to play Roz Doyle on `Frasier` but was pulled from the gig three days into filming its pilot episode.

"I wasn`t right for the part (or)&nbsp;for the chemistry of the group. So that wasn`t working but I did think, `Oh, I am not this guy`s cup of tea,`" she said of director James Burrows and his decision to scrap Kudrow for that of Peri Gilpin.

The Kelsey Grammer-led `Frasier` ran for 11 seasons on NBC from 1993 to 2004. Paramount+ announced in February that a revival series was given the go-ahead with Grammer set to reprise his role as Frasier Crane.

Perhaps, Burrows, who directed a few episodes of `Friends` as well, wanted to see Kudrow in another light as the star&nbsp;also revealed that she was "the only one of the six (`Friends` stars)&nbsp;who had to go in and audition for (Burrows)," adding that she "had one extra audition just for James Burrows."

"I did it and he went, `No notes,`" Kudrow recalled of the career moment. "I left going, `That either means she`s beyond help and helpless, just like I always knew,` or `Yeah, it`s perfect. I have no notes.`"

Kudrow ultimately did land the role as Phoebe but she&nbsp;told Stern that she initially didn`t feel as connected to the other characters and wasn`t sure she would jibe with the crew as a whole.

"Shooting the pilot that week I was like, `All right, here we go,`" she recalled. "Phoebe was not the character that was part of this group really, that easily. There was a struggle."

The cast of `Friends`, including Kudrow, Jennifer Aniston, Courteney Cox, David Schwimmer, Matt LeBlanc, and Matthew Perry recently came together to film a reunion special that aired on HBO Max.

`Friends` originally aired for 10 seasons on NBC from 1994 to 2004. The beloved sitcom followed the story of six friends in their 20s and 30s who live in Manhattan, New York City.

Before Lisa Kudrow became a star playing Phoebe Buffay in hit show 'Friends', the actress had appeared in small roles in iconic shows like 'Frasier' and 'Mad About You'.

Before Lisa Kudrow became a star playing Phoebe Buffay in hit show 'Friends', the actress had appeared in small roles in iconic shows like 'Frasier' and 'Mad About You'. Turns out, Kudrow was fired from the sets of 'Frasier' just days into filming While joining her sitcom co-stars Jennifer Aniston and Courteney Cox on Wednesday`s edition of Sirius XM`s `The Howard Stern Show`, Kudrow revealed that she was also tapped to play Roz Doyle on `Frasier` but was pulled from the gig three days into filming its pilot episode. "I wasn`t right for the part (or) for the chemistry of the group. So that wasn`t working but I did think, `Oh, I am not this guy`s cup of tea,`" she said of director James Burrows and his decision to scrap Kudrow for that of Peri Gilpin. The Kelsey Grammer-led `Frasier` ran for 11 seasons on NBC from 1993 to 2004. Paramount+ announced in February that a revival series was given the go-ahead with Grammer set to reprise his role as Frasier Crane. Perhaps, Burrows, who directed a few episodes of `Friends` as well, wanted to see Kudrow in another light as the star also revealed that she was "the only one of the six (`Friends` stars) who had to go in and audition for (Burrows)," adding that she "had one extra audition just for James Burrows." "I did it and he went, `No notes,`" Kudrow recalled of the career moment. "I left going, `That either means she`s beyond help and helpless, just like I always knew,` or `Yeah, it`s perfect. I have no notes.`" Kudrow ultimately did land the role as Phoebe but she told Stern that she initially didn`t feel as connected to the other characters and wasn`t sure she would jibe with the crew as a whole. "Shooting the pilot that week I was like, `All right, here we go,`" she recalled. "Phoebe was not the character that was part of this group really, that easily. There was a struggle." The cast of `Friends`, including Kudrow, Jennifer Aniston, Courteney Cox, David Schwimmer, Matt LeBlanc, and Matthew Perry recently came together to film a reunion special that aired on HBO Max. `Friends` originally aired for 10 seasons on NBC from 1994 to 2004. The beloved sitcom followed the story of six friends in their 20s and 30s who live in Manhattan, New York City.

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Lisa Kudrow felt insecure when she filmed with 'Friends' female co-stars

Lisa Kudrow reveals she was fired from 'Frasier' before landing iconic role in 'Friends'