Jennifer Aniston is returning to television in a starring role for the first time since Friends ended in 2004. And the actress says the reason why she decided to come back after 15 years all boils down to Reese Witherspoon.
Jennifer, 50, and Reese, 43, star in the new Apple TV+ series The Morning Show. The acting team were discussing the show and Jennifer said Reese was the reason she ultimately decided to sign on to the project.
“It was all your fault. It was, literally,” the Dumplin’ actress said during an interview with Reese for ET. “The whole package that was presented was ideal. You couldn’t have dreamed something up better than this world.”
She called Reese “literally one of the hardest working women ever.”
“You went right in from Big Little Lies right into this, then right into [Little Fires Everywhere],” Jennifer remembered. Season two of Big Little Lies aired on HBO this summer. Little Fires Everywhere, based on the novel of the same name by Celeste Ng, will debut on Hulu in 2020. The series also stars Kerry Washington and Joshua Jackson.
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“I mean it's head-spinning,” Jennifer said of her costar’s work ethic.
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In The Morning Show, Jennifer and Reese’s onscreen counterparts don’t get along, unlike the actresses do in real life. Jennifer plays a veteran news anchor whose cohost, portrayed by Steve Carell, is fired after he’s accused of sexual misconduct.
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Reese’s character joins the morning program as his replacement, causing lots of drama as she adjusts to life in the spotlight. But being real-life friends made being onscreen enemies much easier.
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“It was actually great, because there's this level of trust,” Reese said. “I'm like, ‘Anything you need from me I'm here for you.’ There was a sense of, ‘I got you,’ and, ‘Hey, let me know if there is anything else I can do different.’”
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“It's hard to scream at her,” Jennifer admitted.
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“You were good screaming at me though,” the Legally Blonde actress joked.
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“It hurt my feelings,” Jennifer said. “Meaning, I hurt my feelings yelling at you.”
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The Morning Show debuts online on November 1.
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“I mean it's head-spinning,” Jennifer said of her costar’s work ethic.
Photo credit: INSTARImages
In The Morning Show, Jennifer and Reese’s onscreen counterparts don’t get along, unlike the actresses do in real life. Jennifer plays a veteran news anchor whose cohost, portrayed by Steve Carell, is fired after he’s accused of sexual misconduct.
Photo credit: INSTARImages
Reese’s character joins the morning program as his replacement, causing lots of drama as she adjusts to life in the spotlight. But being real-life friends made being onscreen enemies much easier.
Photo credit: INSTARImages
“It was actually great, because there's this level of trust,” Reese said. “I'm like, ‘Anything you need from me I'm here for you.’ There was a sense of, ‘I got you,’ and, ‘Hey, let me know if there is anything else I can do different.’”
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“It's hard to scream at her,” Jennifer admitted.
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“You were good screaming at me though,” the Legally Blonde actress joked.
Photo credit: INSTARImages
“It hurt my feelings,” Jennifer said. “Meaning, I hurt my feelings yelling at you.”
The Morning Show debuts online on November 1.
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