Was Emily pregnant during Friends?

Actress Helen Baxendale became pregnant between seasons 4 and 5; as a result she was unable to travel to the US to do any filming for Season 5. Her only appearances were heavily swaddled in bedclothes, and she had to be written out of the series a lot earlier than was intended.
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Who was actually pregnant in Friends?

Lisa Kudrow was pregnant in real life when she was shooting the triplets storyline for Phoebe Buffay in Friends. The actor had earlier shared that the makers were not really into hiding the pregnancy so they wrote it into the show. The trailer of the Friends' reunion special episode sure left the sitcom fans emotional.
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Was Helen Baxendale pregnant while filming Friends?

Helen Baxendale, who played Ross's wife Emily, was also pregnant at the end of season four, but was written out during season five at her request before the pregnancy was noticeable, according to Comedy Central.
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Why did they write Emily out of Friends?

It turns out that Baxendale, who was also working on the critically acclaimed British television show Cold Feet while on Friends, had to be written out of Friends because she and her hubby were expecting their first child.
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Why did Carol and Susan stop appearing in Friends?

We saw less and less of the pair as the main cast of "Friends" had big life changes. Eventually, after Ross and Rachel had a child of their own, we stopped seeing Carol and Susan completely, though their names were brought up in conversation.
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Who is the least favorite character on Friends?

Fans' least favorite character in Friends is Monica

After Chandler came Joey Tribbiani with 17%, Phoebe Buffay with 15%, Rachel Green at 13%, and Ross Geller at 6%. In last place came Monica Geller with a sad 5%, making her the most disliked character in Friends, according to this poll.
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Was Monica really pregnant in the last episode of Friends?

Courteney Cox strategically hid her pregnancy during Monica's final on-screen moments. Toward the end of filming season 10, Cox was pregnant with her first child, her daughter Coco, who was born just a few weeks after the final episode of "Friends" aired on NBC.
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Did Phoebe really give birth on Friends?

In season four of "Friends", writers of the show decided to build on Lisa Kudrow's real-life pregnancy as Phoebe Buffay's surrogate pregnancy.
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Why does Monica look so different in the last season of Friends?

Jennifer Aniston's hair may be the most famous style from Friends. But as The Skincare Edit notes, it looks like Cox also had some fun experimenting with hair and makeup during the time she was filming Friends. Photos seem to reveal that for a time, she dyed her hair darker than its natural color.
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Did Monica wear a wig in Barbados?

During an appearance of Jimmy Kimmel Live, Courteney Cox admitted that the success of Jennifer Aniston's haircut "bummed her out." Her character, Monica Geller, was given the 'Dudley Moore' hair cut and more famously the humidity-inflicted frizzy look when they were in Barbados.
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Did Monica wear a wig in Friends?

While playing Monica on "Friends," her character famously got a botched haircut from Phoebe (Lisa Kudrow). Instead of the sexy Demi Moore-inspired cut she requested, Cox's character got a choppy mess of a cut that resembled Dudley Moore instead.
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Why does Rachel look different in season 9?

During season nine episode 15, “The One With The Mugging”, Jennifer Aniston was replaced with a stand-in while her character Rachel was still in shot, and the understudy (?!) wasn't even wearing the same outfit.
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Why did Phoebe wear a wig in Friends?

friendsvscoofficial. Lisa Kudrow, (Phoebe Buffay), had to wear a wig most of season 6, because her hair was too short for the character.
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Did Friends actually film in London?

The finale was filmed in three parts, first the scenes with Lisa Kudrow were filmed in Los Angeles, then everybody went to London and they filmed the scenes on the street, then they filmed the dinner and other scenes in a studio in London before an audience.
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Did Rachel actually have a baby on Friends?

Oh, and Rachel was pregnant. The latter probably came as one of the biggest shocks of the entire series, with audiences around the globe desperately trying to figure out who in the world got Rachel Green pregnant. Turns out it was Ross and the pair welcome baby Emma a solid year and a bit after she was conceived.
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What season was Monica pregnant in real life?

During season 10, Cox got pregnant with her and Arquette's child. At that same time, her character and on-screen husband were going through the process of adopting a child. Like Monica and Chandler, Cox and Arquette had also struggled with conceiving in real life.
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Who had the least screentime in Friends?

While Phoebe appears the least, appearing in just 41.9% of all scenes. The show's most common grouping of four was Joey, Phoebe, Monica, and Chandler – appearing together 41 times – while its least common was Joey, Phoebe, Monica, and Ross, which only happened once.
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Did any of the Friends cast not get along?

They worked together nearly every single day for an entire decade while shooting Friends. And while some actors can't stand their closest coworkers, this sextet always seemed to get along. Their real-life relationships hardly imitate their on-screen relationships.
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Who has the most screentime in Friends?

When it came to the most screen appearances, Chandler came out on top with Ross and Rachel close behind. However, the character with the most individual screen appearances (scenes in which only one character among the six was present), Ross was a clear winner.
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Why does Chandler leave in season 9?

In the second episode of Friends season 9, "The One Where Emma Cries," Chandler fell asleep during an important meeting at his workplace and accidentally accepted an offer to move to Oklahoma to run a division of the company in Tulsa.
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Why does Phoebe on Friends always wear long skirts?

To keep things consistent, Phoebe's Bohemian lifestyle meant usually wearing long dresses and skirts. During the '90s, the Hippie styles of the late '60s/early '70s had a bit of a comeback anyway, making Phoebe's style fairly hip at the time.
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Does Rachel wear a wig in Friends?

Despite her appearance, she seems to have natural hair. Alongside that, she also works as a political commentator and also runs her show, The Rachel Maddow Show, on MSNBC. “I wore a half-wig on this film, and the girl who was washing the hairpiece wasn't using my shampoo.
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What does 12/4 on Rachel's shirt mean?

It is revealed in that episode that she is the youngest of the six friends, as the others had already turned 30 and were relating their birthdays. In the episode, she is wearing a shirt that has her supposed birthday on it (12-4), which is also inconsistent with the dates above.
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What happened to fake Monica?

Eventually, the Fake Monica is arrested for stealing the credit card, and Monica visits her in jail to thank her for giving her the experiences she gave her. Her real name is never revealed.
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