Valerie Bertinelli turned down chance to be on Friends

“When Friends called I just couldn’t see myself doing it. I thought, ‘No, I can’t stand next to those three beautiful women; I’ll just look like a tub of lard.’”
Actress Valerie Bertinelli turned down the chance to be part of the Friends cast because she feared she was too fat.
I wonder who they wanted her to play? Monica?
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February 29th, 2008 at 12:53 pm
I am going to assume that Monica was out of the question since she said in her quote “No, I can’t stand next to those three beautiful women…”. Obviously Monice (Courtney Cox) was already playing Monica and not going anywhere.
February 29th, 2008 at 1:15 pm
Probably just a guest star. They had a lot of famous folks on for an episode or two.
February 29th, 2008 at 1:22 pm
I don’t think they wanted her to play one of the 3 leading characters because she said ‘No, I can’t stand next to those three beautiful women;(…)”
Probably a guest or a minor character.
February 29th, 2008 at 3:20 pm
She was hilarious on Oprah. Very blunt, but I liked her. Very real.
March 1st, 2008 at 12:43 am
Thank God for that! Who wants her on Friends? Ugh. That voice. Ugh, that personality.