Friends is celebrating its 30th anniversary this year, which means a lot of those connected to the show are reflecting on the role it played in their lives and careers. Not all of the memories from one of the best sitcoms of all time are good ones, either. Elliott Gould, who played Ross and Monica’s dad, recalled a particularly embarrassing situation in which he spoiled a huge cliffhanger , and the actress portraying Ross’ first ex-wife Carol opened up about the “hardest part” of being on such a famous show.
She admitted, however, that what she went through was nothing compared to the main six. Jane Sibbett took over the character of Carol Willick from Anita Barone after just one episode of Friends . Her recurring role alongside Jessica Hecht as Susan Bunch made a huge impact on LGBTQ+ pop culture , with Carol and Susan participating in the first lesbian wedding on television.
However, her playing an openly gay character didn’t go over so well with some people, and Sibbett recalled getting backlash, even from some people close to her. She told The Times (UK) : When we were getting ready for the [lesbian] wedding episode, it was getting all this hostile hullabaloo and attention. A woman I had gone to church with called me saying she wanted to interview me and when I got on the call she said: ‘I just want you to know that you’re going to burn in Hell.
’ My dad and his third wife would have Bible study on Thursday nights at eight o’clock to make sure none of the.