Fame and fortune are great, but even the richest
and most famous celebrities still have personal issues. In fact, often times that public success leads
to private turmoil - and the gang from Central Perk are no exceptions. Here's a look at the personal struggles of
the cast of Friends. Courteney Cox's cosmetic enhancements Like many celebrities, Courteney Cox is guilty
of going a little too far in the pursuit of the so-called "fountain of youth." Long-rumored to have all kinds of plastic
surgeries, Cox eventually opened up to New Beauty in 2017 for a frank chat about what
she's done to maintain her youthful look. "I grew up thinking that appearance was the
most important thing. That's kind of sad because it got me in trouble. I was trying so hard to keep up, and I actually
made things worse." She confessed to getting "a little injection here or filler there" which led to people noticing, which led to
recommendations for more procedures. "The next thing you know, you're layered and
layered and layered." Eventually, Cox had all of her "fillers dissolved"
and pivoted to more "natural" procedures such as laser treatments and dietary supplements. "But I have learned lessons [...] You know,
I think I was trying to keep up with getting older, trying to chase that. [...] You know, it's something you can't keep
up with." Matt LeBlanc's dark times Speaking with Entertainment Weekly Matt LeBlanc
said the show's incredible success contributed to problems at home - especially after his
spinoff series Joey flopped and his newborn daughter, Marina, was diagnosed with the rare
medical condition cortical dysplasia. "The expectation on Joey was so high, it was
so stressful. And then to go home and be like, ‘What’s
going to happen with our daughter?’ It was a very, very hard time. I almost had a nervous breakdown." He responded by taking a year off after Joey
was cancelled. "It had been 12 years of nose to the grindstone. I made a lot of money. I was in a position where I could retire. I want to just be with my little girl and
figure out what my life is. [...] It ultimately turned out to be the best
decision. I learned a lot about myself. I matured quite a bit. I developed a bond with my little girl." Luckily, Marina outgrew the condition and
is now a perfectly healthy - and totally typical - teenager. "Does she know that her dad is cool? Like everybody, you know, thinks you're cool
cuz you're a celebrity?" "Uh, I don't think she thinks I'm too cool,
no." David Schwimmer's struggles In a 2016 appearance on The Hollywood Reporter's
podcast, Awards Chatter, David Schwimmer revealed that becoming an instant celebrity following
the immediate popularity of Friends in 1994 wasn't all it was cracked up to be. "It was pretty jarring and it messed with
my relationship to other people in a way that took years, I think, for me to adjust to and
become comfortable with." The fame that accompanied his role on Friends
even became an issue for Schwimmer's entire approach to acting, which he described as "to observe life and to observe other people" something he could no longer do without being
noticed. As a result, he found himself wanting to "hide under a baseball cap and not be seen." Eventually, Schwimmer said he found the "tricky"
balance was to vary the roles he chose outside of Friends, as well as to focus on developing
his skills behind the camera as a director and founder/producer of the Chicago-based
Lookingglass Theatre Company. Jennifer Aniston ignites controversy While discussing her relationship with then-fiance
Justin Theroux in a 2015 interview with The New York Times, Jennifer Aniston mentioned
in passing one of her exes, saying "He would have been the one. But I was 25, and I was stupid. He must have sent me Justin to make up for
it all." That ex was actor Daniel McDonald, whose widow,
Mujah Maraini-Melehi, did not take kindly to Aniston's comments. Speaking with Inside Entertainment, Maraini-Melehi
accused Aniston of "exploiting" her ex-husband's memory and charged that "he would not have approved of all this uninvited
attention due to his past relationship to Jennifer." She continued, "I am sorry that Jennifer did not realize
the treasure that was Daniel when she had the chance, long before he and I met and long
before he died. It pains me to read the headlines that allude
to her losing him tragically when in fact she was not present during his long and difficult
illness. That said perhaps Daniel's gift was to teach
her how to love and appreciate Justin Theroux." Aniston can't escape Brangelina Aniston and Brad Pitt divorced in 2005, amid
rumors that Pitt had hooked up with his co-star, Angelina Jolie, while filming Mr. & Mrs. Smith. More than a decade later, the triangle is
still all anybody can talk about, especially with Aniston. In 2015, Aniston told Entertainment Tonight
she just found the whole thing boring. "I think that it's time people stop with that
petty BS and just start celebrating great work and stop with the petty kind of silliness. It's just tiresome and old. It's like an old leather shoe. Let's buy a new pair of shiny shoes." "Love the narrative, they love the story,
they love the 'she's jealous and this person's depressed.' [...] Whatever the horrible little headline
is." No matter how hard she tries to put it behind
her, though, nobody seems to listen. For her sake, here's hoping someday the focus
will be on her talent and not her personal life. Thanks for watching! Click the Nicki Swift icon to subscribe to
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