Friends star Lisa Kudrow has revealed that she "struggled" playing Phoebe on the hit US sitcom.
The Phoebe Buffay actress admitted that she found it difficult to engage with her character, even though she had done similar roles before.
Speaking to comedian Kevin Nealon on his YouTube series Hiking with Kevin, Kudrow said she struggled during the show's first three seasons.
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"I had played dumb girls for sure, but it wasn't really me," Lisa explained. "I feel like, 'Shit, I tricked them'.
"At the audition, I feel I was the only one who could cope with the audition process, and that's how I got it, I think."
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Kudrow revealed that her co-star Matt LeBlanc helped her get on track with the character.
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"I had to work hard at being Phoebe, then third season in I was struggling so much. And LeBlanc was like, 'What's going on with you?' and I was like, 'I don't think I have it. I don't know what I'm doing'.
"He said, 'You're her, relax, you got it, you've been doing this f**king character for three years. You're working too hard, that's your problem. You don't need to work as hard.'"
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Meanwhile, Friends is celebrating its 25th anniversary this year.
To mark the special occasion, the show will be screening fan-favourite episodes in cinemas across the US, starting on Monday, September 23.
Friends is streaming now on Netflix.
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