What guest stars will return for the Friends reunion?

26 May 2021, 15:49

HBO release trailer for Friends: The Reunion

By Polly Foreman

Will the likes of Gunther, Janice, Richard, Jack, and Heckles return for the Friends reunion?

In news we'd been waiting almost two decades for, it was confirmed last year that the Friends cast would reunite for a one-off reunion special.

David Schwimmer, Jennifer Aniston, Courteney Cox, Lisa Kudrow, Matt LeBlanc, and Matthew Perry will all be returning for a one-off episode next week, which will air in the US on May 27.

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The reunion won't be a new episode of the show, but will instead see the cast reminisce about the show with a number of special guests.

We know that the main cast are returning, but many fans have been wondering which guest stars will be joining them.

Here's what we know...

What other characters will return for the special?

It has been confirmed that the following guest stars will be returning for the special:

• Maggie Wheeler (Janice)
• James Michael Tyler (Gunther)
• Elliott Gould and Christina Pickles (Jack and Judy Geller)
• Larry Hankin (Mr Heckles)
• Thomas Lennon (Joey's hand-twin)
• Tom Selleck (Richard Burke)
• Reese Witherspoon (Jill Green)

What celebrity guests will appear on the episode?

As well as beloved classic characters, a number of celebrity guests will also be appearing on the special.

As well as host James Corden, the following celebs will be making an appearance:

• Justin Bieber
• BTS
• Cindy Crawford
• Cara Delevingne
• Lady Gaga
• Kit Harington
• David Beckham
• Malala Yousafzai
• Mindy Kaling

The reunion was confirmed way back in February 2020, but filming was repeatedly pushed back because of the coronavirus pandemic.

Jennifer Aniston - who played Rachel Green - previously teased that the show would be 'more exciting' because of the delay.

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She told Variety: "Unfortunately it’s very sad that we had to move it again. It was, 'How do we do this with live audiences?' This is not a safe time. Period. That’s the bottom line. It’s not a safe time to do it. [But] it’s going to be super. You know what? This has also given us more time to make it even more exciting and more fun than it would have been.

"So I choose to see it as the glass is half-full that it got postponed. Look, we’re not going anywhere. You’re never going to get rid of Friends, sorry. You’re stuck with us for life guys."

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