Reese Witherspoon, Jennifer Aniston marvel at long friendship

The Morning Show stars first met in 2000 and lean heavily on each other off-screen

- Alison de Souza

LOS ANGELES - American actresses Jennifer Aniston and Reese Witherspoon first met in 2000, when Witherspoon guest-starred on Aniston's hit sitcom Friends (1994 to 2004) and played her self-absorbed sister for two episodes.

The pair became fast friends but did not work together again till 2018. That was when they decided to co-produce and co-star in The Morning Show (2019 to present), a ripped-from-the-headlines drama that goes behind the scenes at a broadcast news programme.

Their characters co-host the morning news show and have a love-hate relationship.

But behind the camera, Aniston and Witherspoon say they lean heavily on each other, and could not have launched the drama without their close personal and professional relationship. The Emmy-winning series returns for a fourth season on Apple TV+ on Sept 17.

Speaking to the press over Zoom from New York City on Sept 8, the duo - who are two of Hollywood's most prominent actresses - are asked what advice they have for women trying to follow in their footsteps in the industry.