Jennifer Aniston says her longtime friendship with Nicole Kidman is crucial to her. Above all, she was at the time of filming the comedy My Wife for her Finta. The Friends star was going through a difficult time and her colleague’s support was decisive.
Jennifer Aniston And Nicole Kidman they are more than colleagues. The divas are connected by a deep friendship on which, in a particular moment, it was fundamental to be able to count. The protagonist of Me & Marley he dedicated to the star of Moulin Rouge! very affectionate words, recalling an episode that dates back to the filming of the romantic comedy My fake-wife (2011).
Kidman and Aniston recently participated in a panel discussion hosted by The Hollywood Reporter, with Jodie Foster, Brie Larson, Naomi Watts, Ana Sawai And Sofia Vergara. During the chat, the iconic Rachel Green Of Friends took the opportunity to reveal how precious Nicole’s support was on the set of the film with Adam Sandler.
After underlining the importance of making friends with other women, in the world of cinema but not only, the actress addressed herself directly to Nicole Kidman. “It doesn’t even have to do with work, it just has to do with life. When we shot that movie in Hawaii, you helped me through a lot of difficult things that I was going through. Just having that community [di donne amiche, ndr] it is very useful.”
In My fake-wife, the single Danny (Sandler), a successful plastic surgeon in Los Angeles, asks her assistant and best friend Katherine (Aniston) to pretend to be his wife to convince the beauty Palmer (Brooklyn Decker) who is actually getting a divorce. Nicole Kidman interprets DevlinKatherine’s former college friend and rival, who the protagonists meet during a trip to Hawaii.
The play also coincides with the first time Jennifer Aniston and Adam Sandler, who are also great friends in life, shared the set. About a year ago, the diva told the Wall Street Journal that the actor and his wife Jackie send her a bouquet of flowers every year for her Mother’s Day. The reason is the desire to be Jen’s mother, a long-standing desire but, unfortunately, never satisfied. The two then met again, professionally speaking, first in 2019, in the Netflix action comedy Murder Mysteryand then in sequels of 2023.
Kidman and Aniston did not elaborate on their experiences on the set of My fake-wife, so we don’t know what kind of vicissitudes Jennifer was facing at that time. Certainly, however, the actress’s short story is a splendid example of female solidarity. Especially in a competitive and not always crystal-clear sector like that of cinema.
Also Naomi Watts she has been friends with Nicole Kidman for a long time. During the round table, the interpreter of Mulholland Drive he didn’t miss an opportunity to express how much he respects his colleague. “I mean, Nic has definitely been a strong guide for me,” she admitted, “not to ‘date,’ but it’s a 40-year friendship.” The divas then joked by revealing that their complicity “started at the pub” and not by working together on set.
To find out what the two stars had to say – again on the occasion of the round table of The Hollywood Reporter – regarding the ‘alchemy tests’ during the auditions, CLICK HERE.
