- Lisa Kudrow has spoken out about how she didn't feel confident about her body next to her "Friends" costars.
- The actor, who played Phoebe Buffay in the hit US sitcom, said she felt "like a mountain" compared to Courteney Cox and Jennifer Aniston, who played Monica Geller and Rachel Green.
- Speaking to Marc Maron on the "WTF" podcast, Kudrow explained how these insecurities led to her to become "too thin," which in turn resulted in her getting ill.
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Lisa Kudrow has opened up about the impact "Friends" had on her body image and what it was like comparing herself to her costars.
Speaking with Marc Maron on the "WTF" podcast, the actress said that she felt like a "mountain" next to costars Jennifer Aniston and Courteney Cox.
"You see yourself on TV, and it's that: 'Oh, my God, I'm just a mountain of a girl,'" Kudrow recalled. "I'm already bigger than Courteney and Jennifer — bigger, like my bones feel bigger.
"I just felt like this mountain of a woman next to them."
According to the 55-year-old, who played the character Phoebe Buffay on the hit TV show for 10 seasons, her body insecurities also lead to her becoming "too thin"— which meant she was constantly sick.
"Unfortunately for a woman, if you're underweight, you look good," Kudrow told Maron. "And that's all I ever got.
"And when I was too thin, I was sick all the time. Cold, sinus infection, some kind of flu. I was always sick."
Now, however, the actress reminds herself that it is OK to gain weight or have visible rolls — but admits she still has a "whole battle" internally.
"Then I just go 'All right. So what? You're older. That's a good thing. Why is that a bad thing?'" she said.
Despite her journey towards self-acceptance, Kudrow recently told "Entertainment Tonight" that she doesn't watch "Friends" reruns because she "might not like myself."