<a href="https://vt.co/entertainment/jennifer-aniston-is-hailed-as-most-beautiful-woman-in-the-world-for-stunning-bikini-snaps-2">Jennifer Aniston</a> has confirmed a rumor about her and her former Friends co-star, <a href="https://vt.co/entertainment/david-schwimmer-addresses-rumors-of-a-romantic-relationship-with-jennifer-aniston">David Schwimmer</a> live on-air. Making an appearance on Thursday’s episode of Live with Kelly and Mark in an interview that originally aired back in March, Aniston told the hosts exactly what it was like kissing Schwimmer during their time on Friends. The pair had played Ross Geller and Rachel Green in the hit sit-com, the on-off couple who fans were rooting for throughout the many series. However, fans have often wondered whether that incredible chemistry and attraction translated off-screen as well as on... and Jennifer has finally revealed the answer. <img class="wp-image-1263224278 size-full" src="https://img.vt.co/2023/08/GettyImages-105794795.jpg" alt="" width="688" height="1024" />[[imagecaption|| Jennifer Aniston and David Schwimmer played Ross and Rachel in Friends. Credit: SGranitz/WireImage/Getty]] "In the early years, you [and Schwimmer] had a crush on each other," Ripa says in the clip posted to YouTube. "Yes we did," Aniston confirms almost immediately. The audience starts to cheer as the 54-year-old actress doubles down on her remark. "We just let it play out on TV," she says to the crowd in attendance. "So, was your first kiss a TV kiss," enquires Ryan Secrest, who has taken the place of Mark Consuelos as a host on the show. "Yes," confirms the Just Go With It star. "And was it weird?", asks Ripa. "Well, no, it was quite enjoyable, actually," she laughs, before going on to say: "Sure enough, the first time we kissed was in that coffee shop so, we just channeled all of our love and adoration for each other into [their characters] Ross and Rachel." Watch the full clip below: [[youtubewidget||https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lRGwW3Xy8T0]] This isn't the first time we've heard about the on-and-off-screen romance between Aniston and Schwimmer. During the Friends: The Reunion documentary in 2021, Schwimmer, 56, confessed that he had a "major crush" on his on-screen love interest during the show’s first season. Aniston also said that she shared the same feelings. "At some point, we were both crushing hard on each other, but it was like two ships passing because one of us was always in a relationship and we never crossed that boundary," Schwimmer explained. "We respected that." In previous interviews, Aniston had also sworn that they never acted on their feelings after the camera stopped rolling. "He was lovely, David was great," she told Howard Stern in a 2021 <a href="https://www.siriusxm.com/channels/howard-100#:~:text=The%20Howard%20Stern%20Show%E2%80%93XL,,%20games,%20and%20much%20more." target="_blank" rel="noopener">interview</a>. "But no, we never, on my life [got together]... We were in relationships and it was always never the right time and it wouldn’t have worked." <img class="wp-image-1263224279 size-full" src="https://img.vt.co/2023/08/GettyImages-1132327.jpg" alt="" width="1024" height="671" />[[imagecaption|| The couple's on-screen romance captivated fans. Credit: Warner Bros. Television/Getty]] Despite this though, it hasn't stopped fans from shipping the pair online. "I just cant get my head around that jennifer aniston and david schwimmer ADMITTED their feelings in front of the whole world and talked about how it was never the right time. they are the DEFINITION of right person wrong time ITS TRUE #FriendsReunion," wrote one user. "If David Schwimmer and Jennifer Aniston are legit dating I think this is the one chance we have as a planet for world peace," added another at the time rumors started circling that the pair might have been dating - this was never confirmed. A third described them as "one of the biggest TV couples in the world writing: "Jennifer aniston & david schwimmer expressed their feelings for each through ross and rachel. no wonder they are one of the biggest tv couples in the world. #FriendsReunion." [[twitterwidget||https://twitter.com/fanistcn/status/1397979197490991106]] [[twitterwidget||https://twitter.com/McGarveyDraws/status/1425173361521565696]] [[twitterwidget||https://twitter.com/filmsaniston/status/1397880550371708928]] If not in this lifetime, maybe in the next. <h6>Featured Image Credit: Steve Granitz/FilmMagic/Getty</h6>

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