Kristin Davis reveals that she auditioned for the role of Monica on 'Friends' before playing Charlotte on 'SATC'
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Lauren Edmonds
Dec 19, 2021, 03:07 IST
Kristin Davis appeared on the most recent episode of "The Late Late Show with James Corden."CBS Photo Archive/Getty Images
Kristin Davis appeared on Friday's episode of "The Late Late Show with James Corden."
Davis said she auditioned for the role of Monica Geller on "Friends," which was played by Courteney Cox.
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Kristin Davis almost snagged one of the most popular roles on the hit sitcom series "Friends."
On Friday, Davis appeared on "The Late Late Show with James Corden" to talk about the "Sex and the City" reboot, "And Just Like That." Davis, 56, recalled auditioning for the role of Monica Geller alongside Courteney Cox, 57, who would eventually land the coveted role.
Davis said she was "one of like 8,000 young ladies who read for Monica."
"Courteney and I were in the same yoga class at the time, and we used to hang out," Davis said. "The rest of us were, like, unemployed actor-waitresses types and we would hang out after class."
Davis continued, saying that she discovered Cox scored the role while shopping together.
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"One day, Courteney was like, 'Hey guys, do you want to come car shopping with me?'" Davis added that Cox was excited because she had just filmed a TV pilot that she thought would do well.
Davis said that Cox decided to purchase a Porsche.
"We were like, 'Wow! Is she for real?'" Davis said. "And it was 'Friends,' and it did go very well."
Recently, Davis shot down critics who made negative comments about her appearance after paparazzi arrived at the "And Just Like That" set "trying to get bad pictures."
"I feel angry, and I don't want to feel angry all the time, so I don't look at it, I just know it's there," Davis told The Times UK.
Davis also recalled how some media outlets focused on her weight while the original series aired.
"They would write articles every week about how I was 'pear-shaped,' which I didn't feel was a compliment at the time," she said. "It would stress me out a fair amount because I couldn't avoid it. I kind of feel like that's how it is now too."
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