FRIENDS fans have been left stunned after learning a Hollywood A-lister’s real life daughter starred opposite her in a cameo on the show.
The US sitcom might have come to an end some 20 years ago, but it is never far away from a TV screen and its fanbase spans generations.
More than two decades on, fans are still unearthing hidden details from its episodes and one of the latest to gain traction on a fan forum centred on the relationship between two guest stars.
In season seven’s The One With Joey’s New Brain, none other than Susan Sarandon had a memorable turn as Cecilia Monroe – Joey Tribbiani’s co-star in soap Days of Our Lives.
One scene showed Cecilia filming as her character Jessica Lockhart while Joey watched from behind the camera.
Jessica had a fiery row with her daughter Dina, played by Susan’s real life child Eva Amurri.
In the scene, Dina fumes: “I’m going to keep dating him mother and there’s nothing you can do about it.”
Jessica replies: “Oh yes there is.”
Her daughter spitefully snipes: “What are you going to do? Kill him. Like you did Charles.”
It earns her a slap in the face, before Jessica says: “Oh, my baby.”
They then cry and hug it out before the director yells cut.
In a Reddit forum, a fan explained: “This character had a funny arc in which Joey’s character Dr Drake Ramoray receives her transplanted brain after her daughter kills her.
“Well, for those who didn’t know, the actress who played Jessica’s daughter is Eva Amurri, Susan’s real life daughter.”
Another fan replied: “One of the best guest appearances, it was really fun to see them both.”
A second agreed, responding: “That was a cool Easter egg.”
A third chipped in: “I watched Saved a long time ago, never knew she was Susan’s daughter. But now that I look at them it’s so obvious.”
Friends cameo names over the years reads like a who’s who of the Hollywood elite.
Notable guests include Seann Penn, Brad Pitt, Bruce Willis, Julia Roberts, Ben Stiller, Danny DeVito, Alec Baldwin and many more.
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