Jennifer Aniston says the ‘Friends’ cast fought for all members to be paid equally

It is not all too uncommon for costars of a successful show or film to feel the negativity on set.

Actors of the iconic nineties sitcom Friends, however, successfully remained glued together and were able to avoid being bitter towards each other through one thing: equal pay.

During an interview on SiriusXM’s The Howard Stern Show, Jennifer Aniston, who was joined by costars Courteney Cox and Lisa Kudrow, revealed how it was important for all six members of the cast to be paid the same amount of $1million per episode.

“We’re all doing the exact same amount of work. I wouldn’t have felt comfortable knowing I was making more,” said Aniston.

Joining the conversation, Cox added: “We all felt that way. I thought it was the most important thing—as we all did—that we all were equal in every single way. That was the first time that people had all stuck together in a cast. I think it was scary, probably, for productions after that.”

Kudrow explained how with everyone’s salary being equal “it just got rid of bitterness. It was such a great relationship that is really rare and really lucky.”

“I think Courteney had a lot to do with it, too, because she was the most well-known. When we got there she was like, ‘Let’s help each other if you think something’s funny, let’s give each other notes’,” Kudrow recalled.

Aniston agreed and said: “It was healing. We actually kind of parented and healed and loved each other.”