Jennifer Grey Says 'Bad' Anxiety Stopped Her from Reprising 'Friends' Role: 'I Could Barely Do It'

The actress said she was sad she couldn't continue with the hit show at the time, but wishes she "had people to help me navigate that kind of fear."


Jennifer Grey is opening up about the anxiety she faced during her appearance on the first season of Friends and how it hindered her from reprising the role later on.

During an interview with MediaVillage, published online Friday, the Dirty Dancing star recalled initially being excited when she got the call for the show because she was such a fan.

But once she got on set, that’s when things changed. “When I did it, I had such bad anxiety because they kept changing the script,” she explained. “It’s very hard to be a guest star because you’re not a part of it, and you’re really trying to figure it all out. They were trying to figure out what the character was, what the scene was, and it was changing, and changing, and changing. It all made me so anxious that I could barely do it.”