Tuesday, June 25, 2019

Jennifer Aniston, We Beg You, Get on Instagram

Rumors about a Friends reunion have been buzzing since, well, basically the minute the beloved show went off the air in 2004. Accordingly, every time a group of the original cast members gets together, speculation arises about whether or not they’re finally scheming for a surprise redo. And obsessive Friends stans know that this past month has been Instagram gold in that area: Lisa Kudrow, Courteney Cox, and Jennifer Aniston have been hamming it up for loads of selfies as of late, gathering for various #girlsnights sans the boys (David Schwimmer, Matt LeBlanc, and Matthew Perry).


On Sunday evening the trio was back at it, channeling their inner Monica, Phoebe, and Rachel: The three actresses appeared on Kudrow’s Instagram feed, with the actress captioning the (very grainy?) photo: “Halfway there…,” hinting yet again that another Friends reunion may be underway. All that’s missing is Ross, Chandler, and Joey to make it complete. Cox also posted a selfie from the same night, hers a more crowded—and possibly wine-fueled?—group selfie. Their latest meetup follows another time earlier in the month when they got together to celebrate Cox’s birthday.

I hereby argue that the only thing that would make these mini Friends reunions truly complete would be contributions from Aniston herself, who decidedly does not have an Instagram page. Imagine the content possibilities: Aniston looking flawless and chic by the pool; Aniston Storying herself shopping at Gelson’s; Aniston captioning a photo with “We were NOT on a break,” sending thousands of people worldwide into cardiac arrest.

Aside from Perry, Aniston is the only Friends star to not be on the social media platform. (Even Schwimmer, who has only posted four times, has gotten in on memes from the show.) It makes sense, given how fiercely private Aniston is (and with every tabloid constantly asking whether she is okay or not). But how great would it be to see Aniston re-create some of Rachel’s chic Ralph Lauren looks from the show. My God, even Diane Keaton is on Insta.

Perhaps if the world starts trending #LogOnJen, she’ll get the hint. She might be too busy to notice, unfortunately: Her latest movie with Adam Sandler, Netflix’s Murder Mystery, has surpassed Bird Box as the streaming giant’s film with the biggest opening weekend. Yet another missed opportunity: my kingdom for a Boomerang of Jennifer Aniston popping some Champagne.