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Jennifer Aniston reveals hilarious texts following David Schwimmer dating rumors

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Jennifer Aniston on new season of ‘The Morning Show’ and returning to set of ‘Friends’
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ByGeorge Costantino
September 23, 2021, 2:44 PM

Jennifer Aniston and David Schwimmer's revelation on the "Friends" reunion special that they were crushing on each other while filming the iconic sitcom led to a flood of rumors that they were dating in real life, something Aniston only realized after friends started texting her about the supposed relationship.

"That's really funny," the 52-year-old actress told Marie Claire Australia about the dating rumors. "I was just saying, 'I hadn't heard a word of this.' Honestly."

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"I was getting a couple of texts from people saying, 'I thought you were on a break, LOL.' And I kept saying, 'What are you talking about?' And then I went online to see what was happening, and I was like, 'That is the funniest rumor that I never heard that got shot down in the quickest amount of time.'"

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David Schwimmer and Jennifer Aniston pose for a photo together at an event in 2016.
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During the "Friends" reunion, Schwimmer, 54, admitted, "The first season...I had a major crush on Jen."

Jennifer turned heads with her shocking retort, "It was reciprocated."

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"At some point, we were both crushing hard on each other," Schwimmer continued, insisting they "never crossed that boundary. We respected that."

Aniston had a slightly different take, admitting the two would "spoon and fall asleep on the couch."

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Following the revelation, fans were hoping for a real-life 2021 romance between Schwimmer and Aniston, who respectively played Ross Gellar and Rachel Green on the series, which ran from 1994-2004.

"That was bizarre. I could not believe that, actually. Like, really? That's my brother," Aniston told Entertainment Tonight in a recent interview. "But I understand it, though. It just shows you how hopeful people are for fantasies, for dreams to come true."

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