Lisa Kudrow missed reuniting with her Friends co-stars Jennifer Aniston and Courteney Cox when she went out for dinner with husband Michel Stern in Beverly Hills on Thursday.
The actress, 59, who played Phoebe Buffay on the popular sitcom, enjoyed a meal at legendary Avra seafood restaurant while Courteney called in Malibu on her 59th birthday.
Courteney marked her special day with a low-key fling at California’s private club surrounded by her close friends, including best friend Jen.
In Beverly Hills, a makeup-free Lisa was pictured going home dressed in monochromatic head-to-toe black, except for a patterned black and white scarf.
The former Friends star enjoyed a meal at the seafood restaurant with her husband Michel, a French advertising executive to whom she has been married for nearly 30 years.
Busy: Lisa Kudrow missed reuniting with her Friends co-stars Jennifer Aniston and Courteney Cox when she went out for dinner with husband Michel Stern on Thursday
Exuding elegance: The actress, 59, who played Phoebe Buffay in the hit sitcom, enjoyed a meal at seafood restaurant Avra while Courteney called in Malibu on her 59th birthday
Celebrating: Courteney called Jennifer Anniston on her 59th birthday as they headed to Soho House in Malibu
The couple, who have a son together named Julian, seemed in good spirits as they left the famous venue, known for its seafood and salads.
The menu features “freshly caught daily whole fish from Greece, Italy, Spain, Portugal, Florida and New Zealand” served by the pound.
The delectable treats are then ‘charcoal grilled with olive oil, lemon, sea salt, saffron and mustard’, while sashimi is also offered.
Lisa had previously stated that she is a million miles away from her boyfriend’s character Phoebe.
Phoebe was a devout vegetarian who refused to eat “anything with a face,” but it seems that she and her husband have a taste for a seafood snack in real life.
Despite swearing off meat, Friends fans may remember that Phoebe struggled to control her cravings for beef lasagna — especially when she was pregnant.
Meanwhile, the real Lisa revealed that she was mocked for her unusual taste for McVitie’s chocolate chip cookies – her “favorite breakfast.”
“I got laughed at once – I was sitting at a craft table and I said, ‘Oh, they have tea. Oh, I should bring my digestive biscuits!”‘ she joked in an interview with CNN.
Lisa recently revealed her feelings about reuniting with her former Friends castmates for an HBO Max special, describing the experience as “exciting” and “emotional.”
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She also revealed that she had initially wanted to play Rachel instead of her own character, but was quickly turned down.
“When I first read the script and went to audition for Phoebe, I saw it [the pages for] Rachel, and just said, “Oh, that’s like a Long Island JAP,” she said E! News.
She added, “That could be hilarious. I can relate to that more!”, but was told: “No, no. Phoebe!’