Matthew Perry and Courteney Cox are cousins? 

Matthew Perry and Courteney Cox, who play Chandler Bing and Monica Geller in the all-time hit series, are reportedly cousins in real life! On the show, the duo are best friends who end up getting married to each other. 

Hyderabad: Just as ‘Friends’ reunion is all set for release, another interesting news has been doing the rounds on the internet.

Matthew Perry and Courteney Cox, who play Chandler Bing and Monica Geller in the all-time hit series, are reportedly cousins in real life! On the show, the duo are best friends who end up getting married to each other.

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According to researchers at the online genealogy website MyHeritage, the stars from the iconic show are actually 11th cousins. They share distant relatives William Osbern Haskell III and Ellen Haskell, who were married and lived in England around 500 years ago, the company told CNN.

Ellen and her two sons emigrated from England to America in 1635. One son, Roger, is a direct ancestor of Courteney, and the second son, William, is a direct ancestor of Matthew.

Fans of ‘Friends’ have been going gaga over their favourite on-screen couple’s real-life connection. Speaking of going gaga, Perry and Cox are allegedly related to pop star Lady Gaga as well!