‘Who The Hell’s Laura?’ Jennifer Aniston And Reese Witherspoon Have Funny Reactions To Learning Each Other’s Middle Names

Jennifer Aniston and Reese Witherspoon have worked together for over 25 years, starting when Witherspoon played Rachel’s sister, Jill, on the show *Friends*. Now, they both star in and produce *The Morning Show*, a popular series on Apple TV+. Despite all that time together, they recently discovered something surprising – they didn’t actually know each other’s full names!

Jennifer Aniston and Reese Witherspoon have been busy promoting the fourth season of The Morning Show, which started airing this week. While playing the game “Do You Even Know Me?” with LADbible, Jennifer Aniston was surprised to learn something new about herself. When asked about her middle name, Reese Witherspoon confessed it was a tough one, before finally sharing the answer with her friend.

  • Reese Witherspoon (RW): It’s Jean.
  • Jennifer Aniston (JA): Jean?
  • RW: That’s confusing. I’m Laura Jean.
  • JA: Laura Jean?
  • RW: That’s my real name.
  • JA: Laura?
  • RW: Laura Jean.

It’s really funny that Jennifer Aniston was surprised to learn “Reese” isn’t actually Reese Witherspoon’s first name! The confusion didn’t stop there, and the *Friends* actress then said:

Who is Laura? Wait, is it Laura Jean? Forget I said anything – I’m definitely not calling her that! Seriously, don’t even think about me saying ‘Laura Jean!’

Reese Witherspoon, known for her role in *Legally Blonde*, shared that her full name is actually Laura Jean Reese Witherspoon, but she’s always preferred being called Reese. She then playfully shifted the conversation to Jennifer Aniston, asking about her full name and sparking a cute back-and-forth between the two actresses.

  • RW: I don’t know your middle name.
  • JA: Joanna.
  • RW: What?
  • JA: Joanna.
  • RW: I was today years old.
  • JA: Yeah.
  • RW: No.
  • JA: You were what?
  • RW: I was today years old when I learned your real name.
  • JA: You were today years old. You were right now years old.
  • RW: Yes! Jennifer Joanna. JJ! Does anybody call you JJ?
  • JA: Mm-mm.
  • RW: Well, I do now.

It’s surprising, considering they’ve been friends and worked together on and off for 25 years, but JJ recently discovered something new about Laura Jean. Reese Witherspoon also shared with her that she hasn’t performed in front of a live studio audience at all since her time on *Friends*.

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She described appearing in those two episodes of Season 6 as one of the most frightening experiences of her life, and confessed she later regretted turning down the opportunity to return to *Friends*. She explained she was simply too afraid to go back.

You can revisit the very beginning of Reese Witherspoon and Jennifer Aniston’s on-screen chemistry – starting with when Reese first popularized “The Rachel” haircut in 2000 – by streaming all ten seasons of *Friends* on HBO Max. Currently, you can also watch them together on *The Morning Show*, available on Apple TV+ with new episodes released every Wednesday.

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2025-09-19 23:23