Jennifer Aniston Calls Friends 'The Gift Of A Lifetime' In Her People's Choice Award Speech

The one where she made ALL of us nostalgic.

Be it her Instagram debut or her recent interviews, Jennifer Aniston has been all about her 'Friends'. A show that made us fall in love with the concept of friendship remains a mood-booster till today! Nothing can fix a crappy day better than an episode of Friends, isn't it?

Well, the show till today means a lot to each and every actor associated with it and here's another proof!

Jennifer Aniston received the People's Icon Award at the 2019 E! People's Choice Awards on Sunday (local time). In a speech after receiving the award, she said she couldn't have earned the title of an icon without her fans and the still popular sitcom 'Friends'.

Calling the Icon Award an 'Incredible honor', Jennifer began her speech after receiving a standing ovation by saying this,

"This town doles out a lot of awards, but the People's Choice, this was always something special to me. As actors, we don't do this for the critics or for each other or to make our families proud, we do this for the money," she said. "I'm kidding...we do it for you guys. C'mon, seriously, we really do."

The 50-year-old actor asserted that if she deserves this 'icon' it's only because she was able to do an iconic show ('Friends') with an iconic cast and iconic haircut, reported The Hollywood Reporter. Aniston said,

"I mean, 'Friends' was truly the gift of a lifetime, and I would not be standing up here without that amazing show and those amazing five other actors and with an audience who stuck with us for a decade, and through streaming services now, and syndication, and I'm sure coming to a 'watch soon' near you or something."

The 'Bruce Almighty' actor thanked the show's fans for believing in the character's "impossibly large apartments" and said that 'Friends' has ultimately "paved the way" for everything she's accomplished in her career since. She went on to give a quick shout-out to 'The Morning Show', the Apple TV+ series she stars in alongside Reese Witherspoon, which marked her return to television.

While wrapping up the speech she asserted, "I love you guys," and in the end, she thanked the fans for having remained by her side.

Adam Sandler presented the award to Aniston by describing her as, "funny as hell, smart as hell, strong as hell," to "a great green drink maker".

Sandler went on to add that she's awesome and she's exactly the way you think she is. And that he loved her for being that way. They exchanged a warm hug on the stage!