Jean-Claude Van Damme in Friends? “My game is really bad. I’m ashamed of myself.”

Many stars have appeared on Friends throughout its run. In 1996, Jean-Claude Van Damme played his own role in the 13th episode of the second season of the sitcom. However, the actor finds his cameos opposite Jennifer Aniston and Courteney Cox rather awkward…

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In the episode, Rachel and Monica both fall in love with a comedian on the set of a movie in New York. But when Rachel approaches her for the first time because Monica is too shy, it causes the two friends to argue over who should go out with her.

In an interview with the New York Post, Jean Claude Van Damme He recalls his time in the series.

My game is very bad. I look a lot like a ham. Like, “Hey, girls!”… I’m ashamed of myself. So I was on set and these girls come up there and kiss me and kiss me on the lips. I didn’t know what to do, how to do it… it was strange. They were very good.

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He also admitted that he didn’t know much about the series, which ran from 1994 to 2004, before appearing in its second season.

“When I go to the show, I see these two beautiful girls and they say it’s the hottest show in the world right now. So I was very happy.”The star recalls. “And my agent said, ‘You should do an episode with them. So you’re going to play this guy.“

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Although she wasn’t the biggest fan of her appearance on the show, the actress said the experience was, overall, “a good memory.”

“They were very open because they received the program every day. So for them I enter a place where everything works like a well-trained mechanical engine. It was incredible.“

Friends is currently streaming on Netflix.