Nicola Coughlan Fangirls Over Posing Beside Jennifer Aniston on Emmys 2024 Red Carpet: 'She's Rachel!'

Mar. 15, 2025

Nicola Coughlan, Jennifer Aniston.Photo:Frazer Harrison/Getty (2)

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Jennifer Anistonhas a friend inNicola Coughlan!

TheBridgertonstar, 37, toldAccess Hollywoodahead of the 2024 Emmys that she had never before been on a Hollywood red carpet. And as a newcomer, she couldn’t believe the company she was in.

“Okay, I went to get my photos taken, and then I looked to my left and Jennifer Aniston was standing right beside me,” Coughlan said. “I heard her voice, and I gasped!”

Nicola Coughlan attends the 76th Primetime Emmy Awards at Peacock Theater on September 15, 2024 in Los Angeles, California.Kevin Mazur/Getty

Kevin Mazur/Getty

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Aniston, 55, is nominated for outstanding lead actress in a drama series for her role onThe Morning Show, and Coughlan, who is fresh off a summer ofBridgertonpress for the show’s third season, presented the award for the night’s best supporting actor in a limited anthology series or movie toLamorne Morris.

“She’s perfect!” Coughlan added of theFriendsstar, whostepped out for the carpetwearing a champagne gown and Tiffany & Co. jewelry.

Jennifer Aniston as Rachel in ‘Friends’.NBCUniversal via Getty

Coughlan, for her part, donned a sparkly silver off-the-shoulder gown complete with ared Artists4Ceasefire pin, and she explained that she’s only ever visited Hollywood’s famous fast food spot while she’s been in town.

“[It’s] my very first one! " she said of the major carpet. “Last time I just went to In-n-Out Burger!”

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SeePEOPLE’s full coverageof the 76th annual Primetime Emmy Awards as they’re broadcasting live on ABC from the Peacock Theater in Los Angeles.

source: people.com