Highlights
- Mayim Bialik shared a throwback pic with Jennifer Aniston from their time on Molloy, shocking fans by how unrecognizably the Friends actress was.
- Both actresses worked together before they hit big in Friends and Blossom, and Mayim really cherishes the memories.
- Mayim's departure from Jeopardy was due to her being fired, but there seems to be no bad blood between her and the producers.
Recently, Mayim Bialik shocked her fans with a throwback Instagram post. She posted a picture from the early '90s of an old, short-lived sitcom called Molloy, and it featured her alongside a very well-known and beloved actress that most people couldn't recognize straight away. When she was a teenager, Mayim worked alongside Jennifer Aniston in Molloy, before she became Friends' Rachel Greene, and really treasures their time together.
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Jennifer Aniston has had a long and successful career, and she never fails to enchant viewers with her charm, wit, and commanding presence on screen.This throwback came shortly after it was announced that she had been fired from Jeopardy!, and with such a big change in her life, it makes sense she would reflect on her professional life.
Mayim Bialik Posted A Picture With An Unrecognizable Jennifer Aniston
Mayim Bialik has done countless projects with many incredible co-stars, but this one has shocked the internet. She recently posted a picture of herself as a young girl with Jennifer Aniston. The two actresses are not that far apart in age, but of course, at the time, she was about 15 and Jennifer was in her early 20s, so the age difference was a lot more notorious.
Mayim posted the throwback pic and captioned it with "Just refound this. You’re welcome", and tagged Jennifer Aniston. The Friends actress was practically unrecognizable, and it took fans some time to place her. At the time, Jennifer's hair was very dark, and she had a pixie cut.
Jennifer Aniston and Mayim Bialik worked together in the short-lived sitcom Molloy, right before they both had their breakout roles in Friends and Blossom respectively, and although it wasn't a huge part of their careers, they look back on it fondly.
This is not the first time Mayim posted a throwback to her collaboration with Jennifer Aniston. Back in 2015, she posted a picture of the two of them, which she captioned proudly saying "Yes this is me and Jennifer Aniston in my childhood bedroom."
Mayim Bialik's Recent Departure From 'Jeopardy!'
It's fitting that Mayim Bialik would look back on her past work now that a chapter of her professional life is ending. In December 2023, it was announced that she would be stepping down as host of Jeopardy! and that Ken Jennings would become the only presenter.
She was fired from the show, but it doesn't necessarily mean that there's bad blood between her and the producers of the show. Showrunner Michael Davies spoke about it recently, sharing the reasons behind her firing.
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Mayim Bialik was allegedly outperformed by former contestant, Ken Jennings."When I took over the show, we were really forced into that situation from everything that happened before, the guest hosting period," he said. "Mayim was left hosting the primetime versions; I brought in Ken to guest-host once Mayim had her schedule on her Fox sitcom."
This setup wasn't working for them, and the network decided that they wanted more "consistency", meaning, a single host. In his opinion, Ken Jennings "won the job."
Still, that doesn't mean he doesn't appreciate her work. "Mayim is a superb host. We hope to keep working with her on primetime versions and other spinoffs," the showrunner said, and added that "Those conversations are ongoing."
If the door is open for Mayim to return to Jeopardy!, it might also be open for another collaboration with Jennifer Aniston. You never know.
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