After gaining global fame for her role as Rachel Green in Friends, Jennifer Aniston is now busy with her Apple TV+ show, along with being an entrepreneur with her production company and beauty brand. Not only does she rule her fans’ hearts, but is also adored by stays in celebrities. And adoring her recently was The Hunger Games actress, Rachel Zegler.

Zegler recently shared a surprisingly beautiful connection with The Switch actress with when she appeared on the Jimmy Fallon Show. But what exactly is it?

The startling connection between Rachel Zegler and Jennifer Aniston

Aniston’s Rachel Green has been a styling inspiration for various generations. While actresses, for years, tried to channel their inner Rachel Green, Zegler’s mother went a little beyond to show her love for the show and the character. On her recent appearance at The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, Rachel Zegler admitted, “I was named after Rachel Green from Friends.”

The young actress went on to explain how people always believed she was not young enough to be named after Friends. However, it was her mother who chose this name for her. The 22-year-old diva revealed initially her name was Catherine and her older sister was Jacqueline. Meanwhile, Zegler’s mother always loved how beautiful Rachel sounded in the ’90s sitcom. Therefore, to avoid confusion, her mother chose to give the rising star the name: Rachel.

As Jimmy Fallon said, “Who doesn’t love Jennifer Aniston or Rachel?“; Zegler instantly revealed her admiration for the Cake star. Fallon also jokingly teased it was a good thing that her mother chose the character’s name and not the hairstyle. Well, fashion, fearlessness, and warmth were not the only things that Rachel Green inspired. It was also her iconic hairstyle that stood out for the Friends fans.

The evergreen Rachel Green hairstyle

At the beginning of the show, Rachel had short hair with the perfect layers and adorable bulk of locks falling down her eyes. That hairstyle became famous and people named it ‘The Rachel Cut.’ Many celebrities, including Selena Gomez, Scarlett Johansson, Tyra Banks, and Christina Aguilera, popularized the remarkable haircut. Despite inspiring a surprising amount of ladies, Jennifer Aniston herself hated the cut. But she surely provided inspiration in more ways than she could even imagine.

Even when Jimmy Fallon referred to this haircut following Zegler’s revelation, the West Side Story actress proved herself as a Friends fan. Because she said, “I could have been Ross,” leaving the audience hysteric. But the audience cheered louder when she revealed she was a huge Taylor Swift fan as well. Given the American pop icon’s unwavering love for Friends, it does not come as a surprise to see this unique connection between Rachel Zegler, Rachel Green, and Taylor Swift!

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