Jennifer Aniston has had people swooning from the moment she burst into the Hollywood scene. With her welcoming personality and feminine charm, she has formed a line of ardent admirers throughout her career. As Matthew Perry once said, “How can you not have a crush on Jennifer Aniston?”. However, it was not just Perry who fell under the spell of Aniston on the sets of Friends. There was another co-star who found it hard to focus on his work due to Jennifer’s magnetic charm. 

One of the stars of the Disney sitcom, The Suite Life of Zack & Cody, once revealed having a huge crush on Aniston while working on Friends. 

The Suite Life of Zack & Cody star who was “infatuated” with Jennifer Aniston 

Friends has had an impressive lineup of celebrity guest appearances. While some of them were already megastars by that time, including Brad Pitt and Bruce Willis, others grew up to be popular following the show. This includes Cole Sprouse, who featured in a total of seven episodes in Friends as Ross Geller’s son, Ben. During a 2017 interview with MTV, the actor revealed having been “infatuated” with Jennifer Aniston on the show, so much so that he would forget his lines and go “completely blank” in between scenes. 

Sprouse also shared that it was a “difficult” experience for him to focus on his job because of the presence of a stunning actress on the sets. “I had a really, really hard time working with Aniston”, said the actor. A few years after doing Friends, Cole Sprouse got his leading role alongside his twin brother, Dylan Sprouse, in The Suite Life of Zack & Cody. While people mostly know about Sprouse, not many people know that popular rapper Jaden Smith was also a part of the American sitcom. 

Jaden Smith appeared in the final season of The Suite Life of Zack & Cody and was also in talks for a spin-off for the sitcom named The Suite Life on Deck.

Jaden Smith’s character in The Suite Life of Zack & Cody

The Suite Life of Zack & Cody aired its last episode in the year 2008. In the 18th episode of the final season, Jaden Smith played the character of Travis, who had vast knowledge. In the episode, Romancing the Phone, both Zack and Cody strike a friendship with Travis for their own selfish reasons. They wanted to impress their dates by making Travis cook a gourmet meal and perform a Japanese tea ceremony.

The episode aired on April 19, 2008, and received a rating of 7 out of 10 on IMDB. However, it was Jaden Smith’s first and last appearance on the show and he did not return for the spin-off either. The Suite Life on Deck, the spin-off that aired from 2008 to 11, became the most-watched series premiere in Canada and also became TV’s No. 1 series in Kids. Nevertheless, as per Cole Sprouse’s 2017 interview, he was still recognized more for his role in Friends. 

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