Hollywood actress Jennifer Aniston still considers her former Friends co-stars “family” - even though the group rarely has time to meet up.

The 40-year-old has remained good friends with Courteney Cox since the comedy series ended in 2004 and is godmother to her four-year-old daughter, Coco.

Aniston admits she doesn’t have time to meet up with the other castmates - David Schwimmer, Matthew Perry, Matt LeBlanc and Lisa Kudrow - but still looks on them all as pals.

She says, “You have grand plans, like ‘We’ll have dinner once a month.’ And then, life happens; times change. It leaves me feeling sort of melancholy but, you know, something like that will always be there.

“We were as close as a family could ever be during those 10 years. They will always be my family, whether we are in the same room and talking regularly or not. We grew up together.”

The hotel heiress has revealed that she would like Jolie to be her best mate because the . Tomb Raider. star is strong and uses her popularity for noble causes.

According to Paris, she has a lot in common with Angelina.

.I love Angelina Jolie. She’s strong but gorgeous and uses her fame for good to make a big difference in the world. That’s a great quality..

.I’d have a lot in common with her,. she added.

Clad in a sexy orange bikini, Jennifer Aniston teamed up with her gal pals for a Mexican holiday over the New Year.s.

Joined by her former .Friends. co-star Courteney Cox, as well as Sheryl Crow and Laura Dern, the four lovely ladies showed off their bikini bodies while hitting the beach in Cabo San Lucas on Friday

Jessica Simpson’s BFF and hair stylist, Ken Paves, had a rough night late on Saturday when his face was busted open during a paparazzi crush. They were on their way out of Madeo.

We’re told Ken was escorting Jess out of the restaurant, when the sea of snappers swarmed — and in the madness, one guy hit Ken near his eye with a part of a camera. After Ken managed to get Jess inside their car, their driver whisked the group to a nearby hospital. Jessica Simpson accompanied her friend inside the hospital building.

“Friends” star Courteney Cox aka Monica Geller is all set for a return to the small screen!

Sources reveal that Courteney has joined hands with “Scrubs” creator Bill Lawrence to co-executive produce and star in a new comedy called Cougar Town. The comedy will be half hour long, in which Mrs. Arquette will play the role of a newly-single 40-year old mother.

The pilot for Cougar Town will be aired by ABC. The show will be Courteney’s first TV series since Dirt.