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    Matt LeBlanc gave the best answer to choosing between Monica and Rachel

    Lady Gaga asked the Friends star the question we'd all be wondering...

    By Georgie Lane-Godfrey
    Published 28 October 2016 In News

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    Lady Gaga asked the Friends star the question we'd all be wondering...

    Who doesn't love a game of 'would you rather?' – especially when celebrities are involved. Which is why we loved watching Lady Gaga ask Matt LeBlanc the question we've all been desperate to know the answer to: Rachel or Monica?

    The two stars were appearing on the Late Late Show With James Corden when Gaga dropped the question about which Friends character he preferred. And although Matt LeBlanc has probably been asked it countless times before, he still managed to give the best answer ever.

    Bypassing the two characters in question, Matt shot back: 'I'd have me some Phoebe. She's very bendy.'

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    His answer got the seal of approval from Lady Gaga, who was fresh off an appearance on James Corden's Carpool Karaoke. Matt LeBlanc, meanwhile, was on the show promoting his new sitcom, Man With A Plan. 

    While Ross might be the UK's favourite Friends character officially, we'll always hold a soft spot for Joey Tribbiani. Especially when it came to his super-cute relationship with Phoebe.

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    While the other characters might have hooked up, broken up and got back together over the years, Joey and Phoebe have maintained a pretty platonic friendship (give or take a few hilarious kisses). And while friends might have been rooting for them to end up together, that relationship never materialised. *Sob*.

    Which is why we reckon Matt (a.k.a Joey) chose Lisa Kudrow's character as, like us, he's always been left wondering what could have been. Because despite us getting a good idea of what Joey and Phoebe would look like together as a couple thanks to Joey dating her twin Ursula, it just wasn't quite the same.

    Just in case you've forgotten Joey and Phoebe's best bits, here's one of our favourite compilations of their most memorable moments together that will give you one serious dose of nostalgia:

    #JoeyandPhoebe4eva

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