Despite the popular American show Friends ending over 10 years ago, fans can now take a trip down memory lane as Primark open their first ever Friends-themed café. The doors officially opened today (12th June), after teasing the Central Perk inspired café over a month ago.
As if Jennifer Aniston hinting a Friends reunion could be on the cards wasn't exciting enough, in celebration of the show's 25th anniversary the store took to their Facebook page to tease pictures of their new coffee spot yesterday (11th June), writing, 'Less than 24 hours to go until the Central Perk Cafe in our Manchester store opens! Who's excited? 🙌' [sic].
And, of course, eager fans were quick to comment on the post, with one writing, 'Oh my god I would love to go to this 😍' [sic] and another even writing, 'can I bring my Smelly Cat ?' [sic].
The café is featured in the Manchester store and, by the looks of it, is everything we could have wished for and more. The new hot spot can be seen to feature the legendary orange sofa, brick wall interior and, of course, the iconic Central Perk sign.
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1 of 20Friends
We all know and love it as Friends, but the TV show could have been called something very different...
2 of 20Six of One
Six Of One just doesn't have the same ring to it! Here are the cast Jennifer Aniston, Matt Le Blanc, Courteney Cox, Matthew Perry, David Schwimmer and Lisa Kudrow,
3 of 20Only Fools and Horses
We know it as Only Fools and Horses with Del Boy's infamous Reliant Regal Supervan.
4 of 20Readies or Big Brother
But it was originally due to be called Readies or Big Brother. Good job they went with Only Fools and Horses, then!
5 of 20The Big Bang Theory
The Big Bang Theory could have been called something a lot less catchy...
6 of 20Lenny, Penny and Kenny
Yep - Sheldon was very nearly called Kenny!
7 of 20Saturday Night Live
US variety show Saturday Night Live is well known around the world - here's Star Wars actor Adam Driver introducing the show.
8 of 20NBC's Saturday Night
Not quite the same, is it? Here's Ariana Grande's ex-fiancé Pete Davidson, who works on the show as a comedian.
9 of 20Hannah Montana
Hannah Montana, was a musical comedy starring Miley Cyrus in the lead role and was named after the main character, but it could have been very different.
10 of 20Alexis Texas
The lead character was originally going to be called Alexis Texas... Which means that the show would also have been called Alexis Texas!
11 of 20Lost
The gripping TV show Lost, starring Terry O'Quinn as John Locke (pictured), kept people guessing the ending for years.
12 of 20Nowhere
Lost could have been called Nowhere!
13 of 20New Girl
Known as New Girl, the TV show starring Zooey Deschanel as kooky teacher Jess Day could have been called something else entirely.
14 of 20Chicks and D---s
While New Girl was the name they finally settled on, it had a much ruder working title - and Zooey Deschanel refused to sign onto the project whilst that was the name.
15 of 20Buffy The Vampire Slayer
Supernatural TV series Buffy The Vampire Slayer was a hit in the late 90s and early 00s. It was named after the lead character Buffy Summers, played by Sarah Michelle Gellar.
16 of 20Slayers
It was originally going to be called Slayers.
17 of 20The Good Wife
Known as The Good Wife, the TV series starred Christine Baranski as Diane Lockhart (pictured), as a top litigator and senior partner of a Chicago law firm.
18 of 20Leave the B-----d
The series, which also starred Sex and the City's Chris Noth (pictured), was originally going to be called Leave the B-----d.
19 of 20NCIS
NCIS finished its 14th season earlier this year - this moment is from the gripping season finale.
20 of 20NavyNCIS
Starring Duane Henry, Emily Wickersham, and Wilmer Valderrama (above) NCIS was originally going to be called NavyNCIS.
Despite there being no guarantee of running into Rach or Ross during your visit, you will certainly feel those Big Apple vibes as the café will be serving up New York-inspired drinks, including over-sized cups of coffee (YES).
All beverages will reportedly be served in compostable cups, using ethically sourced coffee beans.
Although the coffee spot currently only features in the Manchester store, it could be rolled out to other stores across the country in the future. Primark have been keen to respond to fans' comments about expanding their range of locations, advising they have 'taken feedback on board and passed it on to our Store Development Department.' EEK!
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