Friends fans baffled as Cole Sprouse is now older than Jennifer Aniston in Series 1

OH. MY. GOD.

Author: Emma Dodds Published 6th Aug 2018

Last updated 6th Aug 2018

A Friends fan has had a major realisation about how much time has passed since the first series aired this week. Posting on Twitter, lifelong Friends fan Lorna Stone made the discovery after the actor who played Ben Geller, son of Ross Geller and his first wife Carol Willick, turned 26-years-old.

Fans of the show will remember how little Ben was played by Cole Sprouse, who now stars in TV series Riverdale, after the age of around five or six.

And here's what he looks like now, just as a reference.

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View Gallery (13 photos) Cole Sprouse (Jughead Jones) Snapchat name Twitter: @colesprouse

Instagram: @colesprouse

Snapchat: olekingcole



Friends fans baffled as Cole Sprouse is now older than Jennifer Aniston in Series 1 2 of 13 Tiera Skovbye (Polly Cooper) Snapchat name Twitter: @SkovbyeTiera

Instagram: @tskovbye1

Snapchat: Soz, pal. Nada.

Cole Sprouse (Jughead Jones) Snapchat name Twitter: @colesprouse

Instagram: @colesprouse

Snapchat: olekingcole

K.J. Apa (Archie Andrews) Snapchat name Twitter: @kj_apa

Instagram: @kjapa

Snapchat: kjapadwsole

Ross Butler (Reginald 'Reggie' Mantle) Snapchat name Twitter: @RossButler

Instagram: @rossbutler

Snapchat: rossfbutler

Charles Melton (NEW Reggie Mantle) Snapchat name Twitter: @melton

Instagram: @melton

Snapchat: Can't find it right now, but we're ON IT.

Ashleigh Murray (Josephine 'Josie' McCoy) Snapchat name Twitter: @iamamurray

Instagram: @iamamurray

Snapchat: curleighq

Camila Mendes (Veronica Lodge) Snapchat name Twitter: @camilamendes

Instagram: Camimendes

Snapchat: Not got one, sorry honey

Madelaine Petsch (Cheryl Blossom) Snapchat name Twitter: @madelainepetsch

Instagram: @madelame

Snapchat: madelaame

Lili Reinhart (Betty Cooper) Snapchat name Twitter: @lilireinhart

Instagram: @lilireinhart

Snapchat: lilireinhart

Casey Cott (Kevin Keller) Snapchat name Twitter: @CaseyCott

Instagram: @caseycott

Snapchat: Nu-uh, pal. Casey doesn't have Snapchat.

Trevor Stines (Jason Blossom) Snapchat name Twitter: @Trevor_Stines

Instagram: trevor_stines

Snapchat: trevstines

Asha Bromfield (Melody Valentine) Snapchat name Twitter: @ashabrom

Instagram: @ashabrom

Snapchat: Nopes. Nothing to see here.

Hayleau Law (Valerie Brown) Snapchat name Twitter: @hayleauLaw

Instagram: @hayleaulaw

Snapchat: hayleauL

Tiera Skovbye (Polly Cooper) Snapchat name Twitter: @SkovbyeTiera

Instagram: @tskovbye1

Snapchat: Soz, pal. Nada.

Cole Sprouse (Jughead Jones) Snapchat name Twitter: @colesprouse

Instagram: @colesprouse

Snapchat: olekingcole

K.J. Apa (Archie Andrews) Snapchat name Twitter: @kj_apa

Instagram: @kjapa

Snapchat: kjapadwsole

Ross Butler (Reginald 'Reggie' Mantle) Snapchat name Twitter: @RossButler

Instagram: @rossbutler

Snapchat: rossfbutler

Charles Melton (NEW Reggie Mantle) Snapchat name Twitter: @melton

Instagram: @melton

Snapchat: Can't find it right now, but we're ON IT.

Ashleigh Murray (Josephine 'Josie' McCoy) Snapchat name Twitter: @iamamurray

Instagram: @iamamurray

Snapchat: curleighq

Camila Mendes (Veronica Lodge) Snapchat name Twitter: @camilamendes

Instagram: Camimendes

Snapchat: Not got one, sorry honey

Madelaine Petsch (Cheryl Blossom) Snapchat name Twitter: @madelainepetsch

Instagram: @madelame

Snapchat: madelaame

Lili Reinhart (Betty Cooper) Snapchat name Twitter: @lilireinhart

Instagram: @lilireinhart

Snapchat: lilireinhart

Casey Cott (Kevin Keller) Snapchat name Twitter: @CaseyCott

Instagram: @caseycott

Snapchat: Nu-uh, pal. Casey doesn't have Snapchat.

Trevor Stines (Jason Blossom) Snapchat name Twitter: @Trevor_Stines

Instagram: trevor_stines

Snapchat: trevstines

Asha Bromfield (Melody Valentine) Snapchat name Twitter: @ashabrom

Instagram: @ashabrom

Snapchat: Nopes. Nothing to see here.

Hayleau Law (Valerie Brown) Snapchat name Twitter: @hayleauLaw

Instagram: @hayleaulaw

Snapchat: hayleauL

Tiera Skovbye (Polly Cooper) Snapchat name Twitter: @SkovbyeTiera

Instagram: @tskovbye1

Snapchat: Soz, pal. Nada.



But Lorna's realisation was that Cole, who celebrated his 26th birthday on Saturday (4th August), is now older than Jennifer Aniston was when she started playing Rachel Green way back in 1994 at the age of 25.

As if that wasn't enough, she also reminded us that Courteney Cox, who played Monica Geller, is now older than Richard Burke, played by Tom Selleck, was when he played Monica's much-older boyfriend on the show.

Lorna wrote, 'Brace yourselves: the actor who played Ben in Friends is now older than Jennifer Aniston was at the start of the series AND Courtney Cox is now older than Richard was on the show. I’m not convinced I understand how time works anymore #mindblown.'

Of course, many other Friends fans struggled to deal with the news and took to Twitter to share their bemusement.

But there's more. The twins who played Ross and Rachel's daughter, Emma, have resurfaced as 16-year-old actors about to star in acclaimed director Jordan Peele's brand new thriller, Us, starring alongside Lupita Nyong’o, Elisabeth Moss and Winston Duke.

Cali and Noelle Sheldon portrayed little Emma as a toddler, and just celebrated their 16th birthday.

Sigh.