Jane Sibbett, who played Ross' ex-wife Carol on “Friends,” hasn't yet watched the beloved sitcom in full.
“I didn't do it. I confess,” Sibbett told The Post ahead of the 30th anniversary of the NBC series, which first aired Sept. 22, 1994.
“Obviously, when I was filming the show, I watched what we were doing, but usually I didn't watch because I was so busy raising my kids. . . . I'm that girl who doesn't watch what she's done. It's really horrible.”
When her youngest daughter Violet turned 12, she asked her mother if they could start watching the show, which ended in 2004 after 10 seasons.
“You know, she was the last person on earth to watch 'Friends,'” said Sibbett, 61, who lives in Northern California.
The mother of three and grandmother of two is only halfway through Season 2 so far, but plans to start it up again one day.
“I really should see it because I know it's amazing. Every time I see it, I love it so much,” she said excitedly.
Sibbett originally auditioned for the role of Rachel, and although she impressed casting agents, she had to withdraw from the role as she was three months pregnant.
“My agent and manager said, 'You did it. You did amazing. They love you. They want you,'” she recalled about the role, which later went to Jennifer Aniston.
“And then I said, 'Did you tell them I'm pregnant?'”
Another woman had been cast to play Carol, but after giving birth to her son, Sibbett received a call that they wanted to replace the actress as Carol, and she was sent to watch the pilot episode.
“And I thought it was so amazing. And David Schwimmer was so unbelievably funny that I just said, 'I have to work with this guy,'” recalled Sibbett, whose son was just two days old when she first visited the “Friends” set.
Carol was Ross's pregnant ex-wife, who fell in love with Suzanne, played by Jessica Hecht.
Sibbett, who was baptized Episcopalian but “became Presbyterian because the boys in youth group were cute,” recalled the criticism she received for playing a lesbian in the '90s.
He said, “I mean, my own father used to hold Bible study on Thursday nights at 8 p.m. so none of his friends would see it.”
“A friend from my old church told me she wanted to interview me for a magazine that was faith-based… We used to teach youth group together. And when I joined, she said, 'You know you're going to burn in hell.'”
Carol and Susan's union in 1996 made history as the first same-sex marriage on television.
“It helped provide a great platform for conversation so people could finally talk about what we really believe in,” she said. “And I'm so glad so many people saw this episode about love and all the foibles of the funny people around us, but didn't make fun of that beautiful relationship between Susan and Carol.”
Sibbett believes that if “Friends” premiered in today's world, audiences would still love it.
“Given the fact that people have been watching 'Friends' for the last 30 years — isn't that incredible — I think it will be totally embraced,” he said.
“Obviously, we know the diversity wasn't there and it should have been and there will definitely be some expansion. But we're obviously hungry for a show that's uplifting and fun and reflects our friend groups, how they become our family.”
