So what's happened this time? Not another pay rise? No, not exactly. Having found fame and fortune delivering would-be zany one-liners as tousle-haired ditz Phoebe Bouffet, Kudrow has revealed an alarming streak of real-life wackiness.
Don't tell me, she's releasing a single of Smelly Cat for Comic Relief? How droll. No, no. That would be silly. The revelation in question has more to do with the title of her most recent attempt at movie stardom.
What was that called again? The Opposite Of Sex.
You're still not making any sense.Well, if not losing your virginity until the age of 31 isn't the opposite of sex, then what is?
Really? 31? Good grief. Yep, it's true. Kudrow has recently spoken of her pride that her cherry remained wholly unpopped prior to the night of her marriage to French advertising exec Michael Stern in 1995. Apparently in an epiphany of teenage chastity back in the 1970s, the latterday bluestocking of Central Perk vowed to wait until she got a ring on her finger.
How very idiosyncratic. Quite. 'I was very uptight and really nervous about my sexuality,' Kudrow explained. 'My virginity was something I'd decided was very precious, to give away. It was an honour I was bestowing on a young man and he had to be worthy of it.'
Isn't that a bit old-fashioned? Strangely, no. While we British have traditionally left it to the likes of Ann Widdecombe to maintian their honour, it's all the rage in the crazy old US of A. The born-again Christian mission, True Love Waits, currently boasts a membership of half a million born-again virgins.
Born-again virgins? What are you on about?Hey, virginity's just a state of mind - TLW have now pioneered a ceremony whereby repentant teenage sinners can reclaim their purity simply through declaring their love for God.
Not to be confused with: Cliff Richard, Elizabeth I, Sister Wendy, The Virgin Mary.
