Kathleen Turner calls Friends cast 'unwelcoming and cliquey' in frank interview about her Hollywood career

Actress spoke at length about her storied career, experiences with sexism, and what she thought of the 'Friends' cast

Kathleen Turner has criticised the way she was treated during her time on the hit sitcom Friends.

The legendary Hollywood actress, who rose to fame after starring roles in films such as Body Heat and Romancing The Stone, is being praised online for a frank, wide-ranging interview with New York Magazine's Vulture about the film industry and her storied career.

There are several talking points from the interview, including her refusal to be typecast, which saw her take aim at one unnamed actress for "playing the same role for 20 years".

"She even looks pretty much the same," she said. "She's probably one of the richest women out there, but I would shoot myself if I were like that, only giving people what they expect."

The internet has been busy trying to work out who she was talking about, with many calling it the 'You're So Vain' of celebrity interviews. So far the guesses include Reese Witherspoon, Sandra Bullock, Julia Roberts and Jennifer Aniston.

She later spoke about Aniston and the rest of the Friends cast, saying she "didn't feel very welcomed by the cast" on set. Turner guest starred in several episodes as Chandler [Matthew Perry]'s drag queen father.

"I remember I was wearing this difficult sequinned gown - and my high heels were absolutely killing me," she said. "I found it odd that none of the actors thought to offer me a seat. Finally it was one of the older crew members that said: 'Get Miss Turner a chair.'

"The Friends actors were such a clique - but I don't think my experiences with them were unique," she continued. "I think it was simply that they were such a tight little group that nobody from the outside mattered."

Kathleen Turner in 'Body Heat' (Rex Features)

Turner also spoke of her experience being a "sexual target" after starring in Body Heat, and recalled how actors Michael Douglas, Jack Nicholson and Warren Beatty had a competition for "who would get me first... none of them did, by the way".

Jack Nicholson and Kathleen Turner star in the 1985 film Prizzi's Honor, directed by John Huston

"I didn't like being thought of as a trophy," she added. "There was an unspoken assumption that women were property to be claimed... assumptions like that are why I've never lived in Los Angeles. Every time I go to that city I feel insecure."

You can read the full Vulture interview here.