Cox: 'I love being a cougar'

Courteney Cox has revealed that she loves being a "cougar".

The 45-year-old Friends actress, whose husband David Arquette is eight years younger than her, thinks the age gap makes their relationship better.

The star told US TV show Access Hollywood: "David is much younger than me. I think it's great to be a cougar, if that's what they're called. I just don't know what the term is for a man who dates a younger woman."

Cox, who has a 5-year-old daughter with Arquette, said: "When I turned 40 I was laying in bed with Coco. I just had her two days before. Being 40 is hard for women. I didn't experience that until later."

She added: "Coco's about to start kindergarten. She's going to go to school from 8-4 or 8-3 and then she'll come to the set. It works out well. I'm kind of nervous about it. But it'll be good. She loves to be around kids her own age."