Reese Witherspoon: 'I want to make out with Jennifer Aniston'

Reese Witherspoon has joked that she would "make out" with Jennifer Aniston.

Honouring Aniston at Elle's Annual Women in Hollywood ceremony, the Water For Elephants actress praised her beauty and "complete lovability".

Witherspoon told the audience: "On one hand, she is this gorgeous breathtaking beauty that men lose their thought process and their speech patterns [over]. I've actually seen this, it's incredible when they see her.

"And, on the other hand, she is a woman who lets you in. There's not that many people actually that have this incredible combination of sex appeal and complete lovability. You just want to get your nails done with her, and you want to make out with her at the same time... at least I do!"

Witherspoon also recalled her first experience of meeting Aniston on the set of Friends - where she guest starred as the actress's on-screen sister - and the advice Aniston gave her upon embarking on the experience.

"[She said], 'You're going to make a mistake and you're going to flip your line and whatever - and the audience is going to love it. 'Don't try to be perfect, just try to be yourself'," she remembered.

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