Ross and Rachel. Rachel and Ross. That’s been one heck of a see-saw, hasn’t it? The Friends duo went through many up and many downs (as well as that awkward Joey/Rachel storyline), but the two characters finished the sitcom as a definite couple.

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Yet what happened after Friends finished? Did Rachel (Jennifer Aniston) and Ross (David Schwimmer) stay together and raise Emma as a family? Or was a break inevitable? Sitcom co-creator David Crane has settled the debate when questioned at The Wrap’s comedy showrunners panel: “Yes. Come on, they worked really hard, ten years.

And that’s not the only good news: Crane also revealed that Chandler and Monica are doing fine too.

It’s also likely that Ross and Rachel got hitched a second time (hopefully not doodle-covered and in Vegas): in the Friends spinoff Joey, Tribbiani mentions that his friends got married, referencing Ross and Rachel.

There’s every reason why Emma and Ben wouldn't have more siblings to play with, too. When asked about Ross and Rachel in 2012, Aniston told THR: "They're absolutely, 100 percent together. They have more kids!"

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Turns out Phoebe was right, they were lobsters all along.

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Thomas LingDigital editor, BBC Science Focus

Thomas is Digital editor at BBC Science Focus. Writing about everything from cosmology to anthropology, he specialises in the latest psychology, health and neuroscience discoveries. Thomas has a Masters degree (distinction) in Magazine Journalism from the University of Sheffield and has written for Men’s Health, Vice and Radio Times. He has been shortlisted as the New Digital Talent of the Year at the national magazine Professional Publishers Association (PPA) awards. Also working in academia, Thomas has lectured on the topic of journalism to undergraduate and postgraduate students at The University of Sheffield.

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