Courteney Cox believes women go through ‘a lot more than people realize’

Courteney Cox thinks women go through ‘a lot more than people realise’.

The 57-year-old actress – who has Coco, 17, with her ex-husband David Arquette – believes that women of a certain age ‘go through a lot’.

She told Sky News’ Backstage podcast: ‘I think that women probably go through a lot more than people realise – I mean, between menopause, depression, being a mom to teenagers.

‘I think that, yeah, I think that we do go through a lot.’

Courtney remains best-known for playing Monica Geller in the hit TV sitcom Friends.

But the actress has also relished starring in the horror-comedy series Shining Vale, admitting it was unlike anything she’s done before.

Courtney told the podcast: ‘There’s not that many great things that come, I think, anyone’s way.

‘I’ve never played something so real’: Cox gushed about her new role in the upcoming STARZ series Shining Vale 

‘I just absolutely adore Sharon Horgan, and I’ve worked with [producer and writer] Jeff Astrof, who is so talented, and I read it and just thought, this is such a layered character, I’ve never played something so real and funny and scary.

‘It was just a really layered character that I haven’t ever played before and has so many things to do throughout the series.’ 

A description of Shining Vale on IMDb reads: ‘A family moves to a small town into a house in which terrible atrocities have taken place. But no one seems to notice except for Pat, who’s convinced she’s either depressed or possessed – turns out, the symptoms are exactly the same.’ 

Coming soon: Shining Vale will premiere on STARZ on March 6 

The show will premiere on STARZ on March 6.

Meanwhile, Courteney recently hailed her boyfriend Johnny McDaid, admitting she finds his intelligence to be ‘really sexy’.

The actress has been been dating Johnny since 2013, and she revealed the things she loves about the 45-year-old star.

Courteney – who was married to David between 1999 and 2013 – told People: ‘He’s a great advice-giver. I love his heart, his intentions. His morals. He’s extremely talented and obviously musical, but he’s a poet and a writer.

‘He’s just so smart, and I find that really sexy. And then he is gorgeous.’

Going strong! Meanwhile, Courteney recently hailed her boyfriend Johnny McDaid, admitting she finds his intelligence to be ‘really sexy’