Ricci fulfills Joey dream

Christina Ricci is thrilled she finally got a chance to act alongside Matt LeBlanc because she's been fixated with his character Joey Tribbiani for years.

Ricci admits she was a fan of LeBlanc's ditzy character for the duration of Friends' 10-year run - so landing a guest appearance as Tribbiani's spoiled sister on Friends spin-off Joey is a dream come true.

She said: "I've always loved Joey Tribbiani. Me and my sister have always loved him. We just want him to come over for Thanksgiving, or something.

"I've never had a crush on him, I just wanted him to come around and like eat sandwiches with us and hug us. So when they asked me to do Joey, I was like, 'Okay!'"

Ricci's episode aired in America on Thursday.