London, October 13 : James Michael Tyler may have been smitten by Jennifer Aniston in the hit TV show ‘Friends’ but the actor’s love confession in real life is slightly different.

Tyler, who played the much popular role of Central Perk owner Gunther in the series, said the actress was more like a sister.

"Jennifer was much more like a sister, a very beautiful sister,” the Sun quoted him as saying.

"She''s just a lovely, lovely person. So kind and so giving as an actress. She was always there for you. The entire cast were all great people, very down-to-earth and grounded.

"People ask, ''Oh, they couldn''t possibly be as nice as everyone says. Were they really friends?''

"You think you could work with someone for ten years and have that wonderful chemistry on screen if you weren''t actually friends off screen?" he added. (ANI)