Billie Eilish's Mom Makes Surprise Appearance in Friends Episode: Fans React
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- A clip of Billie Eilish's mother, Maggie Baird, appearing in a 'FRIENDS' cameo recently surfaced online.
- The episode titled 'The One Where Joey Loses His Insurance' portrays Joey auditioning in front of Maggie, who plays the casting director.
- In the episode, Joey has lost his healthcare insurance and is desperate for the role, hoping he could use the money to afford medical care to treat his hernia
- Joey's character, played by Matt LeBlanc, struggles during the audition due to the painful hernia and is rejected by Maggie.
- The episode aired in 1999, a couple of years before her Grammy-winning daughter was born.
- The resurfaced 'FRIENDS' clip with Maggie's cameo sparked discussions online, with some labeling Billie as a 'nepo baby.'
- “So Billie may in fact be an industry plant,” one said, while another asked, “So Billie is a Nepo Baby?”
- Billie's brother, Finneas, defended her, stating, "none of you had any idea at all who she was."
- Maggie has also appeared in other shows like The West Wing and The X-Files, and she wrote and directed her own independent movie called 'Life Inside Out.'