Friends script auctioned by Made in Chelsea star

Television personality Ollie Locke is poised to auction a Friends script said to be signed by the stars of the show.

Sides for the episode The One Where Rachel Has a Baby Part II are expected to sell for between £5,000 and £8,000 at Hanson Ross' auction house in Royston, Hertfordshire, on 12 April.

Locke, 37, said he bought the items at another auction and planned to donate part of the money he makes to the Matthew Perry Foundation, because he and his husband are huge fans of the Chandler actor, who died in 2023.

He said: “It suddenly crossed my mind that I could do something special to help the Matthew Perry Foundation when I saw that another Friends TV script had gone crazy at auction."

The 76-page script would have been used at a table read, where actors and production crew read the episode in full ahead of filming.

Friends creators Marta Kauffman and David Crane wrote the season 8 finale which sees Jennifer Anniston's Rachel give birth to a baby girl.

Locke said he bought the script shortly before Perry died.

He said: “I’m a big collector of TV and film memorabilia.

"For example, I have items relating to actress Audrey Hepburn, Elvis, Grease and The Big Bang Theory.

"The Friends script was just something I always wanted to own. I was hugely excited when I got it."

The document was kept in a cupboard until the 37-year-old realised it could help raise funds for charity after 54-year-old Perry passed way.

Locke explained: "It was so heart-breaking for us all. I felt he taught me comedy and was the background to my years growing up, and even still now.

"I hope, together, we can honour a legendary actor by supporting a cause that meant so much to him.”

The auction on 12 April will also see other Friends related items go under the hammer.

Amanda Butler, director of operations at Hanson Ross, said: “As well as Ollie’s amazing Friends script, by sheer chance the same auction includes the sonogram of Rachel’s baby used in the same episode.

“Friends fever is on a high just now. The last episode was filmed 20 years ago but it’s still enjoyed by millions all over the world."

In January the auction house sold a set of Friends scripts that had been rescued from a bin for £22,000.

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