Why Did Elle Macpherson Leave Friends?

Elle Macpherson was asked by producers to film more episodes and extend the run of her character on the show, but the model declined because she was living in London at the time and the toll of travelling between Los Angeles and the UK became too much for her.

Friends is an American television sitcom created by David Crane and Marta Kauffman, which aired on NBC from September 22, 1994, to May 6, 2004, lasting ten seasons.

Kauffman and Crane began developing Friends under the working title Insomnia Cafe between November and December 1993. They presented the idea to Bright, and together they pitched a seven-page treatment of the show to NBC.

After several script rewrites and changes, including title changes to Six of One and Friends, Like Us, the series was finally named Friends.