Before Courteney Cox became Monica Geller, she was the first person to say “period” in a national commercial, thanks to her leg warmer-forward 1985 Tampax ad. Almost 40 years later, the Friends star ...
In 1985, a 21-year-old Courteney Cox starred in a Tampax commercial, becoming the first person to say "period" on American TV. At 58, the Friends actress is updating that ad with a menopausal twist.