Courteney Cox in new promotional shots for the second series of Dirt

It's a good thing Courteney Cox is no stranger to Hollywood gossip.

The actress - and best friend of former costar Jennifer Aniston - is set to reprise her role as a cutthroat tabloid magazine editor hungry for celebrity scandal in a second series of her TV show Dirt.

She has posed for a smouldering new photoshoot to promote the return show, which famously featured a lesbian kiss between Courtney and Jennifer in its first season.

Courteney Cox gets Dirty for her new TV series

Gossip hungry: the star plays a cutthroat editor of a tabloid magazine

While Jennifer only made a brief appearance on the show, there are rumours swirling that she make a return as rival magazine editor Tina Harrod in upcoming episodes.

Of their intimate scene, Courteney has said: "The kiss was so not important. We did a lot of takes but I literally kiss her longer saying hello than during that kiss."
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The 43-year-old mother of one says her character Lucy Spiller came as a welcome change, saying: "I was on Friends for 10 years and (Monica) was a very high-energy, obsessive-compulsive character.

"To play someone who is a lot more solid and less emotional was something that was fun and challenging.

"It's more challenging to find ways to make her, you know, keep her the person you love to hate."

The second series hits US television screens in March and is expected to air in the UK later this year.