{"id":1082,"date":"2026-09-23T00:48:37","date_gmt":"2026-09-23T00:48:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/adsandthings.com\/winews\/2026\/09\/23\/courteney-cox-reveals-her-no-1-hosting-essential-i-just-want-people-to-be-entertained-exclusive\/"},"modified":"2026-09-23T00:48:37","modified_gmt":"2026-09-23T00:48:37","slug":"courteney-cox-reveals-her-no-1-hosting-essential-i-just-want-people-to-be-entertained-exclusive","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/adsandthings.com\/winews\/2026\/09\/23\/courteney-cox-reveals-her-no-1-hosting-essential-i-just-want-people-to-be-entertained-exclusive\/","title":{"rendered":"Courteney Cox Reveals Her No. 1 Hosting Essential: \u2018I Just Want People to Be Entertained\u2019 (Exclusive)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The \u2018Friends\u2019 star shared her hosting preference with PEOPLE while discussing her Homecourt hand washes coming to N.Y.C hotspot COQODAQ for a one-month run<\/p>\n<figure><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/people.com\/thmb\/Z-Nd6Qw6Gam6YunrCX0uLDJ15ok=\/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc():format(jpeg)\/courteney-cox-golden-globes-kick-off-party-092226-f71434e581084d4396c8ff305b121fdc.jpg\" alt=\"Courteney Cox in September 2026Credit: Cindy Ord\/Getty\" title=\"Courteney Cox attends the \" \/><figcaption><i>Courteney Cox in September 2026<br \/>Credit: Cindy Ord\/Getty<\/i><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h3>NEED TO KNOW<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Courteney Cox revealed her top hosting essential to create an entertaining and comfortable atmosphere in a recent interview with PEOPLE<\/li>\n<li>Her luxury brand Homecourt is partnering with COQODAQ to feature handwashes at the restaurant\u2019s ornate handwashing bar<\/li>\n<li>Seven Homecourt handwash fragrances will be available for diners to experience from Sept. 16 through Oct. 18<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a class=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/tag\/courteney-cox\/\" data-type=\"\" data-component=\"link\" data-source=\"inlineLink\" data-ordinal=\"1\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Courteney Cox<\/a> knows a thing or two about hosting \u2014 and there\u2019s one essential she can\u2019t live without.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>During an exclusive interview with PEOPLE at COQODAQ in New York City \u2014 <a class=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/courteney-cox-is-bringing-homecourt-into-the-restaurant-world-exclusive-12126530\" data-type=\"\" data-component=\"link\" data-source=\"inlineLink\" data-ordinal=\"1\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">where she\u2019s bringing her Homecourt hand wash<\/a> for a one-month run \u2014 the <em>Friends<\/em> alum, 62, opens up about one non-negotiable she has when it comes to hosting at her home or an event.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI would say music,\u201d she tells PEOPLE alongside COQODAQ owner Simon Kim. \u201cI think it\u2019s really important to make sure that if the food\u2019s not out yet, you know, I just want people to be entertained. It just has to be something that you don\u2019t feel like, \u2018Oh, it\u2019s quiet and now we have to fill the space with words.\u2019 You can sit here and enjoy a song.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>After reiterating that \u201cmusic is my first\u201d essential, Cox adds that she tailors her playlists \u201cdepending on what kind of people are coming and what time of day.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/people.com\/thmb\/0p56tVCH2JZ4A65cKtkryhyWiCM=\/fit-in\/1280x960\/courtney-cox-091726-9331cd18d906493893db6934b0ab87e7.jpg\" alt=\"Courteney Cox with COQODAQ owner Simon KimCredit: Grant Jensen\" title=\"Courteney Cox is Bringing Homecourt into the Restaurant World for an \u2018Elevated\u2019 Experience\" \/><figcaption><i>Courteney Cox with COQODAQ owner Simon Kim<br \/>Credit: Grant Jensen<\/i><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Homecourt, the star\u2019s luxury home and body care line, is bringing its hand wash to the Flatiron hotspot\u2019s famed handwashing bar for one month.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Once inside, guests are greeted by a grand, ornate handwashing bar so they can wash their hands before and after they dine at the restaurant \u2014 which is famously known for its chicken nuggets topped with caviar.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Speaking about the partnership, Cox tells PEOPLE, \u201cIt was the perfect opportunity for us to bring our soaps in and have people experience it in a very gorgeous, elevated place with the food that\u2019s elevated.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>She continues of the restaurant\u2019s signature dish, \u201cChicken is, you know, not normally known as fine dining, but neither are our products. Our whole motto is elevating your everyday experience with your everyday products that you use. It was like the perfect blend.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/people.com\/thmb\/zZ7ki9pH-aOKw8JZf_l4H_V-c4k=\/fit-in\/1280x960\/courtney-cox-091726-2-a7c3020368504362965886d12bc206ee.jpg\" alt=\"Homecourt soap at the COQODAQ hand washing stationCredit: Grant Jensen\" title=\"Courteney Cox is Bringing Homecourt into the Restaurant World for an \u2018Elevated\u2019 Experience\" \/><figcaption><i>Homecourt soap at the COQODAQ hand washing station<br \/>Credit: Grant Jensen<\/i><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Never miss a story \u2014 sign up for <a href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/people-news-daily-newsletter-sign-up-8692701\">PEOPLE\u2019s free daily newsletter<\/a> to stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.<\/p>\n<p>Seven fragrance variations of Homecourt\u2019s hand washes will be available for diners to experience at COQODAQ from Sept. 16 through Oct. 18.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s definitely elevating that [dining] experience. It doesn\u2019t dry your hands out, the bottle is gorgeous,\u201d the <em>Scream<\/em> actress continues of the soaps. \u201cIt\u2019s my baby, I get to be that detailed \u2026 I want it to be discreet and just have the bottle stand out on its own. The texture, the scent \u2014 I\u2019m exhausting because I just care about everything, every detail! But it\u2019s that important.\u201d<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The \u2018Friends\u2019 star shared her hosting preference with PEOPLE while discussing her Homecourt hand washes coming to N.Y.C hotspot COQODAQ for a one-month run Courteney Cox in September 2026Credit: Cindy Ord\/Getty NEED TO KNOW Courteney Cox revealed her top hosting essential to create an entertaining and comfortable atmosphere in a recent interview with PEOPLE Her [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"rop_custom_images_group":[],"rop_custom_messages_group":[],"rop_publish_now":"initial","rop_publish_now_accounts":[],"rop_publish_now_history":[],"rop_publish_now_status":"pending","footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1082","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-everything-else"],"wpmagazine_modules_lite_featured_media_urls":{"thumbnail":"","cvmm-medium":"","cvmm-medium-plus":"","cvmm-portrait":"","cvmm-medium-square":"","cvmm-large":"","cvmm-small":"","full":""},"categories_names":{"1":{"name":"Everything Else","link":"https:\/\/adsandthings.com\/winews\/category\/everything-else\/"}},"tags_names":[],"comments_number":"0","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/adsandthings.com\/winews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1082","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/adsandthings.com\/winews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/adsandthings.com\/winews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/adsandthings.com\/winews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/adsandthings.com\/winews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1082"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/adsandthings.com\/winews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1082\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/adsandthings.com\/winews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1082"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/adsandthings.com\/winews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1082"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/adsandthings.com\/winews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1082"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}