Actress Jennifer Aniston, who won the People's Icon Award at the E! People's Choice Awards this year, says she has earned the title of being an icon because of her fans and the still popular sitcom "Friends".

Aniston has enjoyed phenomenal popularity over the years, since she became famous as Rachel Green in "Friends", the sitcom that ran from 1994 to 2004. She credited the hit sitcom for giving her all the opportunities and rewards in an emotional speech, reports eonline.com.