Matthew Perry Reveals 'Scary' Moment With Jennifer Aniston Helped With Substance Abuse
Actor Matthew Perry reveals how "Friends" co-star Jennifer Aniston played the biggest part during his battle with substance abuse.
Matthew Perry rose to prominence for his role as Chandler Bing on the NBC television sitcom, "Friends". The series, which ran from 1994 to 2004, garnered Perry numerous accolades and led him to star in several comedic roles after "Friends".
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Matthew Perry Recalls 'Scary' Moment with Jennifer Aniston
In Matthew's upcoming memoir, titled "Friends, Lovers and the Big Terrible Thing", he opens up about his past battle with drug and alcohol abuse.
During his time on "Friends", however, Perry recalled a moment when Jennifer Aniston, whom he initially had a crush on, confronted him about the issues the cast had taken notice of.
"I had long since gotten over her - ever since she started dating Brad Pitt, I was fine - and had worked out exactly how long to look at her without it being awkward, but still, to be confronted by Jennifer Aniston was devastating. And I was confused," Matthew recalled before asking Jennifer how she found out, to which she responded:
"'We can smell it,' she said, in a kind of weird but loving way, and the plural 'we' hit me like a sledgehammer. 'I know I'm drinking too much,' I said, 'but I don't exactly know what to do about it.'" Matthew Perry wrote.
How the 'Friends' Cast Were There for Matthew Perry
In his memoir, Matthew Perry described how his fluctuating weight on "Friends" was a giveaway to his substance abuse. His weight would go dangerously down due to his addiction to pills in some seasons, while alcohol would cause him to be bloated in a different season, depending on what he was taking at the time.
However, the now 53 year old star revealed that he had almost died when he was 49 after his colon burst from drug overdose and was put in an ECMO machine.
During this time, Matthew Perry recalls how his "Friends" co-stars, Courteney Cox, Lisa Kudrow, David Schwimmer, and Matt LeBlanc were all understanding and patient with him during his recovery.
"It's like penguins. Penguins, in nature, when one is sick, or when one is very injured, the other penguins surround it and prop it up," Perry explained. "They walk around it until that penguin can walk on its own. That's kind of what the cast did for me."
Matthew Perry's memoir, "Friends, Lovers and the Big Terrible Thing" will be published on November 1st.
