It wasn’t uncommon for Matthew Perry to be asked about his bond with his “Friends” castmates, and during the reunion, he put it perfectly: “The best way I can describe it is after the show was over, at a party or any other social gathering, if one of us bumped into each other, that was it, that was the end of the night. We just sat with the person all night long.” The actor continued, “You apologized to the people that you were with, but they had to understand you had met somebody special to you, and you were going to talk to that person for the rest of the night,” (via Too Fab).
As he spoke, Courteney Cox and Jennifer Aniston appeared to be getting visibly emotional, and when Perry finished, he started tearing up, too. It’s only natural that talking about such strong bonds stirred up a lot of emotions for the actor. When he was struggling with addiction issues while filming “Friends,” Aniston was one of the first people on set to directly confront him about it, and she continued to check in on Perry over the years.
In the foreword for his 2022 tell-all memoir, Lisa Kudrow wrote this sweet message: “He has survived impossible odds, but I had no idea how many times he almost didn’t make it. I’m glad you’re here, Matty. Good for you. I love you,” (via Us Weekly). His on-screen best friend, Matt LeBlanc, meanwhile, saw Perry as a younger brother.
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