Matthew Perry remembers one Friends costar who tried to assist him together with his consuming drawback – Jennifer Aniston.
Speaking to ABC News journalist Diane Sawyer in a trailer advancing his Oct. 28 sit-down, Perry recollects the time Aniston — whom he calls “Jenny”— confronted him on his drawback. She mentioned, Sawyer reminded Perry, “We know you’re drinking.”
Perry confirmed the incident.
“Imagine how scary a moment that was,” he mentioned. “She was the one who reached out the most, you know. I’m really grateful to her for that.”
Perry has been forthcoming on his struggles with dependancy. The actor tells all in a brand new ebook, Friends, Lovers, and the Big Terrible Thing: A Memoir, which comes out Nov. 1.
Perry advised People earlier that he was within the early phases of alcoholism when Friends started. That drawback grew worse within the ensuing years, to the purpose the place 4 years in the past, his colon burst from utilizing opioids. Perry was in a coma for 2 weeks, hospitalized for 5, and wore a colostomy bag for 9 months.
The clip reveals Perry telling Sawyer that he additionally was as soon as taking “55 Vicodin a day,” in addition to Methadone, Xanax and a full quart of vodka.
“At the time, I should have been the toast of the town,” Perry mentioned. Instead, “I was in a dark room meeting nothing but drug dealers, and completely alone.”
Perry claims he’s sober now through the interview, however received’t reveal a time line on that transformation.
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