Friends star Matthew Perry reveals secret relationship with Julia Roberts and why he dumped the Oscar winning superstar

Matthew Perry has revealed he harbored a huge crush on Jennifer Aniston both before and during their time on Friends - but was rebuffed by her 'lack of interest'The Chandler Bing star, 53, who starred alongside the Rachel Green actress, 53, in the iconic show, said he was 'immediately taken' by the star during their first meeting - detailed in an excerpt from his memoir, Friends, Lovers and the Big Terrible Thing.The star said he called up Aniston before they started filming Friends in a bid to impress her with two acting roles he had booked - but she was allegedly left unimpressed.   On a permanent break: Matthew Perry has revealed he harbored a huge crush on Jennifer Aniston both before and during their time on Friends - but was rebuffed by her 'lack of interest' (pictured 1995)He wrote in the book: 'It was clear that this made her think I liked her too much, or in the wrong kind of way.'He then asked her out, with the beauty suggesting they stay friends instead, with Perry responding: '[We] can’t be friends!' The two actors were then brought together for their first Friends table read in 1994, with Perry saying: 'We were able to sail right past the past and focus on the fact that we had both gotten the best job Hollywood had to offer.'Perry said he continued to be attracted to Aniston as they filmed the show, and was 'frequently overanalyzing' every conversation they had - but that he slowly got over her due to the star's 'deafening lack of interest.' Oh my! The Chandler Bing star, 53, who starred alongside the Rachel Green actress, 53, in the iconic show, said he was 'immediately taken' by the star during their first meeting - but she wasn't interested (pictured on season four of the show) Not happening: Perry said

 

Matthew Perry has shared a tongue-in-cheek guide to how you can tell what drugs he was using during his years in Friends, simply based off his appearance in the show.Perry, 53, has laid bare the intimate details of his battle with substance abuse in his upcoming memoir, Friends, Lovers, and the Big Terrible Thing, which drops on November 1.In a snippet obtained by Page Six, the actor spoke out about how his addiction to opioids and alcohol affected the way he looked on screen, and revealed how those watching the NBC comedy series can figure out how severe his drug use was based off his weight and beard length.'You can track the trajectory for my addiction if you gauge my weight from season to season,' he wrote in the book.'When I’m carrying weight, it’s alcohol; when I’m skinny, it’s pills; when I have a goatee, it’s lots of pills.' Matthew Perry says viewers can determine what kind of drug he was using while filming Friends by looking at his body type on episodes of the show The actor became an international sensation practically over night after he landed the role as Chandler Bing in Friends in 1994.But while he came off as the hilarious and heartwarming guy who always had a smile on his face on the screen, behind-the-scenes, the star was facing a downward spiral of drug addiction, alcohol use, and overdoses that left him with just a two per cent chance of survival.  Perry told People magazine recently while discussing his book that he turned to drugs to deal with the immense fame and pressure that came with starring in one of the most popular shows of all time - revealing he needed 14 surgeries on his stomach and has been in rehab 15 different times as a result of his drug and alcohol use.In 1997, Perry got into a jet

 

Matthew Perry delves into some of his past romantic obsessions, including his infatuation with his one-time costar Valerie Bertinelli, in his upcoming memoir Friends, Lovers, And The Big Terrible Thing.Perry, 53, claims in his memoir that his crush on the former child star, now 62, became so intense that he ended up making out with her one night after her then-husband Eddie Van Halen had allegedly passed out, according to Page Six. DailyMail.com has reached out to representatives for Bertinelli for comment. The actor, who also delved into his odd feud with Keanu Reeves in the upcoming book, recently sat down for a forthcoming interview with Diane Sawyer in which he discussed the importance of having friends and a social safety net to combat his years-long struggle with addiction.

Where did this beef come from?!

A concerned coworker. Jennifer Aniston once confronted Matthew Perry about his substance abuse during their time on Friends, but she was also one of his biggest supporters.

A Pretty Woman and a favorite Friend! Matthew Perry and Julia Roberts briefly — and secretly! — dated in the mid-‘90s, the actor revealed in his October 2022 memoir, Friends, Lovers and the Big Terrible Thing.

Matthew Perry dropped out of 'Don't Look Up' after his heart stopped beating for five minutes. The 53-year-old actor was cast as a Republican journalist in the Adam McKay-directed movie, but he was forced to quit the project after his heart stopped beating during surgery and he required CPR treatment to survive. In his new memoir, 'Friends, Lovers, and the Big Terrible Thing', Matthew - who was having "some kind of weird medical device in [his] back" - says: "I was given the shot at 11:00am.

Matthew Perry is no stranger to high-profile romance — but he’s still searching for “The One.”

Matthew Perry appears to have revealed some shockingly negative feelings about Keanu Reeves in his upcoming memoir Friends, Lovers, And The Big Terrible Thing.Perry, who recently delved into his history with drug addiction, writes, 'Why is it that the original thinkers like River Phoenix and Heath Ledger die, but Keanu Reeves still walks among us?' in a passage obtained by Page Six.DailyMail.com has reached out to representatives for Perry for additional comment and context.  Bizarre beef: Matthew Perry, 53, revealed his shockingly negative feelings about Keanu Reeves, 58, in his upcoming memoir. He lamented that Reeves was still alive today while their mutual friend River Phoenix died youngPerry, 53, seemed to be barely able to hold back his disdain for the 58-year-old Matrix star — whom he doesn't appear to have ever collaborated with — while discussing their mutual friend River Phoenix, who died in 1993 of a drug overdose at only 23.Although Reeves has called Phoenix one of his 'closet friends of that era,' according to the Irish Times, Perry also had a strong connection with the rising star after the future TV mainstay made his feature film debut opposite him in 1988's A Night In The Life Of Jimmy Reardon.

Matthew Perry dropped out of the all-star film Don't Look Up after his heart stopped for five minutes while undergoing surgery.Perry, 53, recounted having to give up the role in the film in his upcoming memoir Friends, Lovers, and the Big Terrible Thing, where he revealed eight of his ribs were broken by a doctor attempting to revive him on the operating table by performing CPR, according to Rolling Stone. The Friends alum was cast as a Republican journalist who shared three scenes with Meryl Streep in what he called 'the biggest movie I'd gotten ever.' Matthew Perry was forced to drop out of the all-star film Don't Look Up after his heart stopped for five minutes while undergoing surgery; pictured 2017Perry was still grappling with alcohol and opioid addiction at this time, and recalled being on 1,800 milligrams of hydrocodone while filming a group scene with Jonah Hill.The actor ended up seeking treatment at a luxury rehab in Switzerland during this time and attempted to procure more prescription drugs from doctors by lying of severe stomach pain. 'In fact, I was OK,' he recounted.

Matthew Perry had what almost every man in the 1990s dreamed of: chemistry with A-list actress Julia Roberts.

Getting candid about the past. Matthew Perry revealed the heartbreaking reason he decided to end his relationship with Julia Roberts following her 1996 cameo on Friends.

There has long been a pretty nasty narrative about Matthew Perry, namely around his weight. He has either - according to tabloid headlines - been too fat or thin for most of his career. Now, the Friends actor has revealed in a shocking new memoir - ‘Friends, Lovers and the Big Terrible Thing’ - that his weight was actually the big indicator behind his drink and drug abuse - which he says has cost him around $9 million during his lifetime.

Matthew Perry‘s journey to sobriety wasn’t easy, and it has cost him a pretty penny.

Jennifer Aniston, 53, confronted him over his addiction and supported him throughout his recovery.He began by saying: "Secrets kill you.Secrets kill people like me."At the time I should have been the toast of the town, I was in a dark room meeting nothing but drug dealers and completely alone."Of the substances he was taking, he listed “methadone, Xanax, full quart of vodka” and “55 Vicodin a day.”Strictly's Tess Daly distracts viewers as fans call for 'replacement'Matthew went on to say Jennifer confronted him about his addiction during a day of filming.Dianne then quoted the actress as saying to him: “We know you’re drinking.”Recalling the moment, he replied: “Imagine how scary a moment that was."He went on to say of his co-star: “She was the one that reached out the most, I’m really grateful to her for that.”Matthew opened up about his addiction in his new memoir Friends, Lovers, and the Big Terrible Thing.In the book, he revealed how he spent around "$9 million trying to get sober".He added: "I would fake back injuries. I would fake migraine headaches.

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Matthew Perry has revealed the steep cost of his sobriety journey.The Friends star, 53, shared the head-turning amount of money he spent on getting help for his addiction in a recent interview with The New York Times, while promoting his upcoming memoir Friends, Lovers and the Big Terrible Thing.'I've probably spent $9 million or something trying to get sober,' the actor estimated, while also sharing that he recently celebrated 18 months of sobriety. 'I've probably spent $9 million or something trying to get sober': Matthew Perry, 53, revealed the steep cost of his sobriety a few days after sharing he nearly died from an opioid addictionThe timeline indicated that Perry was newly sober during the Friends reunion special, which aired in May 2021.