Matthew Perry Recalls How Jennifer Aniston Confronted Him About His Addiction

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

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.

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.

A necessary expense. Matthew Perry opened up about the cost of battling drug and alcohol addiction for more than half of his life.

Matthew Perry revealed that Jennifer Aniston confronted him about his drinking in the trailer for his upcoming ABC News interview with Diane Sawyer, which was obtained by E! News.The 53-year-old actor discussed his relationship with Friends co-star Aniston, while speaking candidly about struggling with substance abuse at the height of his fame in the early 2000s.'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,' Perry explained to Sawyer.He recalled Aniston approaching him one day on set of Friends, where she bluntly revealed to the actor that she and the rest of the cast '"know you're drinking."' Confrontation: Matthew Perry revealed that Jennifer Aniston confronted him about his drinking in the trailer for his upcoming ABC News interview with Diane Sawyer, which was obtained by E! News'Imagine how scary a moment that was,' he told Sawyer before talking more about the Office Space star's continued support during his recovery. '[Aniston] was the one that reached out the most,' he revealed.

FRIENDS superstar Matthew Perry has told about his extraordinary love life for the first time and revealed his flings with some of the world’s most beautiful ladies. He secretly dated Julia Roberts after she bombarded him with flirty messages, enjoyed a raunchy tryst with Gwyneth Paltrow in a cupboard and had such a crush on Jennifer Aniston it led to awkward scenes while filming the US sitcom. Now 53, Matthew says his life changed for ever when he was cast as wisecracking Chandler Bing.

Always in his corner. As Matthew Perry struggled with addiction, Friends costar Jennifer Aniston was there to lend her shoulder.

FRIENDS star Matthew Perry has revealed the "scary" moment when co-star Jennifer Aniston confronted him about his drinking problem. The actor, 53, made the admission in the trailer for his upcoming ABC News interview with Diane Sawyer.

Matthew Perry has revealed how he created the unique speech patterns that made his character Chandler Bing so distinctive from the moment he appeared in Friends. 

Matthew Perry remembers one Friends costar who tried to help him with his drinking problem – Jennifer Aniston.

Matthew Perry revealed that Jennifer Aniston confronted him about his drinking in the trailer for his upcoming ABC News interview with Diane Sawyer, which was obtained by E! News.The 53-year-old actor discussed his relationship with Friends co-star Aniston, while speaking candidly about struggling with substance abuse at the height of his fame in the early 2000s.'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,' Perry explained to Sawyer.He recalled Aniston approaching him one day on set of Friends, where she bluntly revealed to the actor that she and the rest of the cast '"know you're drinking."' Confrontation: Matthew Perry revealed that Jennifer Aniston confronted him about his drinking in the trailer for his upcoming ABC News interview with Diane Sawyer, which was obtained by E! News'Imagine how scary a moment that was,' he told Sawyer before talking more about the Office Space star's continued support during his recovery. '[Aniston] was the one that reached out the most,' he revealed.

Matthew Perry has been seen for the first time since revealing he nearly died from an opioid addiction.The Friends star, 53, looked healthy as he played pickleball with friends in Los Angeles on Friday.Matthew's sighting comes just one day after he detailed how his drug and alcohol addictions left him with a 2% survival after the opioids caused his colon to burst and left him in a two-week coma. The latest: Matthew Perry has been seen for the first time since revealing he nearly died from an opioid addiction; seen on Friday in LA heading to a pickleball gameThe TV star is set to sit down with ABC News anchor Diane Sawyer for an exclusive broadcast interview, airing Friday, October 28 at 8 pm EST on ABC;  It will be available the following day on Hulu.Mathew was seen arriving with a pal to the court, rocking a black polo shirt and shorts, adding sunglasses and sneakers.

Matthew Perry is looking to date a woman who is financially independent. The Friends star opened up about his romantic struggles in a recent interview with People and explained why his past relationships have ended. "That was me afraid.

Matthew Perry reveals he is looking for a 'self-supporting' partner, after previously getting 'burned a few times by women' that were just interested in his money.As he strives to find love and build a family after getting sober following a more than 30-year battle with addiction, which nearly cost him his life, the 53-year-old Friends star  told People he is no longer 'afraid of love.''The next person I really take seriously is somebody that I’m going to be in love with and not be scared by the things that used to scare me,' the actor explained.   A romantic: Matthew Perry reveals he is looking for a 'self-supporting' partner, after previously getting 'burned a few times by women' that were just interested in his money; seen in 2017When asked what he is looking for in his next relationship, Perry said he's looking for 'somebody who’s self-supporting in every way, but monetarily, especially.' 'I got burned a few times by women who wanted my money, not really caring about me,' recalled Perry, who previously dated Julia Roberts, Yasmine Bleeth, and, most recently, literary manager Molly Hurwitz, who he was engaged to from November 2020 to June 2021. The performer, who is releasing his new memoir, titled Friends, Lovers, and the Big Terrible Thing on November 1, also revealed to the outlet he was given just a two per cent chance of survival after an opioid addiction caused his colon to burst at age 49.

Matthew Perry stepped out last week for a relaxing afternoon in Los Angeles just as he has revealed his opioid addiction nearly took his life.  DailyMail. com spotted the Friends star looking healthier than he has in years as he ran errands with an unidentified female friend.

Matthew Perry only has to “look down” at his stomach scars from 14 surgeries to remind him to stay sober. The ‘Friends’ actor, 53, went under the knife several times, had to use a colostomy bag for nine months and went to rehab 15 times amid his drink and drug addictions – which saw him at one point drop to 128lbs (9 stone) in weight. He told the new issue of People magazine about revealing his struggle in his upcoming memoir, ‘Friends, Lovers and the Big Terrible Thing’: “I wanted to share when I was safe from going into the dark side of everything again.

FRIENDS star Matthew Perry says he was forced to use a colostomy bag for nine months after his drug habit burst his colon. The actor, 53, says a crippling addiction to opiate OxyContin left him on a life support machine with damaged organs. Matthew laid bare the full extent of his relationship with drugs in an extraordinarily honest new memoir.