An unexpected feud? Matthew Perry‘s history with Keanu Reeves became a topic of conversation following the release of Friends, Lovers and the Big Terrible Thing.
24.10.2022 - 23:23 / perezhilton.com
Matthew Perry‘s journey to sobriety wasn’t easy, and it has cost him a pretty penny.
In a new interview with The New York Times on Sunday, the Friends alum revealed he spent a fortune during his years-long journey to quit alcohol and drugs. The 53-year-old laid it all out, saying:
Wow!!
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That is A LOT of money! But, hey, it’s well worth it now that he is celebrating reaching 18 months of sobriety following a near-death experience! This also means he was newly sober when filming the Friends reunion, which aired in May 2021. What a nice accomplishment!
Last week while speaking to People and promoting his upcoming memoir Friends, Lovers and the Big Terrible Thing, the actor explained “everything starts with sobriety.” Opening up about his new outlook on life, he expressed:
During the conversation is when the Fools Rush In lead also revealed he experienced a health emergency when his colon burst in 2018 — resulting in a five-month hospitalization and a colostomy bag. Yikes!
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After recovering from this harrowing ordeal, he had a very important conversation with his therapist and finally decided to get sober, Matthew recalled:
It must have been such a scary situation for him to finally change his mind!
The sitcom star was also candid about his relationship with his Friends co-stars, whom he credited for sticking by him during his low points. Since he was struggling with addiction for much of the NBC series’ 10-season run, Jennifer Aniston, Courteney Cox, Lisa Kudrow, David Schwimmer, and Matt LeBlanc had a front-row seat to his health issues. At one point, he weighed
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Where did this beef come from?!