The passing of former Friends co-star Matthew Perry, who was discovered floating face down in a hot tub last year due to “the acute effects of ketamine,” has brought Lisa Kudrow consolation.
The Emmy Award-winning actress talked a little about the untimely death of the actor she costarred with on the ten-season hit NBC comedy in 2023.
“This will sound strange. In the latest Armchair Expert podcast episode that aired Monday, she stated, “I’m more reassured that he was happy the day he died.” “He had a happy death. And that was a gift to me.
Self-described recovering addict and host Dax Shepard discussed Matthew’s death after claiming to have known him “through sobriety.”
Lisa answered, “This is where I start chewing my gum.” “I need my nicotine right here.”
At the time of his death at the age of 54, Matthew—who was candid about his lifelong battles with substance abuse—was first believed to be sober.
The actor claimed that he “probably spent $9 million or something trying to get sober” from booze and opiate addictions in his 2022 memoir, Friends, Lovers, and the Big Terrible Thing.
Lisa, 61, told Dax that talking about her connection with Matthew further was “complicated.”
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“This is you, and I love you,” she remarked, “because God loves Matthew, the one I first met and the one at the end.” “He and I both understood.”
The Comeback star paid tribute to Matthew on Instagram a few weeks after his untimely passing, stating that he showed her “grace and love” during their relationship.
“Thank you for your open heart in a six-way relationship that required compromise,” she also wrote. And a great deal of “talking.” We appreciate you coming to work even though you weren’t feeling well and then being absolutely wonderful. I’m grateful for the greatest ten years somebody can have. I appreciate your faith in me.
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