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<\/p>\nFRIENDS star Matthew Perry had special relationships with all his co-stars throughout his life, including with his former crush Jennifer Aniston. <\/p>\n
Perry passed away at the age of 54 on Saturday, October 28, 2023, in an apparent drowning, according to TMZ.<\/p>\n
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Over the years, the Friend's actor was very open about his relationships with his co-stars, particularly as he battled addiction as they filmed the hit sitcom. <\/p>\n
Perry's affection for one co-star in particular started very early on in the show's run. <\/p>\n
He had long admitted to having a crush on Aniston — who played the lovable Rachel Green.<\/p>\n
Before the long-running sitcom started filming, Perry said he was "immediately taken" by the actress, according to The Mirror. <\/p>\n
However, Aniston reportedly had a "deafening lack of interest," in return.<\/p>\n
Perry, who played Chandler Bing on the hit show, attempted to impress Aniston and later went on to ask her on a date. <\/p>\n
However, she declined his offer and suggested just being friends while they worked together. <\/p>\n
Perry went on to explain this moment in his memoir Friends, Lovers and the Big Terrible thing, saying "It was clear that this made her think I liked her too much, or in the wrong kind of way."<\/p>\n
<\/span><\/p>\n <\/span><\/p>\n <\/span><\/p>\n <\/span><\/p>\n He claimed that after she suggested being friends, Perry said they For a time, the actor said it was awkward working on the same set with Aniston as he started to overthink his interactions with his crush. <\/p>\n "Fairly early in the making of\u00a0Friends<\/em>\u00a0I realized that I was still crushing badly on Jennifer Aniston," Perry wrote in the memoir, according to an excerpt from DigitalSpy.<\/p>\n "Our hellos and goodbyes became awkward. And then I'd ask myself, 'How long can I look at her? Is three seconds too long?'"<\/p>\n However, as the group of actors shot into stardom and Aniston began to date Hollywood's Brad Pitt, their friendship became stronger. <\/p>\n Years into filming, that friendship proved to be extremely important for the young actor. <\/p>\n In his memoir, Perry detailed his battle with painkillers and alcohol as he worked on the Friends set. <\/p>\n By early 2000, the actor said he was "taking so many pills that I couldn\u2019t leave my bedroom." <\/p>\n However, Perry revealed he believed he could hid the bad habits, as he was still able to show up to work and remember his lines. <\/p>\n But that didn't stop his friend Aniston from calling him out. <\/p>\n Perry said she came to his Friends trailer and said one simple sentence, "I know you're drinking." <\/p>\n "I had long since gotten over her \u2014 ever since she started dating Brad Pitt, I was fine \u2014 and had worked out exactly how long to look at her without it being awkward, but still, to be confronted by Jennifer Aniston was devastating," Perry wrote. <\/p>\n "And I was confused."<\/p>\n He told his co-star that he had been trying to hide it, but she revealed those efforts were for not.<\/p>\n "'We can smell it,' she said, in a kind of weird but loving way, and the plural 'we' hit me like a sledgehammer," Perry said. <\/p>\n Perry later said he was extremely grateful for Aniston throughout that tumultuous period. <\/p>\n As he checked himself into rehab and continued on the long path to sobriety, Perry said Aniston would check on him.<\/p>\n![](\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/tyson-fury-reacts-in-between-855700841.jpg\")
<\/picture>FURY VS NGANNOU <\/span><\/p>\nFrank Warren says Usyk fight is OFF after Gypsy King’s controversial win<\/h3>\n
![](\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/tyson-fury-reacts-in-between-855700841-1.jpg\")
<\/picture>OFF FUR TABLE <\/span><\/p>\nFury’s post-fight press conference CANCELLED afterNgannou controversy<\/h3>\n
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<\/picture>TRAGIC END <\/span><\/p>\nMatthew Perry’s eerie last post shows star in pool ‘where he drowned’ days later<\/h3>\n
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<\/picture>LAST OUTING <\/span><\/p>\nMatthew Perry looked downcast while out having dinner days before death<\/h3>\n
can't be friends." <\/p>\n\n
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