It's been a month and a half since Matthew Perry, the beloved Chandler Bing from Friends, passed away, and the whole world, his acquaintances and colleagues continue to mourn his loss. One of those closest to him was actress Jennifer Aniston, who was his partner on the show for a decade and played Rachel Green. The two were good friends (and the same age at 54; she was six months older than him) and maintained their connection outside of the series since the series ended in 2004. Although the actress had made a joint statement with the After announcing four other protagonists after Perry's death and also posted a message in mid-November, he now spoke about him for the first time in a conversation with the film trade magazine Variety.
Aniston gives a lengthy interview and is the cover star of this week's issue along with her co-star on Apple TV's The Morning Show, actress Reese Witherspoon. The report was published this Monday, the same day that the nominations for the Golden Globes were announced, where the Apple TV series is up for two awards: best drama series and best supporting actor for Billy Crudup; Its two protagonists (especially Aniston, who was in all the pools) were left out. In the talk, both comment on how they have known each other for 20 years and have become “partners, good friends”. “We share when our hearts are broken in life, in love, in everything,” Aniston says, before soon starting to talk about Matthew Perry, causing her to burst into tears. As the magazine tells it, Witherspoon then grabs her hand and doesn't let go until the end of the interview.
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When asked how she would like the world to remember the late Friends actor, Aniston replies: “How fondly he would be remembered.” I was happy. He was healthy. He had stopped smoking. He got into shape. He was happy, that's all I know. We literally texted that morning, so funny Matty… He didn't suffer. I didn't fight. “I was lucky,” he insists, because Perry’s medical history was complicated, having had serious health problems as well as alcohol and drug problems that led him to visit several rehabilitation centers. When Witherspoon responds, “It's important for people to know that,” she says, “That's it.” “I want people to know that he was really healthy and that he's getting better. I chased him. He worked very hard. The truth is that he had a hard life. I miss him much. We all miss him. He made us laugh so much…”
Aniston admits it was “nice” to see so many people praising Perry. “I hope he can see that he was loved in a way that he never thought of.” Aniston talks about her way of working with Witherspoon, who praises the talent of the entire cast of Friends, and assures that the ” Her partner’s “way of speaking” was also innovative in the world of comedy. “It created a whole world, completely different. In a way we were guided by him. “It added something to our joy.”
The death of her partner was particularly hard on the actress from romantic comedies such as “Much More Than Friends” and “Groom for Hire”, whose father, also actor John Aniston, died a year ago at the age of 89. His loss was now joined by the stroke of fate of Perry's death. According to Page Six, she was the first to arrive at the actor's funeral, held privately at a cemetery north of Los Angeles a few days after his death, and there she looked devastated.
Aniston posted an emotional message on Nov. 15, just like the rest of her colleagues did the day before and throughout the day, remembering her friend, who she said “always knew how to make people laugh.” “Saying goodbye to our Matty was a crazy wave of emotions that I have never experienced before,” he said. “At some point in our lives, we all experience loss. The loss of life or the loss of love. The ability to truly sit with that grief allows one to feel all the moments of joy and gratitude for having loved someone so much. And we loved him very much. It was part of our DNA. There were always six of us. “This was our chosen family, which changed our careers and our path forever.” “As he himself said, he thought he would die if he didn't hear the laughter. His life literally depended on it. And boy, did he pull it off. He made us all laugh. […] Matty, I love you very much and I know that you are now completely at peace and not suffering. Get some rest, little brother.”