Despite starring in all 10 seasons of the renowned TV series Friends, 54-year-old Matthew Perry, refrains from watching the show today. The character he brought to life, Chandler Bing, became a beloved figure on the NBC sitcom from 1994 to 2004.
During an interview with radio host Tom Power's show 바카라Q with Tom Power바카라 in Toronto in 2022, Perry revealed his reasons for abstaining from revisiting old Friends episodes. He explained that these episodes trigger memories of his arduous battle with drug and alcohol addiction. Perry, pointing to different versions of himself in various episodes over the years, explained his struggles with substance abuse. .
While filming Friends, Perry battled addiction, and when he looks back, he claims he can identify the drug he was abusing based on how he looked in each season. He is appreciative of his former co-stars, including David Schwimmer, Jennifer Aniston, Courteney Cox, Lisa Kudrow, Matt LeBlanc, and Jennifer Aniston, but he also harbors resentment towards his time on the show.
바카라I didn바카라t watch the show and haven바카라t watched the show, because I could go, 바카라Drinking, opiates, drinking, cocaine,바카라바카라 Perry said.
바카라I could tell season by season by how I looked. I don바카라t think anybody else can, but I certainly could, and that바카라s why I don바카라t want to watch it, because that바카라s what I see, that바카라s what I notice when I watch it,.바카라 Perry added.
This perspective is not new. In his memoir, Friends, Lovers, and the Big Terrible Thing: A Memoir (2022), Perry openly discussed his weight fluctuations as linked to his substance use.
바카라If you gauge my weight from season to season 바카라 when I바카라m carrying weight, it바카라s alcohol; when I am skinny, it바카라s pills. When I have a goatee, it바카라s lots of pills," Perry wrote in his memoir.
Perry's battle with addiction led him through 15 rehab stays and enduring serious health consequences, including a burst colon due to opioid overuse. However, he shared with People magazine that he had reached a significant milestone of 18 months of sobriety in October.
Despite the difficulty of confronting his past on the show, Perry expressed during his Toronto interview that he might consider re-watching the cherished sitcom. He acknowledged the impact it has had across different generations and the heartwarming memories attached to it. Perry admitted, 바카라It was really funny, and all the people were nice,바카라 he added. 바카라I바카라ve been too worried about this and, you know, I want to watch Friends too.바카라
