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In 2021 the cast reunion of the hit TV series took place “friends”but Matthew Perry was on the verge of not attending, since shortly before he underwent an emergency dental operationwhich caused him to feel a strong pain in his mouth and, consequently, to speak little during the show.
In a recent interview that the actor granted to the journalist Diane Sawyer Perry said that on those days he felt his mouth “burn like fire” and that for a moment he thought about not going to the meeting, “so I decided to just attend and do the best I could.” That did not prevent the public from noticing the few interventions that she had in the special of hbo max.
Matthew is in the middle of a campaign to promote his autobiography Friends, lovers and the big terrible thing, in which he narrates his experiences with drugs and alcohol, with which he put his life at risk several times. In one part of the interview, Sawyer showed him some sequences of “friends” Y The actor indicated that in those that appear extremely thin he was consuming many pills, and those that show him overweight are from the time when he abused the drink.
“It’s very hard to see that, because in this weird way I feel sorry for that guy, because he’s a guy who is out of control,” Matthew said. “I didn’t know what was happening to me. She weighed 70 kilos and was on her way to weighing 58. I feel so sorry for that guy, he’s going through a lot, and it’s me, and I remember that, and I didn’t understand what he was going through. But again, I’m sorry, and I’m so thankful that I’m not anymore… but it’s hard, it’s hard to see that.” Friends, lovers and the big terrible thing goes on sale November 1.
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