Matthew Perry Credit Jennifer Aniston For Serving to Him In His ‘Pals’ Ingesting Days – Deadline

Matthew Perry remembers one Pals costar who tried to assist him together with his consuming drawback – Jennifer Aniston.

Talking to ABC Information journalist Diane Sawyer in a trailer advancing his Oct. 28 sit-down, Perry recollects the time Aniston — whom he calls “Jenny”— confronted him on his drawback. She mentioned, Sawyer reminded Perry, “We all know you’re consuming.”

Perry confirmed the incident.

“Think about how scary a second that was,” he mentioned. “She was the one who reached out essentially the most, you recognize. I’m actually grateful to her for that.”

Perry has been forthcoming on his struggles with dependancy. The actor tells all in a brand new e book, Pals, Lovers, and the Massive Horrible Factor: A Memoir, which comes out Nov. 1.

Perry informed Folks earlier that he was within the early levels of alcoholism when Pals started. That drawback grew worse within the ensuing years, to the purpose the place 4 years in the past, his colon burst from utilizing opioids. Perry was in a coma for 2 weeks, hospitalized for 5, and wore a colostomy bag for 9 months.

The clip reveals Perry telling Sawyer that he additionally was as soon as taking “55 Vicodin a day,” in addition to Methadone, Xanax and a full quart of vodka.

“On the time, I ought to have been the toast of the city,” Perry mentioned. As a substitute, “I used to be in a darkish room assembly nothing however drug sellers, and utterly alone.”

Perry claims he’s sober now throughout the interview, however gained’t reveal a time line on that transformation.