Matthew Perry Remembers How Jennifer Aniston Confronted Him About His Habit

Matthew Perry will endlessly be “grateful” for Pals co-star Jennifer Aniston’s assist amid his previous battle with alcohol and drug dependancy.

In a preview for his upcoming interview with Diane Sawyer launched on Friday, the 53-year-old actor opened up in regards to the assist he obtained from his solid members – however particularly from Jennifer who he revealed caught by his facet essentially the most whereas he struggled together with his sobriety. He shared with the longtime journalist how he skilled a “scary second” when The Morning Present star as soon as confronted him about his dependancy, even telling him at one level:

“‘We all know you’re consuming.’”

Matthew added:

“Yeah, think about how scary a second that was. She was the one which reached out essentially the most. You recognize, I’m actually grateful to her for that.”

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Within the midst of his dependancy, the 17 Once more star shared he was taking “55 Vicodin a day” along with “Methadone, Xanax,” and “a full quart of vodka a day.” He stated:

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

His drug abuse grew to become so dangerous he nearly died at 49 years outdated. Talking with Folks earlier this week, Matthew revealed whereas he first claimed he suffered from a “gastrointestinal perforation” 4 years in the past, he really spent 5 months within the hospital (and two weeks in a coma) after his colon burst from an OxyContin overdose. He admitted that “the docs instructed my household that I had a two % probability to stay,” including:

“I used to be placed on a factor known as an ECMO machine, which does all of the respiratory on your coronary heart and your lungs. And that’s known as a Hail Mary. Nobody survives that.”

Scary! After being compelled to put on a colostomy bag for almost a yr, Matthew determined to get sober and search out remedy:

“It was fairly hellish having one as a result of they break on a regular basis. My therapist stated, ‘The following time you concentrate on taking OxyContin, simply take into consideration having a colostomy bag for the remainder of your life.’ And a bit of window opened, and I crawled by means of it, and I now not need OxyContin.”

We’re glad to listen to that Matthew had somebody to lean on throughout his battle with dependancy. Reactions, Perezcious readers? You can also take a look at the preview for his interview with Diane, which is able to air on October 28, (under):

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