Matthew Perry’s sudden demise was a shock to the whole world, but it was worse than expected for his FRIENDS co-star, Jennifer Aniston. Perry and Aniston shared an extremely close bond following their work on the NBC sitcom, and apparently, the actress had always dreaded the thought of losing her friend to his harmful habits.
Eventually, Jennifer Aniston’s fear came true on 29th October, after Matthew Perry was found dead after an alleged drowning accident at his California home. After the funeral ceremony, where Aniston kept to herself, sources revealed that the actress is taking the news harder than anyone.
Jennifer Aniston Mourns The Loss Of Matthew Perry
Appearing together on the 90s NBC sitcom FRIENDS, Jennifer Aniston and Matthew Perry became close friends. Although the actor recalled having a major crush on her, Aniston always thought of Perry as one of her dearest friends. Thus, after working together and even appearing on the 2021 FRIENDS reunion, Aniston found it hard to accept Perry’s death.
Matthew Perry faced a tragic and untimely demise on 29th October 2023, after allegedly drowning at his California home. Although the reason for his death was reportedly not substance abuse, the tragedy certainly shook his FRIENDS co-stars. And Jennifer Aniston was said to be the one, who took the news harder than anyone.
Arriving at the funeral ceremony at Forest Lawn cemetery in Los Angeles, Jennifer Aniston bid farewell to Perry, while being surrounded by the other FRIENDS co-stars. Sharing a deep friendship and love for one another, Aniston is said to be the one who is finding it hard to cope with his death, although she dreaded it for years.
Jennifer Aniston Dreaded Matthew Perry’s Death For Years
After the funeral ceremony, insiders reached out to The Mirror and mentioned, “Nobody shed more tears for Matthew during the darkest points of his struggles with addiction than Jennifer.” Discovering the severity of Perry’s addiction, the actress expressed deep concern and even broke down in tears talking about it.
During the 2021 FRIENDS reunion, it was rumored that Matthew Perry was not going to make it, probably due to his struggles with addiction. But, insiders recently told DailyMail, that Jennifer Aniston was adamant about not attending the reunion without him. This forced the actor to sober up and show up for the show, although he seemed frail. Eventually when Perry showed up,
“Jennifer genuinely thought his worst days were behind him. So his death just two years later has come as a bitter body blow to her. It doesn’t matter whether he died as a result of a freak accident or whether it was directly connected to his drug issues, this was a day that Jennifer has dreaded coming for 20 years. She always wanted to help Matthew any way she could – that was a constant for her.”
Although Jennifer Aniston was aware of Matthew Perry’s struggles with addiction, and even tried to help and support him throughout his journey; his death was something she didn’t expect to happen so soon. Especially after Perry showed up at the reunion.
