“Jen seems to be struggling most acutely”: Awful News About Jennifer Aniston Come Out After Matthew Perry’s Death
Matthew Perry and Jennifer Aniston shared a close and incredible bond as the stars knew each other even before they were cast as Chandler Bing and Rachel Green.
These recent years have brought two big shockers for the actress. Jennifer Aniston not only lost her friend Matthew Perry but also her beloved father Jon Aniston a year ago in November at the age of 89 leaving the Murder Mystery star shattered. The pain seems to have doubled as Aniston is also grieving her friend’s sudden demise after her father.
Jennifer Aniston Encounters Two Big Shockers
Jennifer Aniston made a household name through the portrayal of Rachel Green in FRIENDS along with Matthew Perry who played Chandler Bing and took us on a ride of evolution to adulthood through his role. However, things turned a bit saddening for Jennifer Aniston after the actress had to deal with two major shocking news. The Horrible Bosses star lost her father almost a year ago in November and now her beloved friend Matthew Perry.
Aniston and Perry were incredible friends and the actress even supported the late actor during his battle with drug addiction and alcoholism. Perry often mentioned including in his memoir Friends, Lovers, and the Big Terrible Thing, how the Marley and Me star helped him throughout his recovery journey and motivated him to share his struggles in the book. According to Page Six source:
“Jen is probably the one who is struggling most acutely, It’s a second massive loss in less than a year, with the one-year anniversary of her dad’s death just around the corner. She still hasn’t fully regained her footing from that, and now this has just completely knocked her off her feet.”
The FRIENDS cast has left heartbroken and expressed their immense pain through a joint statement days back. The Page Six source revealed that Aniston was trying to recover from her father’s loss, but Matthew Perry’s news again put her in a stage of deep sorrow.
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Matthew Perry elaborated on the struggles and changes that he suffered while battling with drug addiction and alcoholism in his memoir. He mentioned being distressed about his changing appearance while doing the sitcom and it would hurt him to watch Chandler Bing as he changed due to the extreme consumption of Vicodin. He wrote:
“You can track the trajectory of my addiction if you gauge my weight from season to season — when I’m carrying weight, it’s alcohol; when I’m skinny, it’s pills. When I have a goatee, it’s lots of pills. By the end of season three, I was spending most of my time figuring out how to get 55 Vicodin a day — I had to have 55 every day, otherwise, I’d get so sick.”
Perry spoke about his addiction journey openly and thanks to Jennifer Aniston who didn’t leave him alone while the actor needed his friends. The 17 Again star said: “She was the one that reached out the most. You know, I’m really grateful to her for that” in The Diane Sawyer Interview. Perry revealed that Aniston Knew he was drinking and supported him while he was grappling with health conditions.
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FRIENDS is available on Max.
