Star of the hit series
Friends
, Matthew Perry tragically died on October 28, 2023 at the age of 54. This news shocked fans of the sitcom around the world, but also many of its friends including its on-screen partners, such as Matt LeBlanc, Jenifer Aniston and Lisa Kudrow. Some celebrities were also particularly affected. This is the case of Lauren Graham, star of
Gilmore Girls
and long-time friend of the actor.
To discover
Download the Le Figaro Cuisine app for tasty and authentic recipes
Currently on tour to promote her latest book, the 58-year-old actress indulged in some memories about her dear friend. “It’s still very hard to believe,” she admitted, almost six months after the actor’s death, which she describes as a “terrible loss.”
Read alsoThe last text messages sent by Matthew Perry to Jennifer Aniston before her death
Not “technically” a boyfriend
“Although he was never technically a boyfriend, he was almost in my life,” Lauren Graham said, adding that Matthew Perry was “a friend and a constant” in recent years. “We moved away for a year, then he came back into my life, and he just came back last year,” she regrets.
The paths of the two actors had crossed again thanks to the gift given by the actor to Lauren Graham for her 57th birthday in March 2023: a set of pickleball - a kind of tennis that the actor loved - with a card signed "
Be older
.”
Last memories that the actress remembers with emotion. “The comfort I take from seeing him at the time,” she recalls, “is that he was so delighted with the way his book was received.” A year before his death, Matthew Perry published
Friends, Lovers, and The Terrible Thing
, a book in which he spoke about his addiction problems and his long struggle to escape from them.