The Friends star is grateful to Jennifer Aniston for supporting her addiction to painkillers
Friends star Matthew Perry has revealed for the first time in a lengthy account of his story who helped him kick his painkiller addiction.
Perry, now 53 years old, says that it was Jennifer Aniston, who discovered him and stood by him to face this problem that was destroying his life.
At the time, the actress told Perry, who played fan favorite Chandler Bing, that she and others knew he had a problem.
"I know there is something wrong with you and I will send you to a doctor", he remembers the words of the actress with whom they played the successful series of the 90s.
"You know, I'm really grateful to her for that," he said.
He also said Aniston stayed in close contact with him during his battle with addiction.
The Friends actor has revealed that he was addicted to painkillers and that he started the detoxification process at least 25 times. “It got to a point where I had to take 55 Vicodin a day. If you watch the third season of Friends, you will be horrified at how skinny I am by the end of the season,” he confessed.