Look! 👀⬇️
It’s me and the fantastically funny @siobhni and Kathy Kiera Clarke from #DerryGirls all having HILARIOUS CRAIC and good times together…
To hear what we were actually laughing at, tune into #TheSharedTable with @BirraMorettiIRL on @VirginMediaIE Two at 10pm!
This scene hits hard today.
I grew up watching Friends, it was a relatively wholesome show and it’s hard to describe nowadays the huge impact it had on teenagers and people coming of age in the nineties. It feels like a bit of your childhood has gone when you lose such a likable, funny well loved character.
He was always my favourite ‘Friend’ because he was the most relatable character. Only years later did I realise it’s because Chandler did something that I and many other people do, he used humour to mask trauma and pain.
But Matthew Perry wasn’t Chandler, he wasn’t just a character, he was a man that bravely spoke about his struggles with addiction and dedicated himself to helping others that had been there.
He opened facilities, worked hard to help other people turn around their lives and said that’s how he wanted to be remembered, so that is how he will be remembered - As a good, brave man that faced the hell of addiction head on then did what he could to break the stigma of such a hellish disease then offered a hand other people trying hard to climb out of the pit.
He faced judgement and backlash for doing this, he knew he would, he did it anyway. That takes courage.
Very sad news.
#matthewperry
Can’t stop thinking about this today. It’s hard to believe what a big part of our lives Friends was. We’ll all still be quoting Chandler for years to come!
@jasonlytle I hope the last 24 hours or so show you how much you mean to so many of us. It’s nice to be able to let you know, and it’s even nicer to see you respond to so many people! The reason I joined Twitter was for the Sophtware Slump listening party. Thanks for everything, really❤️
@peterjmcgann One of my favourite film moments is in Tenenbaums, when Chas’ voice breaks slightly as he says “I’ve had a rough year dad”, and Royal replies “I know you have Chassy”. Breaks my heart. So good.