Courteney Cox believes her late Friends co-star Matthew Perry is still “visiting” her seven months after his untimely death.
Appeared in “CBS Sunday Morning” The actress, who starred alongside Perry’s Chandler Bing as Monica Geller for 10 seasons on the hit show, commemorated the 20th anniversary of the sitcom’s series finale.
In the show, the pair’s two characters end up together.
“I think he’s probably one of the funniest people in the world. He’s a really funny guy,” said Cox, 59. “He’s got a really big heart. He’s obviously had a hard time.”
“I’m very grateful to have worked so closely with him over the years. He comes to visit me often, if we believe so.”
Cox was later asked to elaborate on her spirituality and revealed that the late actor was “guiding” her.
“I talk to my mom, my dad, Matthew. I feel like we have a lot of people guiding us,” she said. “I do feel like Matthew is nearby.”
Days after his tragic death in October 2023, the Friends cast, including Cox, Jennifer Aniston, David Schwimmer, Matt LeBlanc and Lisa Kudrow, released a joint statement.
“We are all completely devastated by Matthew’s death. We were more than just cast mates. We are family,” the cast wrote at the time.
“In due course, we will say more as we are able…For now, our thoughts and love are with Matty’s family, his friends and everyone who loved him around the world. ”
Two weeks later, Cox shared her own eulogy and personal memories of Perry on social media.
“I am so grateful for every moment I spent with Matty and miss you every day. When you work closely with someone as I did with Matthew, thousands of moments come up that you’ll want to share. So far this is one of my favorites,” she wrote alongside a clip from the show.
“In this scene, before we started rolling, he whispered a funny line for me to say. He often did things like that. It was funny and sweet.”
Perry was found unresponsive in the hot tub of his home in Pacific Palisades, California, and was pronounced dead on October 28, 2023, at the age of 54.
In December, the L.A. County Coroner’s Office determined that the actor: He died from the “acute effects of ketamine.” The cause of death was accidental.
An autopsy also listed drowning, coronary artery disease, and the opioid buprenorphine as causes of death.
Perry was unmarried and had no children, but had a long history of drug and alcohol abuse.
He opened up about his decades-long struggle with addiction in a memoir titled “Friends, Lovers, and the Big Scary Thing,” published in 2022.
