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Courteney Cox Says Late Matthew Perry Still ‘Visits’ Her

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Courteney Cox Said his late Friends costar matthew perry Still “meets” him often.

“You know, he’s very funny. “He has a really big heart, obviously he’s struggled,” Cox, 59, said in an interview. cbs sunday morning Discussing the 20th anniversary of Sunday, May 19 Friend ending. “I am very grateful that I got the opportunity to work closely with him for so many years. If we believe that, he comes to see me a lot.” Perry played Chandler Bing opposite Cox’s Monica Geller in every episode of the show’s 10-year run.

When pressed by the interviewer about her spirituality, the actress elaborated on her feeling that departed family and friends reappear to guide her in life.

“You know, I talk to my mom, my dad Matthew — I think there’s a lot of people who guide us,” Cox said. “I think, yeah, I think Matthew’s definitely around.”

With Cox and Perry, Friend‘The cast includes Jennifer Aniston As Rachel, lisa kudrow As Phoebe, matt leblanc Joey Tribbiani and As david schwimmer As Ross. When news broke that Perry died in October 2023, the cast released a joint statement expressing their grief.

“We are all completely devastated by Matthew’s passing. We were more than just cast mates. We are a family,’ the cast wrote statement to us weekly those days. “We will say more in time, when we are able… For now, our thoughts and our love go out to Matty’s family, his friends, and everyone who loved him around the world.”

Two weeks later, Cox shared a clip from the series via Instagram with a personal story about his time with Perry.

“I am so grateful for every moment I spent with you Matty and I miss you every day. When you work with someone as closely as I did with Matthew, there are thousands of moments I want to share. It’s one of my favorites right now,” she wrote about the scene that showed the beginning of Monica’s relationship with Chandler. “In this scene, before we started rolling, he whispered a funny line for me to say. He often did such things. He was funny and kind.”

Friend The series finale aired on May 6, 2004 with the episode titled “The Last One”. Last month, an insider specifically stated We How the cast plans to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the finale by honoring their late friend and former co-star.

“The prospect of a reunion or formal union without Matthew is bittersweet. There will be a huge void,” the source said in the April issue of Us. ,[But] They know Matthew would have wanted them to continue the show and celebrate. So as they move forward, this is on their mind a lot.”

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