Matthew Perry's Friends co-star reveals signs addiction was going 'downhill' on set
Friends star Morgan Fairchild has opened up about working with the late Matthew Perry as he fought addiction, revealing the signs she could tell that he was going "downhill". Morgan, 75, played the role of Matthew's on-screen mother Nora Bing on the hit sitcom Friends, which catapulted Matthew to fame as Chandler Bing.
After battling addiction to alcohol and drugs for many years, Matthew died last October aged 54. He drowned in the spa bath at his Los Angeles after taking ketamine.
Speaking on ITV's Loose Women today, Morgan spoke about working with Matthew on Friends - and the signs that she could tell he had succumbed to addiction. "He was such a joyful, happy person. He was like a fun kid on the set," she said.
"I remember him being a bouncy, fun guy, I was not aware of that early on," she said of his addiction. "Later as things went downhill, I read that he crashed his car into a home or something and I thought, 'Uh oh, this is not going in a good direction.' But because I wasn't there all the time, I didn't really see it."
Morgan added that she noticed certain signs when Matthew was battling with addiction on set. "As it slowly went downhill, I heard about it and then was seeing it a bit on the set. Not in his work - he was always on time for me, always knew his lines, he was always great to work with.
"But he became a bit more reclusive, you wouldn't see him between scenes as much, he would be in his dressing room. Things like that."
Morgan went on to add that she reached out to Matthew in the midst of his addiction as she had experience with friends and family who were addicts. "It's awkward on a set, you're working with people you don't want to be intrusive and people going through those problems, you want to be a support and not irritating them," she said. "You don't want to be a downer for them.
"I wanted to let him know that I was there for him anytime - anytime you want to call, if you want to go to a meeting and you're afraid to go to a meeting, I'll go with you.
"He never called unfortunately but I tried to let him know that he had support and somebody who cared aside from his family and the other friends."
Morgan Fairchild contributes to ITV's upcoming documentary Matthew Perry: A Hollywood Tragedy, sharing her experiences with the Friends star.
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