Matthew Perry Shares Jacuzzi Picture Simply Days Earlier than Tragic Drowning Incident

Matthew Perry’s closing social media publish, made simply 5 days earlier than his reported demise by obvious drowning, was a picture of the actor in a Jacuzzi.

On Wednesday, October 23, Perry uploaded an Instagram photograph of himself lounging in a sizzling tub with headphones on. “Oh, so heat water swirling round makes you’re feeling good? I’m Mattman,” the Pals alum captioned his publish.

Information broke on Saturday, October 28, that Perry, 54, had been discovered useless in a jacuzzi at a Los Angeles-area residence. In keeping with TMZ, who first reported the information, police rushed to the scene after receiving a name of somebody in cardiac arrest. Representatives for Perry didn’t instantly reply to Us Weekly‘s request for remark.

Perry rose to fame when he landed the position of the sarcastic Chandler Bing on NBC’s Pals. The sitcom premiered in 1994 and ran for 10 seasons. Pals additionally starred Jennifer Aniston, Courteney Cox, Lisa Kudrow, Matt LeBlanc and David Schwimmer.

Amid the success of Pals, Perry struggled with habit behind the scenes. He went to rehab twice, in 1997 and once more in 2001.

“I’ve had lots of ups and downs in my life and lots of great accolades, however one of the best factor about me is that if an alcoholic comes as much as me and says, ‘Will you assist me cease ingesting?’ I’ll say, ‘Sure. I understand how to do this,’” he instructed The Hollywood Reporter in August 2015. “After I was in huge hassle, it was so public as a result of I used to be on a TV present that 30 million individuals have been watching. The truth that I [am] on TV makes individuals hear slightly bit extra, so I reap the benefits of that now and again.”

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He continued: “Whenever you’re having a nasty day, one of the best factor you are able to do is name someone and ask them how they’re doing and really concentrate and take heed to the reply to get out of your individual head.”

Perry recounted his struggles in his 2022 autobiography, Pals, Lovers and the Huge Horrible Factor: A Memoir. In keeping with the guide, Perry’s Pals costars constantly inspired him to hunt assist.

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“In nature, when a penguin is injured, the opposite penguins group round it and prop it up till it’s higher. That is what my costars on Pals did for me,” Perry wrote. “However nonetheless, the habit ravaged me. One time, in a scene within the coffeehouse once I’m wearing a go well with, I fell asleep proper there on the sofa, and catastrophe was averted solely when Matt LeBlanc nudged me awake proper earlier than my line; nobody seen, however I knew how shut I’d come.”

Should you or anybody you understand is going through substance abuse points, name the Substance Abuse and Psychological Well being Providers Administration’s Nationwide Helpline at 1-800-662-4357 at no cost and confidential data 24/7.