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  • Matthew Perry put ‘a lot of pressure’ on himself while shooting for ‘Friends’: Courteney Cox

    By ANI

    WASHINGTON: Actor Courteney Cox candidly spoke about how much “pressure” her ‘Friends’ co-star Matthew Perry put himself under while playing Chandler Bing in the hit sitcom.

    In a recent interview with a media outlet, the 57-year-old star opened up about Perry after he was criticised for slurring his speech during HBO Max’s ‘Friends: The Reunion’ special last May, reported People magazine.

    It was reported at the time that Perry had undergone an emergency dental procedure shortly before filming the reunion special. “He’s just struggled for a while. I think he’s doing great now,” Cox said. In the past, Perry has been open about alcoholism and addiction. “It wasn’t my intention to have a problem with it,” Perry told People magazine in 2002 of his use of Vicodin.

    “But from the start, I liked how it made me feel and I wanted to get more,” he added. Years later, in 2016, Perry admitted that he didn’t remember filming some of the ‘Friends’ seasons. “I don’t remember three years of it. I was a little out of it at the time — somewhere between seasons three and six,” Perry told a media outlet.

    Then, during HBO Max’s ‘Friends’ reunion special last year, Perry admitted that his portrayal of Chandler Bing, and the audience’s reaction to his performance, greatly affected his mental health. “For me, I felt like I was going to die if they didn’t laugh,” he said.

    When asked about Perry’s remark from the reunion, Cox said recently, “That was a lot of pressure he put on himself. That’s a lot to think how much he relied on that for his own self-worth.”

    As for Cox, the ‘Friends’ reunion “was fantastic to see everybody again, reminisce and realize how much fun we had,” she said. “Every now and then I’ll see an episode and [think] this is still relevant and still funny,” the ‘Shining Vale’ actor also shared in her recent interview, later adding, “I’m glad that [Friends] has gone through this many years and people still love it. If they stopped caring I would feel worse.”

    Perry is set to release an autobiography in November, titled ‘Friends, Lovers and The Big Terrible Thing’, reported People magazine. “So much has been written about me in the past,” he said.

    He added, “I thought it was time people heard from me. The highs were high, the lows were low. But I have lived to tell the tale, even though at times it looked like I wouldn’t. And it’s all in here. I apologize it’s not a pop up book.”

    Cox reunited with Perry, Jennifer Aniston, David Schwimmer, Matt LeBlanc and Lisa Kudrow for the ‘Friends: The Reunion’ special, which was hosted by James Corden and aired in May 2021.

  • ‘Friends: The Reunion’ to stream exclusively on ZEE5 in India

    By PTI
    MUMBAI: The much-anticipated “Friends: The Reunion” will exclusively premiere on ZEE5, the streaming platform announced Sunday. While the special is scheduled to be released on the streamer HBO Max in the US on May 27, the date of its Indian debut is yet to be revealed.

    All the six original cast members of “Friends” — Jennifer Aniston, Courteney Cox, Lisa Kudrow, Matt LeBlanc, Matthew Perry and David Schwimmer are coming back for the long-awaited event.

    Manish Kalra, Chief Business Officer, ZEE5 India said, they are excited to bring the show on their platform for the Indian audience, where the sitcom enjoys massive popularity. “‘Friends’ is amongst the world’s most watched and loved sitcoms and it is a great opportunity for us to present their reunion, something that the world has been talking about, on ZEE5 for fans in India, who can enjoy it from the safety of their home,” Kalra said in a statement.

    Ben Winston directed the special and executive produced along with “Friends” executive producers Kevin Bright, Marta Kauffman, and David Crane. The special was delayed multiple times due to the production shutdown caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.

    It was originally set to film in February 2020 but was only able to begin filming in April this year at the iconic comedy’s original soundstage, Stage 24, on the Warner Bros Studio lot in Burbank, California.

    It will also feature a variety of special guests including David Beckham, Justin Bieber, BTS, James Corden, Cindy Crawford, Cara Delevingne, Lady Gaga, Elliott Gould, Kit Harington, Larry Hankin, Mindy Kaling, Thomas Lennon, Christina Pickles, Tom Selleck, James Michael Tyler, Maggie Wheeler, Reese Witherspoon and Malala Yousafzai.

    “Friends: The Reunion” comes from Warner Bros Unscripted Television in association with Warner Horizon, Fulwell 73 Productions and Bright/Kauffman/Crane Productions. The show, which first aired in 1994, was a phenomenon during its decade-long run and later achieved a cult status through TV reruns and streamers.