In an Instagram tribute on Tuesday, Cox — who played Monica Geller and wed Perry’sChandler BingonFriends— reflected on the loss of Perry, who died at age 54 after anapparent drowningat his home in L.A. on Oct. 28.
“I am so grateful for every moment I had with you Matty and I miss you every day,” she wrote alongsidea clip from the hit NBC comedy.
“When you work with someone as closely as I did with Matthew, there are thousands of moments I wish I could share,” she added. “For now here’s one of my favorites.”
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In the scene, Ross Geller (David Schwimmer) walks in on Chandler lying in bed. He excitedly shares that he’s getting married that day but once he leaves the room, Monica pops up from underneath the sheets and asks if Ross knew she was there.
“To give a little backstory, Chandler and Monica were supposed to have a one night fling in London," Cox explained in her caption. “But because of the audience’s reaction, it became the beginning of their love story. In this scene, before we started rolling, he whispered a funny line for me to say. He often did things like that. He was funny and he was kind. 🤍🕊️”
In 2019, Cox posted aselfieon Instagram of herself and Perry, referring to Chandler’s iconic sarcastic tone as she wrote in the caption, “Guess who I had lunch with today….I KNOW!! Could I BE any happier? #realfriends.”
Their former costarLisa Kudrow— who played Phoebe Buffay on the NBC sitcom — commented on the post, “Lucky lucky. #beautifulpeople.”
Their reunion came after Perry had suffered a gastrointestinal perforation that left himbedridden for three months. Asource told PEOPLE at the timethat Perry “was very sick when he was hospitalized; his condition was very serious.”
The pair have shared other sweet moments on social media over the years, fromreturning to the screen togethertocelebrating birthdaysandpoking fun at each otherin true Chandler and Monica style.
“Some ladies can even make a cemetery look good,” Perry wrote onTwitter, sharing a photo from filming with Cox. “Thanks for joining us CC! #GoOn.”
She shared a photo from filming, too, as she called Perry her “first box husband,” referring to their on-screen love onFriends.
“Could this be why Coco and Johnny are socially distancing themselves from me?” she captioned the video posted on Instagram and poking fun at quarantine life with Coco and her longtime loveJohnny McDaid.
Seemingly confused as to what he had just watched, Perry commented on the video, bringing his classic Chandler sarcasm as he wrote, “Hi honey, what the hell just happened?”
Courteney Cox (Monica Geller), Matthew Perry (Chandler Bing), Jennifer Aniston (Rachel Green), David Schwimmer (Ross Geller), Matt LeBlanc(Joey Tribbiani) and Lisa Kudrow (Phoebe Buffay) for ‘Friends’.NBCU Photo Bank/NBCUniversal via Getty
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On Perry’s 52nd birthday in 2021, Cox shared a photo with the actor on her Instagram Story, writing, “Happy Birthday to one of the funniest people ‘I KNOW’ ❤️”
The message was a nod to one of Chandler’s most commonly used phrases in the sitcom.
Shortly after theFriends: The Reunionspecial aired in 2021, Coxshared a health update about PerrytoThe Sunday Times.
“He’s just struggled for a while. I think he’s doing great now,” she said.
Cox said of her friend’s struggles, “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.”
Jennifer Aniston, Courteney Cox, Matthew Perry, Lisa Kudrow, David Schwimmer and Matt LeBlanc reunite on the ‘Friends’ set for HBO Max reunion special in 2021.Terence Patrick/HBO Max
Perry credited Cox, Kudrow and their otherFriendscastmates — Schwimmer,Jennifer AnistonandMatt LeBlanc— forsupporting him as he navigated alcoholism and addiction during the sitcom.
“They were understanding, and they were patient,” he told PEOPLE in 2022. “It’s like penguins. In nature, when one is sick or very injured, the other penguins surround it and prop it up and walk around until that penguin can walk on its own. And that’s kind of what the cast did for me.”
He added of his former castmates, “It’s a group that really is close and tight-knit … and loves each other.”
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source: people.com
