“Whether I’m sad, low, sick or exhausted, recovering, hungover or just needing a little comforting.
“Chandler Bing has always made me smile and I’m so sad today to hear of Matt Perry’s passing.”
Lady Tatiana also highlighted Perry’s memoir, Friends, Lovers, and the Big Terrible Thing, as a source of inspiration.
“I read his book while I was working at a rehab,” she said, alongside a picture of the book.
“It taught me so much and I highly recommend you read it, particularly if you’re interested in mental health or addiction.
“Watching Friends after reading it was a totally different experience, particularly season 3 as the book explains what turmoil Perry was in during filming / what drugs he was using.
“A sad day, and maybe one spent watching my favourite and very comforting Friends.”
Perry struggled with alcohol addiction and substance abuse throughout his life and strived to help others dealing with similar problems.
He turned his property in Malibu into a sober living facility for men named Perry House and had recently admitted that he preferred to be remembered for his rehabilitation work than his performance on Friends.
“When I die, I know people will talk about Friends, Friends, Friends,” he said at a talk for his memoir.
“I’m glad of that… But when I die, as far as my so-called accomplishments go, it would be nice if Friends were listed far behind the things I did to try to help other people. I know it won’t happen, but it would be nice.
“If an alcoholic or drug addict comes up to me and says, ‘Will you help me?’ I will always say ‘Yes, I know how to do that.
“‘I will do that for you, even if I can’t always do it for myself.’ So I do that, whenever I can. In groups, or one on one.”
