Matthew Perry Reveals Why He & Julia Roberts Really Split: I Felt ‘Unlovable’

Matthew Perry made a shocking revelation successful his brand-new memoir, Friends, Lovers and the Big Terrible Thing: He dated Julia Roberts! The Friends alum, 53, candidly recalled however his short-lived romance with the Pretty Woman actress, 55, began and however his insecurities encouraged him to dump the actress, who helium admitted was apt retired of his league to statesman with. “[Friends co-creator] Marta Kauffman approached maine and said that I should astir apt nonstop flowers to Julia Roberts. You mean the biggest-star-in-the-universe Julia Roberts? ‘Sure, great, why?’ I said,” helium wrote, arsenic reported by Us Weekly. “Turned retired Julia had been offered the post–Super Bowl occurrence successful play 2 and she would lone bash the amusement if she could beryllium successful my communicative line. Let maine accidental that again— she would lone bash the amusement if she could beryllium successful my communicative line. (Was I having a bully twelvemonth oregon what?).”

Matthew past said helium sent Julia 3 twelve roses and a insubstantial that explained quantum physics, the second per her request. The gestures won Julia’s heart, and she appeared connected the show. By the clip the occurrence was retired successful 1996, Julia and Matthew were a couple. Sadly, their narration met its demise soon aft the occurrence aired. Recalling the split, Matthew admitted to dumping the stunning prima due to the fact that helium was excessively insecure to beryllium with her. His insecurities were fueled by his addiction to symptom meds.

Julia Roberts impermanent starred connected the Season 2 Friends occurrence ‘The One After the Superbowl’ (Photo: Everett)

“Dating Julia Roberts had been excessively overmuch for me. I had been perpetually definite that she was going to interruption up with maine — wherefore would she not? I was not enough; I could ne'er beryllium enough; I was broken, bent, unlovable,” helium divulged. “So alternatively of facing the inevitable agony of losing her, I broke up with the beauteous and superb Julia Roberts. She mightiness person considered herself slumming it with a TV guy, and TV feline was present breaking up with her.”

Matthew opened up astir his decades-long struggles with addiction, which saw him taking to Vicodin, Methadone, Xanax, and alcohol, successful his book. Throwing successful his beloved consciousness of humor, helium joked, “People would beryllium amazed to cognize that I person mostly been sober since 2001. Save for astir sixty oregon seventy small mishaps implicit the years.”

Jennifer Aniston and Matthew Perry co-starred connected ‘Friends’ for a decennary (Photo: Everett)

As helium was promoting his tell-all book, helium confessed that his co-star Jennifer Aniston, 53, was the 1 who checked successful connected him the astir amid his struggles. “I’m truly grateful to her for that,” the troubled histrion stated to Diane Sawyer during their chat that aired connected Oct. 28 connected ABC. He besides revealed “Jenny”, arsenic helium affectionally called her, confronted him astir his excessive drinking. “Imagine however scary a infinitesimal that was,” helium said.

Jennifer, of course, came up successful his memoir arsenic helium discussed Friends — and adjacent his emotion life. The Fools Rush In prima admitted helium tried to pique the Morning Show actress’ involvement successful him earlier they go co-stars, but his attempts fell flat. Luckily, by the clip they got to moving together, helium noted helium and Jen were “able to sail close past the past and absorption connected the information that [they] had some gotten the champion occupation Hollywood had to offer.”