Courteney Cox Reflects on ‘Thousands of Moments’ with Her ‘Kind’ On-Screen Love Matthew Perry

Courteney Cox is reminiscing about the good times with her TV husband Matthew Perry after his death.

Taking to Instagram on Tuesday, Cox — who played Monica Geller and married Perry’s Chandler Bing on Friends – reflected on the loss of Perry, who died at the age of 54 after an apparent drowning at his home in LA on October 28.

“I am so grateful for every moment I had with you Matty and I miss you every day,” she wrote alongside a clip from the hit NBC comedy.

Matthew Perry dead at 54 after apparent drowning

“When you work as closely with someone as I did with Matthew, there are thousands of moments that I would love to share,” she added. “This is one of my favorites so far.”

In the scene, Ross Geller (David Schwimmer) walks in on Chandler who is lying in bed. He excitedly says he’s getting married that day, but as he leaves the room, Monica appears from under the sheets and asks if Ross knew she was there.

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“To give a little background, Chandler and Monica were supposed to have a one-night stand in London,” Cox explained in her caption. “But because of the reaction of the audience, it became the beginning of their love story. In this scene, before we left, he whispered a funny line to me. He often did such things. He was witty and kind. 🤍🕊️”

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After ending their careers as one of TV’s most beloved couples when the hit ’90s sitcom ended in 2004, Cox and Perry remained a presence in each other’s lives and often reunited — and shared some of those reunions with their fans.

In 2019, Cox posted a selfie of herself and Perry on Instagram, referencing Chandler’s iconic sarcastic tone as she wrote in the caption, “Guess who I had lunch with today… I KNOW!! Could I BE happier? #truefriends.”

Their former co-star Lisa Kudrow — who played Phoebe Buffay on the NBC sitcom — commented on the post, “Lucky lucky. #beautifulpeople.”

Their reunion came after Perry suffered a gastrointestinal perforation that left him bedridden for three months. A source told PEOPLE at the time that Perry “was very sick when he was hospitalized; his condition was very serious.”

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The couple have shared other sweet moments on social media over the years, from returning to the big screen together to celebrating birthdays and teasing each other in true Chandler and Monica fashion.

In 2013, Cox guest-starred on Perry’s NBC sitcom Go on as a potential love interest for his character. Despite it not being a real date, fans loved seeing the former TV couple back together on screen – and so did the stars.

“Some ladies can even make a graveyard look good,” Perry wrote Twitter, sharing a photo from the shoot with Cox. “Thanks for joining us CC! #GoOn.”

She also shared a photo from the shoot, as she called Perry her “first box husband,” referring to their on-screen romance. Friends.

During the pandemic, Cox jumped on the TikTok bandwagon as she shared her own take on the viral dance with “Slidegang!” by Lil Jackie — and joked that her dance moves might make her daughter, Coco Arquette, distance herself.

“Could this be why Coco and Johnny are socially distancing themselves from me?” she wrote a video posted on Instagram mocking life in quarantine with Coco and her longtime love Johnny McDaid.

Seemingly confused about what he just watched, Perry commented on the video, injecting his classic Chandler sarcasm as he wrote: “Hi baby 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’.

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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 used sitcom catchphrases.

Soon after Friends: The Reunion special aired in 2021, Cox talked about how Perry has handled his health in recent years The Sunday Times.

“He was just struggling for a while. I think he’s doing great now,” Cox told the newspaper.

She also addressed comments he made during the HBO Max special, where he admitted that his portrayal of Chandler Bing — and the audience’s reaction to his performance — had a big impact on his mental health. “For me, I felt like I was going to die if they didn’t laugh,” Perry said.

Cox said of her friend’s struggles: “It was a lot of pressure he was putting on himself. That’s a lot when you think about how much he relied on that for his self-worth.”

Jennifer Aniston, Courteney Cox, Matthew Perry, Lisa Kudrow, David Schwimmer and Matt LeBlanc reunite on set of ‘Friends’ for HBO Max reunion special 2021 Terence Patrick/HBO Max

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Perry credited Cox, Kudrow and others Friends actors – Schwimmer, Jennifer Aniston and Matt LeBlanc – for supporting him as he navigated alcoholism and addiction during the sitcom.

“They were understanding and patient,” he told PEOPLE in 2022. “It’s like penguins. In nature, when one is sick or badly injured, the other penguins surround him, support him and walk around until that penguin starts walking. alone. And that’s something the cast did for me.”

He added of his former co-stars, “It’s a group that’s really close and tight-knit … and they love each other.”

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