Miriam Margolyes' cheeky moment with Matthew Perry as she 'regrets' comment
Miriam Maroglyes' cheeky X-rated joke with Matthew Perry has resurfaced following the actor's tragic death years after appeared on the same episode of the Graham Norton Show.
Perry's fans have been fondly sharing clips of the actor following the news of his tragic death on Saturday at the age of 54 after being found in the hot tub of his Los Angeles home. During the appearance Miriam left Perry speechless as she recalled her encounter with actor and director Laurence Olivier.
She sat in between Matthew and actress Gemma Arterton as she shared: "I used to collect autographs at the stage door and he came out and I remember so distinctly that I started to cream in my knickers. I could feel..."
Miriam paid tribute to Matthew Perry by sharing a cheeky clip of them together on the Graham Norton Show (PA)As the audience burst into laughter, Miriam asked Gemma: "Do you know what I mean?," who quipped: "I know exactly what you mean." Matthew appeared stunned as he said: "I honestly don’t think I’ve ever been more uncomfortable in my life.” During the same chat show, Miriam also left Chandler Bing actor Matthew stunned when she revealed she'd never watched Friends.
However, in her memoir Miriam admitted she regretted a comment she made to Matthew during their appearance on the show. She wrote: “Matthew was expecting a bland conversation that stayed on the surface of things, but I was warming to my theme and immediately launched in, burrowing deeper.”
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Miriam revealed that she looks back with regret on the fact she asked Matthew “if he was an alcoholic”. She shared: “On reflection, I really wish I hadn’t." The actress said the episode “was one of the few times” she “didn’t quite ‘mesh’ with another guest” on a chat show.
Matthew had been open about suffering from alcohol and drug addiction throughout his life and in recent years turned his Malibu home into a men's sober living facility called Perry House. He also became an advocate for non-violent people suffering from addiction to be given help, rather than facing incarceration.
In his autobiography released last year, he revealed he almost died numerous times. The actor spent millions of dollars in a desperate bid to stay clean and once said he could never watch Friends because he could tell what substance he was using at the time of filming.
In his book titled 'Friends, Lovers and the Big Terrible Thing', Matthew shared a heartbreaking premonition about his own death. He wrote: "Not only do I have the disease, but I also have it bad. I have it as bad as you can have it, in fact. It’s back-to-the-wall time all the time. It’s going to kill me."
He also shared: "I didn’t watch the show, and haven’t watched the show, because I could go, drinking, opiates, drinking, cocaine. I could tell season by season by how I looked. That’s why I don’t wanna watch it, because that’s what I see. I was taking 55 Vicodin a day, I weighed 128 lbs, I was on Friends getting watched by 30 million people - and that’s why I can’t watch the show, ‘cause I was brutally thin'.
"I had a rule that I would never drink or do drugs while working. Because I had too much respect for the five people I was working with. So I was never wasted while working. The thing that always makes me cry... is that it’s not fair. It’s not fair that I had to go through this disease while the other five didn’t."
Police sources have indicated that no drugs were found at the scene of Matthew's death and there is no indication of foul play. Speaking last year about how he wished to be remembered, Matthew revealed he would like to be known for his other accomplishments other than Friends.
Reflecting on his legacy, Matthew admitted: "When I die, I know people will talk about Friends, Friends, Friends. And I'm glad of that, happy I've done some solid work as an actor, as well as given people multiple chances to make fun of my struggles on the world wide web...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."
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