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Elizabeth Hurley paid a heartfelt tribute to her Serving Sara co-star Matthew Perry after he was found dead in a hot tub at his Los Angeles home.
Friends star Matthew, 54, once starred in a romantic comedy movie with Elizabeth. Serving Sara was released in 2002 and followed a process server being given the assignment to serve a British socialite with divorce papers. However, he is persuaded to serve her husband instead so that she can get a larger portion of his money.
Taking to Instagram, the 58-year-old actress shared a number of throwback photos of the two from the movie and on the red carpet. "RIP Matthew Perry. So sad to hear the news of his passing. He was an incredibly talented comedian and a lovely man," she captioned the post.
Her lovely tribute comes after she admitted working with Matthew was a "nightmare" due to his past drug and booze addictions. Matthew had been open about his substance abuse in the past. This included discussing it in his memoir Friends, Lovers and the Big Terrible Thing.
Liz and Matthew starred in a movie together (Paramount/Everett/REX/Shutterstock)
She once said he was a 'nightmare' to work with but was 'charming' (Ron Galella Collection via Getty Images)Speaking with Yahoo! Entertainment last year, Liz said she had "very fond memories" of the actor but it was still difficult to work with him. She said: "To be honest, it was a nightmare working with him at that time and, as it’s now known, our movie was shut down because of his addiction." She added, "We were in a force majeure and had to all sit at home twiddling our thumbs for some time."
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She also said: "It was tough, obviously he was having a tough time, but he was still very charming and a lovely person to work with. But you could see he was suffering for sure." In Matthew's memoir, he talked about starring in the 2002 film and how his addiction stopped production as he was sent to rehab in the middle of shooting.
The actor said Liz and director Reginald Hudling were "p****d off" about the situation. When he returned, he had to re-voice a lot of the scenes as he was slurring his words in the original scenes. He wrote: "Of course, the movie tanked anyway. I was paid $3.5 million to do the movie and I got sued for the shutdown, even though it was a health issue.
"At the mediation table, a team of insurance flacks faced me down, so I just wrote them a check for $650,000." Whilst promoting the book last year, Matthew opened up in an interview about the lengths he went to in order to get hold of Vicodin pills. He also spoke about wanting to share his story to raise awareness and support others.
Frank offers confidential advice about drugs and addiction (email [email protected], message 82111 or call 0300 123 6600) or the NHS has information about getting help. If you are struggling with alcohol abuse or addiction, advice and support can be found at alcoholchange.org.uk