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Matthew Perry wanted one thing before he died - and tragically never got it.
Kayti Edwards, Matthew's ex-girlfriend and former assistant, spoke exclusively to The Mirror about the last time she saw the Friends star before his death last October. Matthew was 56 years old when he died from the "acute effects" from ketamine treatment he was taking for depression.
The last time she saw him was in Malibu, when he was engaged to Molly Hurwitz. "I ran into him at this little juice bar called the Vitamin Barn in Malibu, and we sat down and chatted for ages,” she said.
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Matthew had one last wish he never got to (Getty Images Europe)"I actually didn’t really recognise him at first because he had gained a lot of weight, which was great as when you are sober, you gain a bunch of weight," Kayti said.
She remembered she was surprised to learn that he was engaged but shared that he "always craved a family." Tragically, Matthew never got to have a child or get married before his death.
"Having children was a big part of his dream. He felt like he was getting older, so it did not surprise me that he was getting married so quickly. He felt this clock was ticking," Kayti added.
Matthew last saw Kayti in Malibu (Getty Images)Towards the last few months of his life, Kayti says she was worried by pics of him looking dishevelled. “He’s normally very clean and well manicured. That’s how I knew him," she shared.
"He even had a full face wash routine. But then I started looking at pictures and it was clear that he had started declining, which I can guess was that he was probably battling, being sober and not being sober," Kayti added, "He just didn’t care anymore, he just gave up."
Kayti, who runs a horse rescue ranch, in Yucca Valley, California, says that despite his problems he remained a very good friend to her right until the end. And she was left crestfallen by his death. “He was also a really good friend to me, and really supportive when I started this horse rescue,” she said, "He just loved the animals, and was just very supportive of my life and my journey."