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Salma Hayek shared an emotional tribute to her Fools Rush In costar Matthew Perry days after his dying.
“Two days in the past, I woke as much as the surprising information that Matthew Perry is now not with us,” Hayek, 57, wrote through Instagram on Monday, October 30. “It’s taken me a few days to course of this profound disappointment. There’s a particular bond that occurs if you share goals with somebody, and collectively you’re employed in the direction of them.”
In her put up, which included snaps of the pair by the years, Hayek posted a screenshot of Perry responding to a fan query through Instagram Story. When requested whether or not enjoying the enduring Chandler Bing for 10 seasons on Mates was his “most treasured” function, Perry shared that he truly beloved Fools Rush In. Starring alongside Hayek, Perry portrayed actual property developer Alex Whitman within the 1997 romantic comedy.
“I used to be very moved final 12 months when Matthew shared on his Instagram Tales how a lot he beloved Fools Rush In, and the way he thought that that movie we did collectively was most likely his greatest film,” Hayek wrote. “All through the years, he and I discovered ourselves reminiscing about that significant time in our lives with a deep sense of nostalgia and gratitude.”
The information of Perry’s surprising dying broke on Saturday, October 28. The actor, who was 54, was discovered unconscious in a scorching tub at his residence in Los Angeles. An investigation into the incident is ongoing, however authorities say there was no foul play concerned.
“My buddy, you might be gone a lot too quickly, however I’ll proceed to cherish your silliness, your perseverance, and your pretty coronary heart,” Hayek concluded. “Farewell, candy Matthew, we are going to always remember you.”

Since his dying, Perry has been honored through social media in addition to on Saturday Evening Dwell, which devoted the October 28 episode to him. At NHL video games throughout the nation, an orchestral model of the enduring Mates theme music “I’ll Be Right here For You” by The Rembrandts was heard in arenas. Adele even paused her present throughout her Las Vegas residency to discuss him and devoted her music “When We Had been Younger” to Perry.
All through his life, Perry was candid about his struggles with dependancy to medication and alcohol, which started after a jet ski accident in 1997. Hank Azaria, who visitor starred on Mates as Phoebe Buffay’s (Lisa Kudrow) love curiosity, credited Perry for serving to him get sober in a heartbreaking video posted on Sunday, October 29.
“I’m a sober man for 17 years, and I wanna say that, the night time I went into AA [Alcoholics Anonymous], Matthew introduced me in,” he recalled. “The entire first 12 months I used to be sober, we went to conferences collectively. He was so caring and giving. He completely helped me get sober. And I actually want he might’ve discovered it in himself to stick with the silver life extra persistently.”