‘Friends’ Star Maggie Wheeler Praises Matthew Perry For ‘Showing Up’ Amid Addiction (Exclusive)


Maggie Wheeler mentioned Matthew Perry's candid new memoir, during which he detailed his dependancy struggles whereas on 'Pals.'

Maggie Wheeler‘s iconic Janice voice continues to face up to the check of time, simply as the complete Pals franchise does. The mother-of-two who starred as Chandler Bing’s longtime on-again, off-again girlfriend, sat down with HollywoodLife.com and mentioned her time on the present, whereas selling the brand new FRIENDS Manhattan Hazelnut Mocha creamer from Worldwide Delight! Maggie opened up about working alongside Matthew Perry within the midst of his darkish dependancy struggles, which he not too long ago mentioned in his new memoir. “Once we had been working collectively, I actually knew that he was having difficulties... I misplaced a brother to drug dependancy, so I’m no stranger to it. And there have been instances that we sat and talked about it,” she recalled in an EXCLUSIVE interview with HL. “However Matthew is the consummate skilled, and he confirmed up 100% to his job. Even when he was within the worst situation, he confirmed up, he was on time, he knew his strains.”

Maggie Wheeler as Janice & Matthew Perry as Chandler in ‘Pals.’ (Everett Assortment)

Maggie continued, “There was by no means a second sitting on the stage with him the place his struggles had been evident within the work. He’s sensible, actually sensible.” The actress went on to say how “extraordinary” it was to contemplate that Matthew was “capable of present up” in such a means after the “darkish” revelations in his e-book. “His humor was at all times there,” she remembered. “He was at all times in control of that. He at all times knew easy methods to do his work. He’s such an outstanding actor, and he’s so rattling humorous.”

I’m simply so happy with Matthew and I feel he did such an unbelievable job writing about his story and sharing so candidly about his battle,” Maggie gushed. “I feel that he’s made an enormous distinction on this planet by doing that for thus many individuals who battle equally.”

Maggie Wheeler on the ‘FRIENDS’ Expertise in NYC. (Courtesy of Worldwide Delight)

The Dad or mum Entice actress went on to reward Pals and its legacy, whereas talking to HL on the FRIENDS Expertise in New York Metropolis. “There’s simply one thing that's so relatable in regards to the humanity of all of those characters that we don’t solely see ourselves in considered one of them, we see ourselves in all of them,” she reminisced. “I meet individuals who fall asleep watching the present, it calms them down. It’s their finest pal in instances of hardship and want. I simply suppose it’s extraordinary.”

Maggie Wheeler on the ‘FRIENDS’ Expertise in NYC. (Courtesy of Worldwide Delight)

Worldwide Delight partnered with Maggie to assist launch their new FRIENDS Manhattan Hazelnut Mocha Creamer, impressed by Central Perk’s Manhattan Mocha espresso. “I’m very pleased as a result of once we had been on the present, they gave the solid of Pals these unbelievable espresso makers, and so I've this lovely espresso maker that claims Pals on it on my kitchen counter… And this creamer is scrumptious, so I can’t wait so as to add some after I get house!” Maggie revealed. Might this information BE any higher?! Sure! On cabinets now nationwide, Worldwide Delight’s new FRIENDS-themed creamer can also be accessible in a Zero Sugar selection!

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