Matthew Perry Gets Emotional Looking Back At Weight Loss From Substance Abuse - TMZ

Matthew Perry Emotional Over Weight Loss From Substance Abuse

10/28/2022 6:18 PM PT

Matthew Perry was brought to tears looking backmost astatine however his addiction to pills and intoxicant caused his value to fluctuate ... and helium feels atrocious for his erstwhile self.

The "Friends" prima got ace affectional successful his ABC peculiar with Diane Sawyer, crying erstwhile they played a clip of him connected the sitcom looking ace skinny.

Matthew estimates helium was 155 lbs. successful the clip and helium says it illustrates the toll his addiction to pills took connected his assemblage ... helium says the drugs squashed his appetite and helium mislaid a ton of value to the constituent wherever it was unhealthy.

MP told Diane his value dipped arsenic debased arsenic 128 lbs and says, astatine the time, helium was "out of control" and didn't cognize what was going on.

Matthew says helium besides gained value erstwhile helium was drinking heavy ... and looking backmost helium feels atrocious for himself successful those moments. ABC plays clips of Matthew connected "Friends" and it's wide however overmuch his value was changing from play to play portion helium was successful the throes of addiction.

As we reported ... Matthew besides opened up astir however helium was capable to break the rhythm of addiction aft 6,000 AA meetings and 15 stints astatine rehab facilities.

For Matthew, helium says the radical astir him helped support him connected the consecutive and constrictive ... and helium singles retired Jennifer Aniston for being determination for him during "Friends" and after.

Matthew says helium had his archetypal symptom pill erstwhile helium got injured portion filming "Fools Rush In" ... and it led to his addiction.