Matthew Perry has admitted he once had a big crush on his Friends co-star Jennifer Aniston, but she reportedly turned him down and had a "deafening lack of interest".
The 52-year-old actor said he met Jennifer, also 53, prior to filming the hit sitcom and was "immediately taken" by her presence.
Matthew called the actress to try and impress her with two roles he had booked, but she was allegedly left unimpressed.
He details the moment in his upcoming memoir Friends, Lovers, and the Big Terrible Thing, in which he also talks openly about his alcohol and drug addiction battle.
"It was clear that this made her think I liked her too much, or in the wrong kind of way," he wrote in an extract obtained by Page Six.
Despite the awkward encounter, Matthew proceeded to ask her on a date. He claims that she denied the offer and suggested they just be friends.
"[We] can't be friends," Matthew then blurted out.
The two actors later sat down for their first Friends table read in 1994.
While Matthew still had romantic feelings for Jennifer, he said they "were able to sail right past the past and focus on the fact that we had both gotten the best job Hollywood had to offer".
Matthew's feelings for the Marley & Me star continued throughout the making of Friends and he said he often found himself overthinking their casual interactions.
Luckily for Matthew, he slowly got over Jennifer due to both the show’s success and her continued "deafening lack of interest".
The 17 Again actor said he had "long since gotten over" Jennifer by the time she started dating Brad Pitt in 1998 and was able to speak to her "without it being awkward".
In a recent interview, Matthew opened up about how Jennifer confronted him about his drinking problem, something he has now thanked her for.
In an interview with Diane Sawyer, he said Jennifer told him: "We know you’re drinking."
He added: "Imagine how scary a moment that was. She was the one who reached out the most, you know. I’m really grateful to her for that."
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