Matthew Perry’s Ex-GF Maeve Quinlan Says His Death ‘Wasn’t A Shock’

Whereas Matthew Perry‘s loss of life completely floored his followers and shut buddies, his ex-girlfriend Maeve Quinlan is just not in that group, as she says they’d all been dropping him to habit … little by little for years.

“The Bold and the Beautiful” actress dated the “Friends” star from 2002 till 2003 … telling Soap Opera Digest he was 100% sober the complete time they had been collectively, which she known as the best present for her, and a few respite for Matthew from his private demons.

Maeve stated they had been inseparable throughout their 12 months collectively, and he appreciated being along with her as a result of she wasn’t utilizing medicine.

For a fast recap, Matthew says he obtained hooked on Vicodin in 1997 after a jet-ski accident, and sought assist in rehab the identical 12 months. He headed again to rehab — for ache meds, amphetamines and alcohol — the 12 months earlier than assembly Maeve.

His battles began up once more after they cut up, and though they stayed good friends, Maeve admits she wasn’t conscious of how a lot Matthew was struggling as a result of he was all the time making others snigger.

Nonetheless, they grew additional aside in the previous few years … and Maeve says she has a variety of remorse over not reaching out to him after the discharge of his 2022 memoir, “Friends, Lovers and the Big Terrible Thing.”

Given the challenges Matthew confronted in life, his October 2023 death did not come as a shock to Maeve, however she was nonetheless devastated.