Matthew Perry’s friend Athenna Crosby hung out with the cherished actor just one day before his apparent drowning — and he or she completely tells Us Weekly that the Friends megastar was looking ahead to his “second act” before his untimely death.

“He was talking the entire time and was tremendous excited to be hanging out,” Crosby, 25, completely told Us Weekly, noting they met thru a mutual buddy. “It was great. He was in a excellent state of thoughts and speaking about his existence and sharing with me funny stories about his time in the industry.”

She added: “He was talking about how excited he was to have a 2d act and had struggles that inhibited his appearing aspirations however had turned it all around and was looking forward to getting again into it complete swing.”

According to Crosby, she had now not recognized Perry for terribly lengthy. Their Friday, October 27, lunch time out on the Hotel Bel-Air was the second time they met up in person. While she admitted that Perry was “so private,” he had been open about his previous struggles. (Perry long struggled with addiction, even going to rehab two times.)

“He was very wholesome and speaking about how he was looking forward to hitting the pickleball court and the way he had gotten very into it,” Crosby, a fashion and former good looks queen, told Us. “He was telling me I needed to try it and it was a laugh. He said he was shedding weight and getting in form. … He was in a good place and doing so excellent [and] was being additional wholesome.”

Perry even informed Crosby that he had “really come back strong from” his struggles with alcohol. “He said for a lot of years he was misplaced in the dependancy and the way he absolutely got here out at the different aspect,” she recalled. “He was clean and didn’t order a drink. In reality, he didn’t even desire a drink menu. He was taking all the temptation out of his lifestyles.”

News broke one day in a while Saturday, October 28, that Perry had died at the age of 54. According to multiple reviews, native legislation enforcement officers responded to a cardiac arrest call at Perry’s Los Angeles house. The actor was found unresponsive in a scorching tub when the police arrived. The county’s clinical examiner later showed on Sunday, October 29, that Perry had died on the scene. A purpose of death has not been revealed.

“I was surprised. I had to hear it from the inside track first. I thought it was so devastating,” Crosby recalled of studying that Perry had died. “At the time, I had to pull [my automotive] over and browse it and ask myself if it was true. It’s so disturbing because I had simply spoken to him hours before he handed.”

During their final dialog, Crosby famous that Perry appeared “normal and advantageous.” She reiterated: “He was this sort of excellent individual.”

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With reporting by way of Andrea Simpson

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