Upon Matthew Perry’s death, many were left devastated. He was beloved by many and often brought humor to the screen and all those around him. He was also known to lend a helping hand to those in need, like Kelly Osbourne.
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Matthew Perry Helped Kelly Osbourne Find Sobriety
Although Matthew Perry himself struggled with addiction, that did not stop him from helping others try to overcome theirs. Kelly Osbourne shared that she began her addiction journey at the young age of 13. Fox News shared that the addiction started “following a routine tonsil removal procedure when she was prescribed medicine which later fueled an opioid dependency.”
After years of battling, she checked into rehab at the age of 19. However, rehab wasn’t easy for the young star. She admitted during TMZ Investigates per Fox, “I was 19 years old, and I was in rehab for the first time and I just wanted to run – it wasn’t clicking. I didn’t get it. I’d never felt more insecure or hated myself more.”
Luckily, Matthew Perry was there for her.
Kelly recalled how he came over to her and placed a chip in her hands. The chip read, “Three minutes.” She continued, “He could see that I was struggling, and he walked up to me, and he gave me a chip, and it said ‘three minutes,’” she remembered. “He told me, ‘If you can get through three minutes, you can get through anything.”
Kelly Osbourne admits that Matthew Perry’s chip got her through rehab.
“That chip got me through that day, which then got me through the next day, which then got me through the next day,” she said. “And I’ll never forget that.”
Matthew Perry Will Be Missed
While Kelly was saddened by the news of Matthew’s passing, she unfortunately admitted that she was not surprised. She said, “I wish I could say that I was surprised by his death. I was shocked because he’s like the last kind of person you’d ever want to have this kind of life.”
While she is thankful for his help in her finding her sobriety, she recognizes that for the majority of those struggling with addiction, “It ends in three places – jails, institutions or death.”
She added, “When you think about how much pain he must have been in, it’s devastating.” He and the light he brought with him into this world will surely be missed.
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