Elizabeth Hurley says working with Matthew Perry 'was a nightmare' because of his addiction
- Elizabeth Hurley found it difficult working with Matthew Perry because of his addiction.
- The two actors starred in the 2002 rom-com, "Serving Sara."
It's now well known that "Friends" star Matthew Perry had issues with substance addiction when working on the beloved sitcom in the late 1990s and early 2000s, and he's been very open about his struggles in his new book, "Friends, Lovers, and the Big Terrible Thing."
The star even recalled a moment when costar Jennifer Aniston confronted him on set about his problem with alcohol, which devastated him. But Aniston is not the only star that dealt with Perry's issues at the time.
In 2002, the actor starred in "Serving Sara" with Elizabeth Hurley. The romance comedy saw Perry play a process server who falls for Hurley's Sara when trying to serve her divorce papers.
But Hurley recently spoke to Yahoo! Entertainment about working on the project with Perry, and she explained that the movie suffered because of the star's issues at the time.
She said: "To be honest, it was a nightmare working with him at that time and, as it's now known, our movie was shut down because of his addiction."
"Serving Sara" went on a two-month hiatus because Perry was admitted into rehab for two months immediately after filming Chandler and Monica's (Courtney Cox) wedding on "Friends."
Unfortunately, this meant plenty of downtime for Hurley and the crew. She added: "We were in a force majeure and had to all sit at home twiddling our thumbs for some time."
Although the star said it was a "rough" experience, Perry "was fabulous" when he eventually returned to set and production resumed.
Hurley went on to say that it was hard to see her costar struggle with his addiction, but she made a point of saying that he was "lovely" even though he was still in a difficult place.
She added: "It was tough, obviously he was having a tough time, but he was still very charming and a lovely person to work with. But you could see he was suffering for sure."