Kristin Davis is recalling once being “set up” with Matthew Perry years before his death.
The “And Just Like That…” actor, 60, recalled on Monday’s episode of her “Are You a Charlotte?” podcast that an attorney friend of hers arranged for her to meet the late “Friends” actor, who died in 2023, at a “low-key” dinner party in the late ’90s.
Perry famously starred as Chandler Bing on “Friends” from 1994 to 2004.
“So I go to this dinner party, I bring my little flowers,” Davis told guest Brian Van Holt. “You know, it’s a bunch of Hollywood people. I don’t even know who all was there other than this lawyer and Matthew.”
Though she didn’t specify exactly when the date with Perry took place, Davis explained that it happened between when she starred in “Melrose Place” from 1995 to 1996, and “Sex and the City,” which aired from 1998 to 2004.
The pair ultimately never formed a romantic relationship following their date, but Davis gushed over how “lovely” Perry was.
“He sits next to me, and he’s talking about how thrilled he is, how happy they are on the set at ‘Friends,’” she said. “I was like, ‘Wow, he’s so happy.’”
Davis went on to admit that Perry’s cheerful demeanor about his acting career, which was at its height at the time, was a stark difference from her own experience filming “Melrose Place.”
“I had been around ‘Melrose,’ and it wasn’t the happiest place in a way,” Davis said. “It was stressy. There were 15 series regulars. Everyone had the feeling they might get cut. It was kind of competitive and stressy.”
“So I was like, ‘Wow, that’s amazing, you’re so happy,’” she added of Perry.
Perry, who struggled with alcoholism and opioid addiction for years, was found dead in a jacuzzi at his Los Angeles-area home on Oct. 28, 2023. Perry died from the “acute effects of ketamine,” according to the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner.
Though Perry’s death was ruled accidental, five people, including two doctors, were charged last year in connection to the overdose death.
Listen to Davis’ “Are You a Charlotte?” podcast here.
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