Ione Skyeis mourning the loss of her former costarMatthew Perry.
The two starred alongside each other in 1988’sA Night in the Life of Jimmy Reardon, Perry’s film debut.
“Hi! I hope all is well. I was meditating (I meditate now) and ‘In Your Eyes’ started playing. And I instantly thought of how beautiful you are,” Perry, 54, wrote in a text message sent to Skye on Oct. 15, referencing the song from her 1989 filmSay Anything.
She replied, “Awe. I love that. Xo,” to which he responded, “Hope you are healthy and happy.”
Ione Skye posted her last text exchange with Matthew Perry.Ione Skye/Instagram
Ione Skye/Instagram
Skye told Perry it was “good to hear” from him, adding, “I only have nice memories with you.”
The actor said, “Me too. That one afternoon, I was just sitting in my apartment, and there you were!”
Skye also shared a throwback photo with theFriendsstar where they both look to be teenagers. “My last exchange a week ago. I’m very, very sad. Loved this guy,” she wrote in the post’s caption.
Ione Skye posted her last text exchange with Matthew Perry on Instagram following his sudden death.Ione Skye/Instagram
Perry was found dead in the afternoon on Saturday at his home in L.A.
In anexclusive statementto PEOPLE, his family said they are “heartbroken.”
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Tributes like Skye’s have been pouring in since the news broke, with fellow actors includingHank Azaria,Shannen DohertyandSelma Blairsharing their love for the late actor.
Azaria, 59, described his friend as the “funniest man ever” in a lengthyvideoposted on Instagram Sunday.
“Matthew and I became really good friends and we were really more like brothers for a long time,” the comedian said. “We drank a lot together, we laughed a lot together, we were there for each other in the early days of our career.”
“Our friendship spanned a long time. A lifetime really,” Doherty, 52, wrote onInstagramof Perry. “Right now, shock and sadness prevail.”
Blair, 51, paidtributeto Perry, who she called “my oldest boy friend.”
“All of us loved Matthew Perry, and I did especially. Every day. I loved him unconditionally. And he me. And I’m broken. Broken hearted. Sweet dreams, Matty. Sweet dreams.”
According to the Los Angeles Fire Department, first responders arrived at the residence at 4:07 p.m. Saturday.
TMZobtained a 911 dispatch audio that referenced “drowning” in relation to the emergency call made to Perry’s home.
source: people.com
