Whereas Matthew Perry‘s loss of life completely floored his followers and shut associates, his ex-girlfriend Maeve Quinlan is just not in that group, as she says they’d all been dropping him to dependancy … little by little for years.

“The Daring and the Stunning” actress dated the “Mates” star from 2002 till 2003 … telling Cleaning soap Opera Digest he was 100% sober all the time they had been collectively, which she referred to as the best reward for her, and a few respite for Matthew from his private demons.

Maeve mentioned they had been inseparable throughout their 12 months collectively, and he appreciated being along with her as a result of she wasn’t utilizing medicine.

For a fast recap, Matthew says he received hooked on Vicodin in 1997 after a jet-ski accident, and sought assist in rehab the identical 12 months. He headed again to rehab — for ache meds, amphetamines and alcohol — the 12 months earlier than assembly Maeve.

His battles began up once more after they cut up, and despite the fact that they stayed good buddies, Maeve admits she wasn’t conscious of how a lot Matthew was struggling as a result of he was at all times making others chuckle.

Nevertheless, they grew additional aside in the previous few years … and Maeve says she has a variety of remorse over not reaching out to him after the discharge of his 2022 memoir, “Mates, Lovers and the Large Horrible Factor.”

Given the challenges Matthew confronted in life, his October 2023 loss of life did not come as a shock to Maeve, however she was nonetheless devastated.

As we reported … Mathew’s post-mortem famous he’d been clear for 19 months … however his loss of life was dominated an accident OD from the acute results of ketamine.