Julia Roberts and Matthew Perry are regularly in the lists of unusual couples that you didn’t even know existed.
However, if now it’s hard to imagine that Julia Roberts dated the star of the Friends series, then in the 1990s, many believed that the lovers were perfect for each other.
For many years, fans did not know what caused the breakup of celebrities, until Matthew gave an interview to The Times.
According to Matthew, he was the initiator of the breakup. It turns out that in 1995, the lead actress in the film Pretty Woman was offered to play in one of the episodes of Friends.
Roberts agreed, but on the condition that her character must be related to Perry’s character.
The producers of the sitcom told the actor about the requirements of the rising star, so he sent her a bouquet of scarlet roses with a note: “The only thing more exciting than the possibility of you being on the show is the realization that I will now be able to give you flowers.”
At that moment, Julia was filming in France. But the distance did not prevent the young people from quickly finding a common language and starting to correspond.
The three-month-long fax romance ended when the actress arrived back in Los Angeles. They allegedly began dating before Roberts began shooting the show, according to Matthew in his autobiographical book.
However, the relationship of the couple lasted only two months.
Despite the feelings, the actor decided to break up with his beloved because of his own insecurities.
“Dating Julia Roberts was too hard. I was convinced that she was going to leave me. Why not? I thought I wasn’t good and attractive enough. I broke up with the gorgeous and brilliant Julia Roberts so that she wouldn’t leave me first,” he explained.
