The two actors played Monica Geller and Chandler Bing in the much-loved sitcom Friends, with the pair’s on-screen counterparts embarking on a relationship, getting married and starting a family over the course of th show’s 10-year run.
Looking back on her time on Friends, Courteney told CBS’ Sunday Morning: “You didn’t know how special it was. But then when you put this cast together and our incredible writers, it was lightning in a bottle.
“I’m just grateful that I had that opportunity to work with such wonderful people, and to live the life that I have now. That was my family. I mean, we went through everything. Those ten years were everything – they’re my family.”
Turning her attention towards Matthew – who died in October last year at the age of 54 – Courteney said her late co-star “visits me a lot, if we believe in that”.
“I talk to my mum, my dad, Matthew – I feel like there are a lotta people that are, I think, that guide us,” she explained. “I do sense, yeah, I sense Matthew’s around for sure.”
She added that the Canadian-American actor was “probably one of the funniest human beings in the world”, remembering him as a “huge heart” who “obviously struggled”.
“I’m so thankful I got to work so closely with him for so many years,” Courteney added.
Days after Matthew’s death, the five core members of the Friends cast issued a joint statement, saying they were “utterly devastated” by the news.
