Matt LeBlanc, Courteney Cox mourn Matthew Perry with tributes 2 weeks after his death

The Friends stars have shared their own personal tributes to their former co-star and “little brother”, two weeks after his tragic death.

Matt LeBlanc has finally spoken out following the death of Friends co-star Matthew Perry.

The 56-year-old actor took to Instagram on Tuesday to address the loss of Perry, who died in an apparent drowning on October 28 at the age of 54, reports Page Six.

“It is with a heavy heart I say goodbye. The times we had together are honestly among the favourite times of my life,” LeBlanc said in a note addressed to “Matthew” alongside personal and show images.

“It was an honour to share the stage with you and to call you my friend.”

LeBlanc, 56, added that he’ll “always smile” when thinking of Perry and insisted, “I’ll never forget you. Never.”

“Spread your wings and fly brother you’re finally free. Much love.”

And in true LeBlanc fashion, the actor ended his tribute with a joke: “And I guess you’re keeping the 20 bucks you owe me.”

Perry and LeBlanc at the People’s Choice Awards in 2004. Picture: Carlo Allegri/Getty Images

They played best friends Chandler and Joey on the sitcom. Picture: Supplied

A short time later, Courteney Cox also took to Instagram to share her own personal message to Perry.

“I am so grateful for every moment I had with you Matty and I miss you every day,” she wrote, alongside a video of their characters, Chandler and Monica, on the night their friendship turned romantic in London.

“When you work with someone as closely as I did with Matthew, there are thousands of moments I wish I could share. For now here’s one of my favorites.

“To give a little backstory, Chandler and Monica were supposed to have a one night fling in London. But because of the audience’s reaction, it became the beginning of their love story.

“In this scene, before we started rolling, he whispered a funny line for me to say. He often did things like that. He was funny and he was kind.”

Chandler and Monica's big reveal. Picture: Instagram

Perry and Cox in 2006. Picture: Kevin Winter/Getty Images for AFI

LeBlanc, Perry and Cox starred on the hit sitcom together for 10 years as Joey, Chandler and Monica, respectively, and were good friends in real life.

During a 2015 interview with People, LeBlanc said that Perry was like his “little brother.”

While LeBlanc admitted the following year that he didn’t see Perry often, he claimed that was what made their relationship so special.

“I love that guy!” he said of the Odd Couple star. “I can not see him for five years and then get in a room together and still have that shorthand with each other. It’s amazing, really.

“Ten years in a building with no windows and the doors locked, we got to know each other pretty well.”

In 2015, LeBlanc described Perry as his “Little Brother”. Picture: Supplied

Perry’s decades-long battle with addiction started just three years after the pair began working together.

The Fools Rush In star ended up going to rehab twice during the sitcom’s run from 1994 to 2004.

In fact, he revealed last year that his castmates confronted him about his addiction at the height of his career, forcing him to enter treatment.

Perry died late last month. Picture: Supplied

While his struggles took a toll on his relationships, all six of the main Friends stars got together in 2021 for a reunion — which was seemingly the last time they were all in the same room.

The Los Angeles Police Department confirmed Perry’s death after TMZ reported that his assistant had found him in a hot tub at his home.

The actor had reportedly spent two hours playing pickleball earlier in the day.

Upon arriving at Perry’s house and finding him unresponsive, the assistant called 911.

First responders rushed to the residence shortly after 4pm and pronounced the star dead.

No drugs were found at the scene, and law enforcement does not believe there was foul play.

This article originally appeared in Page Six and was reproduced with permission.

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