‘Horrific: Matthew Perry’s ex reveals the Friends star’s desperate attempt to stop taking drugs

A former girlfriend of Matthew Perry has detailed the tragic lengths the late Friends star went to in his desperate bid to stop taking drugs.

Tragic Friends star Matthew Perry resorted to gluing his hands to his knees to stop himself taking more drugs, former girlfriend Kayti Edwards has revealed.

The granddaughter of film legend Julie Andrews dated Perry in 2006 and later worked as his personal assistant in 2011, during a period when the actor was deeply affected by his drug addiction.

Kayti Edwards. Picture: InTouch

Edwards told The Sun they had remained friends until his death in October at the age of 54. This month an autopsy report from the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner’s Office revealed Perry died from an accidental ketamine overdose.

“Matthew Perry’s cause of death is determined to be from the acute effects of ketamine,” the office said in a statement. “Contributory factors in his death include drowning, coronary artery disease and buprenorphine effects. The manner of death is accident.”

Edwards said the actor had been desperate to stop taking drugs, recalling one occasion where he took drastic action.

“I was at Matthew’s place in the Hollywood Hills. He was in a bad way,” Edwards told the UK newspaper.

“He had been getting high all night on a plethora of drugs, most likely crack cocaine and other substances.

“I found Matthew on the couch with his hands superglued to his legs — it was desperately sad. I had to use nail polish remover and olive oil to free him.

“We were literally ripping the hair from his legs and he had red, raw patches left behind, it was pretty horrific.”

Friends cast members David Schwimmer, Lisa Kudrow, Mathew Perry, Courtney Cox Arquette, Jennifer Aniston, and Matt LeBlanc, at the 54th Annual Emmy Awards in 2002. Picture: Lee Celano/AFP

Edwards revealed that Perry had “always had major drug problems”.

“Even when he was clean and going through rehab, he was still thinking about taking drugs,” she said.

“He would say, ‘Let’s go get some cocaine. What do you think about that? Ha, I’m just joking’. But I would say, ‘Let’s go get some lunch instead’.”

She has previously told media she suspected Perry had relapsed prior to his tragic death at his Los Angeles home.