The world was devastated when information broke that “Pals” star Matthew Perry had died. Followers throughout the globe poured out their condolences, and lots of of his trade mates paid their respects as nicely — together with “Say Something” actor Ione Skye, who would later reveal that when upon a time, she had a fling with Perry that hardly anybody knew about. However whereas their final change was candy, she admitted their last in-person interactions did not precisely go in addition to she’d hoped.

Skye and Perry first met as fledgling actors within the 1988 movie “A Night time within the Lifetime of Jimmy Reardon,” alongside River Phoenix. Whereas their careers finally took completely different turns, they managed to remain in contact through the years — proper up till days earlier than Perry’s premature demise. In a since-deleted Instagram submit, Skye shared their last textual content change, revealing a surprisingly sentimental message from Perry: “Hello! I hope all is nicely. I used to be meditating (I meditate now) and ‘In [Your] Eyes’ began taking part in. And I immediately considered you and the way lovely you might be.” Skye responded with a easy, “Awe. I like that. Xo” (through Folks). Perry went on to want her happiness, and sadly, simply days later, he was gone.

For years, nobody knew the extent of their relationship except for the truth that they have been co-stars once they have been beginning out. However in 2025, Skye set the file straight in her e-book “Say All the things,” revealing that they had a quick fling — one which, for her, was removed from a rom-com second. It additionally added a brand new chapter to Perry’s star-studded courting historical past. Skye did not go into the nitty-gritty of all of it, however she made it clear that Perry’s conduct left her unsettled, noting that even again then, she knew that he wasn’t in an excellent place.

Ione Skye did not maintain again in her memoir, “Say All the things,” revealing that she had just a few secret Hollywood flings the general public barely knew about. Because it seems, she had a relationship with Purple Scorching Chili Peppers frontman Anthony Kiedis, connected along with her “Say Something” co-star John Cusack, and had a quick fling with Matthew Perry. Earlier than settling down along with her second husband, she and Perry, who struggled with dependancy, reconnected — a long time after not talking — when he invited her over for a “sober drink.”

“I solely had to consider it for about 15 seconds,” Skye wrote. “I hadn’t talked to Matthew since we made ‘A Night time within the Lifetime of Jimmy Reardon’ virtually 20 years earlier, and I usually did not settle for booty calls, which I assumed this was … nevertheless it was Matthew Perry! I used to be curious, and he was cute and good-looking and wealthy and presumably sober.” However as a substitute of the quick-witted Chandler Bing followers knew from “Pals,” Skye noticed the boy she’d met as a young person. “The intercourse was completely nice. Although the silent speaking heads on the flat-screen distracted me and Matthew appeared far-off. Neither of us gave it our all,” she recalled, admitting their first time wasn’t “that enjoyable.” Nonetheless, they gave it one other shot, simply in case one thing critical might come of it. It did not. Perry remained “emotionally distant,” and that was that.

“That was the final time I ever noticed him, although for years he’d textual content to say hello from time to time. Even by way of his distance, he was at all times endearing and honest,” she wrote, including that she wished she’d referred to as him to correctly catch up. As an alternative, their story ended with that temporary textual content change — one she’ll at all times treasure.