Matthew Perry cuts a dapper figure after opening up on drug addiction

Matthew Perry looked very healthy as he was pictured leaving his New York hotel this morning on his way to the Good Morning America studios. (Image: ELDERORDONEZ/CHRISTOPHERPETERSON/SPLASHNEWS.COM/GETTY)Matthew Perry, 53, looked very healthy as he left his hotel early hours Monday for an interview on US news channel, Good Morning America.The Friends star cut a dapper figure in a navy blue suit, paired with a blue round necked t-shirt as he waved to photographers.Matthew held a coffee in one hand as he made his way to Good Morning America’s studios to promote his memoir, Friends, Lovers and the Big Terrible Thing.In the memoir, the Chandler Bing star made several huge revelations about his battle with drug and alcohol addiction through the years, which event resulted in his heart stopping for five minutes.The Hollywood star revealed that his longtime battle with addiction has seen him in therapy for 30 years, go to rehab 15 times, go to around 6,000 Alcohol Anonymous (AA) meetings, and survive 14 surgeries. Matthew Perry was on his way to make an appearance on a US breakfast show to discuss his shocking memoir Friends, Lovers and the Big Terrible Thing. (Image: CHRISTOPHERPETERSON/SPLASHNEWS.COM) Matthew Perry revealed in a recent interview that his longtime battle with addiction has seen him in therapy for 30 years, go to rehab 15 times, go to about 6,000 AA meetings and survive 14 surgeries. (Image: ELDERORDONEZ/SPLASHNEWS.COM) Matthew Perry has detailed how his drug and alcohol addictions left him with a two per cent survival after the opioids caused his colon to burst and left him in a two-week coma. (Image: CHRISTOPHERPETERSON/SPLASHNEWS.COM) Matthew Perry has had a total of 14 surgeries on his stomach and had to use a colostomy bag for nine months, with his stomach having a number of scars from the multiple surgeries. (Image: ELDERORDONEZ/SPLASHNEWS.COM) Mathew Perry revealed that at one time he was taking 55 Vicodin a day while on Friends, noting that he was down to 128 pounds but “didn’t know how to stop”. He said that his co-stars on the show were very “understanding” and “patient”. (Image: CHRISTOPHERPETERSON/SPLASHNEWS.COM) Matthew Perry stated that despite how his body looks covered in “plenty of scars” he is “very grateful” to be alive. He shared: “I look at them with gratitude, because it helped me stay alive. But I have to live my life 24/7 with all of this scar tissue I’m constantly aware of. It feels like I’m doing a sit-up at full stretch all the time.” (Image: GETTY)