Matthew Perry's pals worry he's 'tempting fate' as actor chain-smokes and 'loads up on burgers and fries'

LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA: Friends of Matthew Perry are worried for him as he has apparently indulged himself in chain smoking and fast food items.

Sources have told RadarOnline.com that the ‘Friends’ star has gained some more pounds and uses cigarettes to relax from his busy schedule.

A tipster said, “Matt plays pickleball but chain-smokes on the way to the courts and loads up on burgers and fries afterwards.”

The source revealed that the 54-year-old actor has "all the right intentions" to be healthy and on track but "he still smokes two to three packs a day.”

Besides, another insider revealed, “He's lucky to be alive. But his friends wish he wouldn't tempt fate with all of those unhealthy habits.”

What happened to Matthew Perry in the past?

Perry reportedly had a near-death experience after suffering a severe rupture of his colon because of substance abuse.

The comedian shed light on the ordeal in his 2022 memoir ‘Friends, Lovers, and the Big Terrible Thing'.

Speaking with People last year, Perry said, “I wanted to share when I was safe from going into the dark side of everything again."

“I had to wait until I was pretty safely sober — and away from the active disease of alcoholism and addiction — to write it all down. And the main thing was, I was pretty certain that it would help people,” he said.

Matthew Perry was told he ‘had a 2 percent chance to live’

Elaborating on the health struggles he faced some years ago, the ‘17 Again’ actor reportedly stated, “Doctors told my family that I had a 2 percent chance to live.”

“I was put on a thing called an ECMO machine, which does all the breathing for your heart and your lungs. And that's called a Hail Mary. No one survives that,” he disclosed.

Referring to his book, Perry continued, “I think they'll be surprised at how bad it got at certain times and how close to dying I came. I say in the book that if I did die, it would shock people, but it wouldn't surprise anybody."

“And that's a very scary thing to be living with. So my hope is that people will relate to it, and know that this disease attacks everybody,” he noted.

Perry added, “It doesn't matter if you're successful or not successful, the disease doesn't care.”