Elizabeth Hurley shares a heartfelt post in memory of her on-screen love interest Matthew Perry after they starred in noughties romcom together

Elizabeth Hurley, 58, has paid a moving tribute to her co-star Matthew Perry, 54, after he was found dead in the hot tub of his Los Angeles home.

The two starred together in the rom-com, Serving Sara which was released in 2002. 

Taking to her Instagram the actress and model shared a number of rare photos from their time together during filming and captioned it with an emotional message.

She penned: ‘RIP Matthew Perry. So sad to hear the news of his passing. He was an incredibly talented comedian and a lovely man x’

Fans flocked to the comment section to share their thoughts on the tragic passing.

So sad: Elizabeth Hurley has paid a moving tribute to her co-star Matthew Perry after the two starred together in the rom-com, Serving Sara which was released in 2002 (pictured here)

Tribute: Taking to her Instagram the actress and model shared a number of rare photos from their time together during filming and captioned it with an emotional message

One wrote: ‘So very sad. Rest in Peace Light and Love Matthew Perry’ whilst another said: ‘Beautiful photos of you both and lovely tribute to a great man’.

A third penned: ‘It really is a great loss, a great actor and a great professional has left, rest in peace, my friend.’

And a fourth wrote: ‘What a shame! A big hearted man! A great actor!’ 

The film gave the actor the chance to showcase his physical comedy abilities as a process server who tracks down Sara, only to turn the tables on her former business partner and serve him. 

Matthew has been candid publicly about his problems with drugs and alcohol and in his book, Friends, Lovers and The Big Terrible Thing, he wrote about starring in Serving Sara and how his addiction temporarily stopped production after he was sent to rehab in the middle of shooting.

The late actor stated that both Elizabeth and the director Reginald Hudlin were understandably ‘p*****d off’ about the situation.

After he returned to filming, Matthew explained he had to re-record all of his dialogue he had already shot because of how badly he was slurring his words. 

He wrote: ‘Of course, the movie tanked anyway. I was paid $3.5 million to do the movie and I got sued for the shutdown, even though it was a health issue. 

Gone but not forgotten: Fans flocked to the comment section to share their thoughts on the tragic passing of Matthew Perry

About: The film’s synopsis describes it as a story that follows a process server given the assignment to serve a British socialite with divorce papers, but is persuaded to serve her husband instead so that she can get a larger portion of his money in the divorce

Throwback: Whilst filming had to temporarily stop due to Matthew returning to rehab when he came back on set, Liz described the funnyman as ‘fabulous’

Pictured: (L-R) Friends cast – Lisa Kudrow as Phoebe Buffay, Matthew Perry as Chandler Bing, Jennifer Aniston as Rachel Green, David Schwimmer as Ross Geller, Courteney Cox as Monica Geller, Matt Le Blanc as Joey Tribbiani

 ‘At the mediation table a team of insurance flacks faced me down, so I just wrote them a check for $650,000.’

Matthew, who shot to fame as the sarcastic Chandler Bing in the seminal 90s sitcom Friends, was found dead at his house in Los Angeles on Saturday after emergency crews were called at around 4pm local time.

He had reportedly played a two-hour game of Pickleball – a sport similar to tennis but played on a smaller court – earlier in the day, before sending his assistant out on an errand. When they returned, Perry was said to be found unresponsive in his hot tub.

Friends, which followed the lives of six friends in their 20s living in New York, was a smash hit across the globe when it aired between 1994 and 2004, and re-runs still remain hugely popular years later.

Matthew won a worldwide fanbase for his role as Chandler, earning him an Emmy nomination in 2002 – but behind the glitz and glamour, he secretly battled substance abuse for decades.

There was no indication of foul play and no drugs were found at the scene of his death, sources said this morning.

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