Gwyneth Paltrow Reflects On Her ‘Magical Summer’ With Matthew Perry In Sweet Tribute

Gwyneth Paltrow and Matthew PerryGwyneth Paltrow is reflecting on her pre-fame romance with Matthew Perry in the wake of the Friends actor’s sudden death this weekend. On Sunday, the Goop founder shared some sweet memories of her “magical summer” with Matthew in 1993, roughly a year before Friends debuted. “I met Matthew Perry in 1993 at the Williamstown Theater Festival in Massachusetts,” the Oscar winner wrote on Instagram.“We were both there for most of the summer doing plays. He was so funny and so sweet and so much fun to be with. We drove out to swim in creeks, had beers in the local college bar, kissed in a field of long grass. It was a magical summer.”According to Gwyneth, Matthew had already shot the pilot episode of Friends at the time of their meeting. Since the series had not debuted, however, he was not yet aware of the cultural phenomenon that it would become. “He was nervous, hoping his big break was just around the corner. It was,” she explained. The Friends cast in 199