famous for his role as Chandler Bing on reportedly had romantic feelings for his on-screen wife who played The duo's characters found love within the , but sources claim Matthew Perry had an off-screen crush on Courteney. Rumor has it that during their time on Friends, Matthew had quite the soft spot for Courteney, although she was then in a relationship with Scream actor David Arquette, whom she eventually married in 1999 and later split from in 2010. Moving on, Courteney was romantically linked to Snow Patrol's Johnny McDaid, an introduction made by none other than singer-songwriter Ed Sheeran in 2013.

The on-again-off-again saga of Courteney Cox and Johnny McDaid hit a break in 2015. During this hiatus, whispers suggest Courteney sought solace with her past co-star. Perez Hilton's source at that time dished out, "It's no surprise that Matthew was one of the first people Courteney called after Johnny left her.

They've leaned on each other before. There isn't any pressure to put a label on it just yet, but they're excited to see where this might go." Despite such rumors flying, Courteney got back together with Johnny, and Matthew went on to have a two-year liaison with Molly Hurwitz.

Still, word on the street is that never quite shook off his feelings for Courteney with a close source telling US Weekly last year, "Matthew's always been in love with her. Matthew has never fully been able to get over her." Matthew Perry, who would have turned 55 today (August 19), tragically pa.