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'Sex and the City' star Kristin Davis recalls being set up with Matthew Perry

'Wow, he's so happy,'

And Just Like That star Kristin Davis has revealed she was once set up on a date with the late Friends actor Matthew Perry.

Speaking on the Are You a Charlotte? podcast, Davis shared that a close friend thought the pair would be a perfect match and arranged for them to meet in the late ’90s

"He's not my lawyer, but he's a nice lawyer, and I've been set up with Matthew Perry," the 60-year-old star told guest Brian Van Holt. "And this is like '98, '99, '97 maybe. I feel like it was between Melrose Place, which I did before (Sex and the) City. It was a dinner party. It was so low-key."

Davis recalled her first impressions of Perry, describing him as "so happy" as they chatted about their careers.

At the time, Davis had felt unsettled during her time working on 'Melrose Place', where her character was killed off after one year on the show. While, in contrast, Perry was full of enthusiasm for his 'Friends' cast and crew.

"He sits next to me. And he's talking about how thrilled he is, how happy they are on the set at Friends, and he was doing a film with Salma Hayek. I was like, 'Wow, he's so happy,'" the star recalled.

She continued, "I had been around 'Melrose' (Place). It wasn't the happiest place in a way, and it was like stressy. There were 15 series regulars. Everyone had the feeling they might get cut or whatever. So I was like, 'Wow, that's amazing, you're so happy.'"

Davis insisted the pair got along well during the dinner party, but romantic sparks failed to fly and the relationship remained platonic.

Perry passed away in October 2023 at the age of 54.