MATTHEW PERRY - FRIENDS STAR FIGHTS BACK THE TEARS

FRIENDS star MATTHEW PERRY was so overcome with emotion after filming the final episode of the hit TV comedy he was close to breaking down in tears.

The actor - who plays CHANDLER BING - struggled to keep the tears at bay as he walked one final time onto the set with girlfriend RACHEL DUNN.

Perry says, "I didn't cry, but I felt like I was about to for like seven years. There was a sweet moment where my girlfriend and I went for a walk on the stage.

"That's something we just have to deal with."

While JENNIFER ANISTON has managed to carve out a successful big screen career with ALONG COMES POLLY, Perry concedes the show has been the pinnacle of all their working lives.

Perry comments, "None of us will probably be involved with anything as successful as Friends again. That's something we have to deal with.

"We can have big successful movies, but nothing will ever be that first time again, and nothing will likely span that long a period of time. So we look back, and kind of smile, and move on."