The Hollywood actress is still coming to terms with the loss of her father and was due to mark yesterday’s first anniversary of his death at a small family gathering at her Bel Air mansion.
A close business source who has known her more than two decades said: “It’s hit her that she’s lost two of the most important men in her life in the space of 12 months and she’s reeling.”
Aniston had long since reconciled with her father – veteran TV soap star John Aniston – following what she called a decades-long “difficult relationship” after her parents divorced when she was nine years old.
And Perry, whose apparent drowning in his hot tub aged 54 has stunned the showbiz world, was “much, much more than a cast mate,” according to the source, who added: “He was like a brother to her. Jen was badly hit by her father’s death and was really only coming to terms with his passing when the terrible news about Matty hit her like a ton of bricks.
“She’s still in a state of shock over him and now the anniversary of her dad’s death has plunged her into even deeper grief. She’s utterly distraught.”
