Final photos of Friends star Matthew Perry in public before shock death aged 54 stunned world

Friends star Matthew Perry enjoyed a meal with a friend just days before his sudden death aged 54 shocked the world.

Perry was pictured leaving an eatery in Los Angeles on October 21 – in what would be his final appearance in public.

Perry was found dead at his LA home on Saturday, according to reports.

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Authorities rushed to a call over a cardiac arrest, emergency sources reportedly said.

Perry was found in a jacuzzi with no sign of foul play, a law enforcement source told the Los Angeles Times.

LAPD officer Drake Madison told The Associated Press that police had gone to the Pacific Palisades neighbourhood of Los Angeles “for a death investigation of a male in his 50s.”

There were no drugs at the scene, according to celebrity website TMZ.

Days earlier, Perry had stopped by the Apple Pan – an eatery famed for its hamburgers.

He was pictured in casual attire, wearing a t-shirt paired with black joggers and sneakers without laces.

The final photos of Perry emerged as it was revealed, in an eerie twist, that the star made a final haunting Instagram post before his death.

Perry’s most recent photo on Instagram – posted only six days ago – shows the actor relaxing in what appears to be a spa or jacuzzi.

“So warm water swirling around makes you feel good,” he wrote alongside the photo.

It’s unclear where the photo was taken.

In comments on the photo, fans pointed out the eeriness of the photo and the reported circumstances of Perry’s death.

“I can’t wrap my head around this,” one fan commented on the post after learning of the actor’s death.

“This is some freaky foreshadowing,” a second person said.

“This is very creepy…posting a photo of the hot tub…so strange!,” a third person said.