Perry mentioned dating "Veep" producer and writer Allan in his memoir, and though he didn't clarify the exact dates they were together, he did say their relationship led him to realise he had an issue with alcohol. "Love of alcohol had indeed become the helmsman of my life, but I don't think I realised just how much it controlled me until one night when I was out with my girlfriend at the time, Gaby."
He recalled coming home to Allan's house when he was 21 after seeing a magic show and realising just how badly he wanted a drink. "Gaby didn't have any alcohol at home, which is, of course, totally fine, but for me at the age of twenty-one, all of a sudden this creeping feeling came over me for the first time. I felt my blood on fire for more to drink," he wrote.