Tori spelling is remembering his last conversation with Shannen Doherty.
ET confirmed that Doherty has died on July 13 at the age of 53 after a years-long battle with cancer. In the last episode of O 90210MG podcastSpelling, 51, recalled her final conversation with her late Beverly Hills, 90210 Co-star.
“I’ve been through a lot of death in my life and I don’t believe in regrets, but I really regret not taking the time to have a second chance to move on from the past and look at all the good things and really talk about them and have that last conversation,” Spelling said. Jennie Garth and Amy Sugarman on the aptly named podcast episode “Remembering Shannen Doherty.”
She added: “I feel like she and I had that, and I’m so grateful for that.”
But it was difficult for Spelling to talk about Doherty. When asked how she was doing since Doherty’s death, Spelling replied, “Not doing well.”
Although Spelling doesn’t feel emotionally ready to talk about Doherty’s death, she said she wanted to do so anyway for the fans.
“For me, honestly, as you know, I didn’t want to do it,” she said. “I just didn’t feel ready emotionally. And I feel like I know a lot of people are talking and doing beautiful tributes to her in her memory, but I just, oh, I obviously wanted to do it for the fans, so this episode is for them, not for us.”
Spelling said she initially had trouble understanding what happened.
“I think it was just this belief that she fought so hard and was such a warrior. And she showed throughout her life and career that you are everything, that she can overcome anything. So even though we know that the answer is so bad and takes everyone we love, I just don’t know,” she said. “I think she made you believe that she was the only one who could make it and she was so hopeful.”
Garth and Sugarman said they felt almost scared after Doherty’s death, especially because the former player 90210 Co-star Lucas Perry died at age 52 in 2019 after having a stroke before filming the reboot. But Spelling did not question her mortality.
“I’ve lived my whole life in fear, and I’ve always been a fearful person, and I didn’t feel any fear when she passed away,” she said. “I was just sad. I was sad for the second chapter that she had, and I was so excited for that chapter for her and I wanted her to have that so badly.”
In 1990, Doherty and Spelling scored their big break playing Brenda Walsh and Donna Martin, respectively, in Beverly Hills, 90210. Despite low ratings in its inaugural season, 90210 It ended up becoming one of the most popular shows of the 90s and turned the cast from newcomers into certified stars.
Doherty and Spelling would later reprise their roles on the CW series. 90210 spinoff, which aired from 2008 to 2013. In 2019, the two starred BH90210. The show featured original performances 90210 cast members Garth, Brian Austin Green, Jason PriestleyGabrielle Carteris and Ian Ziering as heightened versions of themselves. It was cancelled after one season.
“I’m going through everything,” Spelling said on the podcast. “It’s all the memories that aren’t on camera that stay with me.”
She also recalled an old scene she had with Doherty and Garth. It was a nighttime scene set at Marianne Moore’s party at her Beverly Hills home while her parents were away.
“That’s the one that stuck with me the most,” Spelling said. “It may not have been our first scene, but it was the first time I remember the three of us really connecting and me thinking, like, we’re all going to be friends, like this is more than just being on camera.”
She continued, “I was hoping to fit in with you guys, and you two were so accepting of me. Yeah, I remember that night, us just laughing. I mean, we filmed all night until the sun came up, which was a lot for teenagers, you know. It wasn’t- As adults, like now, we’re used to the process of filming all night, we’re so used to it. But back then, it was a lot.”
When news of Doherty’s death broke, she was remembered by many friends and castmatesIncluding David Arquette, Holly Marie Combs, Lisanne Falk It is Sarah Michelle Gellar. At the time, Spelling paid tribute to Doherty on her Instagram Story.
Spelling later posted a lengthy message to her late co-star on a Instagram publish.
“F**k them… is what Shan would say if I told her I felt pressured to sum up via social media a 36-year relationship and the sadness I feel for a fire whose flame was extinguished too soon,” she wrote. “I was 15 when Shan and I met. I was the voiceless boss’s daughter and she was the star with a big voice. She took me in. She gave me the belief that I had a voice and was worthy. We became fast friends.”
“We were each other’s backbones, true confidantes, support systems navigating bad relationships, occasional roommates, travel companions, and so much more. She always had my back. Always supported me. Always believed in me when I didn’t or couldn’t believe in myself. We were young. We let a lot of external and internal influences influence our friendship. In a world where we often don’t get to make peace with the childhood friendships that shaped so much of the adult you become, we had this chance. I’m grateful that @theshando and I got to go back in time as adult friends and remember why we truly loved each other in the first place. To reminisce. And, to laugh iconically again like we used to. No one could make me laugh like that. Core laughs!”
“She was a rebel at a time when most women didn’t feel comfortable being strong. She never tried, she just was. She embodied sensuality, strength, 2 f**ks given, empathy, and all of that topped off with wicked humor! Her sarcastic wit was one of my favorites. And no one made a Frito Pie like Shan!” Spelling concluded. “Shan… I will carry the torch. Take my power! And I will remain a rebel for you. I love you with all my heart. Always. 🖤💔.”
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