Jennie Garth, Tori Spelling mourn ‘courageous’ Shannen Doherty after her death: ‘Tremendous grief’
nypost.comwho passed away Saturday after a years-long battle with breast cancer.Garth, 52, posted two throwback photos of her and Doherty on the Fox teen drama show, where they played Kelly Taylor and Brenda Walsh, respectively.
She also included a heartfelt message about their relationship.“I am still processing my tremendous grief over the loss of my long time friend Shannen, the woman I have often described as one of the strongest people I have ever known,” Garth wrote.“Our connection was real and honest,” she continued. “We were so often pitted against each other but none of that reflected the truth of our real relationship which was one built on mutual respect and admiration.
She was courageous, passionate, determined and very loving and generous.”“I will miss her and will always honor her deeply in my heart and in my memories,” Garth added. “My heart breaks for her family and Bowie and all the people who loved her.”Spelling, 51, honored Doherty on her Instagram Story with a selfie of the pair and four and a half rows of broken-heart emojis. “I don’t have outward words yet, but WE knew and that’s what matters,” she wrote on the photo.
Spelling played Donna Martin on the 1990s series, which was co-created and executive produced by her late father, Aaron Spelling.Other cast members including Jason Priestley, Brian Austin Green, Gabrielle Carteris and Carol Potter also shared tributes to Doherty on social media.Doherty was on the first four seasons of “Beverly Hills, 90210” before her character was written off the show.In 2015, Spelling admitted that she played a big part in Doherty losing her job.
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