‘She was a force of nature and I will miss her. Sending love and light to her family in this dark time’
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Tori Spelling “doesn’t have the words” to express how she feels about the death of Shannen Doherty.
The 51-year-old actress starred as Donna Martin on Beverly Hills, 90210 in the 1990s alongside Doherty — who passed away on Saturday following a long battle with cancer — and took to social media with a brief message regarding her grief.
Alongside an old photo of herself and Doherty, Spelling wrote on Instagram: “I don’t have outward words yet, but WE knew and that’s what matters.” The actress also emblazoned her post with several lines of broken-hearted emojis.
Other 90210 stars to pay tribute to Doherty included Carol Potter, who noted that she was “shocked and saddened” at the passing of her on-screen daughter.
She wrote: “Shocked and saddened by news of Shannon Doherty’s death. What a journey she has been on! Gone too soon. Throughout, she stayed true to herself and gave us an example of courage and perseverance in facing her own death. May she rest in peace.”
Meanwhile, Jason Priestley — who played Doherty’s on-screen twin brother Brandon on the teen drama series — remembered her as a “force of nature” as he sent his condolences to her loved ones.
He wrote: “Shocked and saddened to hear about the passing of my friend Shannen. She was a force of nature and I will miss her. Sending love and light to her family in this dark time.”
The star underwent surgery towards the end of last year to remove a brain tumour she had named Bob, and instead at the time that she head worked tirelessly to regain her motor skills and declared herself as “not a quitter.”
She charted her health battles on the podcast Let’s Be Clear with Shannen Doherty, and insisted as late as November 2023 that she “wasn’t done” with living.
She said: “I’m not done with living. I’m not done with loving. I’m not done with creating. I’m not done with hopefully changing things for the better.
“I’m just not — I’m not done.”