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This is news that comes too soon. Shannen Doherty, known for her iconic roles in “Beverly Hills”, “Charmed” and “Little House on the Prairie”, has died after a long battle with cancer which has eaten away at her since the beginning of 2019. ..
Brenda joined Dylan. While she showed incredible strength in her incessant fight against cancer, Shannen Doherty ended up giving up. The actress, who we loved and adored in the series Beverly Hills, Charmed and in all the other roles she accepted to play on television, died at the age of 53. She divorced in 2023 from photographer Kurt Iswarienko after more than 11 years of marriage. All our condolences to the star's family.
Terrible information made by People magazine. “It is with heavy hearts that we confirm the passing of actress Shannen Doherty. On Saturday July 13, she lost her battle with cancer after years of fighting the disease,” said her longtime agent, Leslie Sloane at People Magazine. “Daughter, sister, aunt and devoted friend, she was surrounded by love by those close to her, including her beloved dog, Bowie. Her family asks for respect for her privacy to mourn in peace,” adds her spokesperson. .
Shannen Doherty, a long fight against cancer
It was with surprise and sadness that the world learned of the return of its evil. From 2015 to 2017, Shannen Doherty had already fought like a lioness against the disease and had defeated it with great doses of chemotherapy, strength and fervor. But in 2019, the ax fell: the actress learned that stage 4 cancer – the most virulent of all – had once again found refuge in her body. “It was a matter of days before the information got out,” she explained on Good Morning America. “Cancer is here, and that’s why I’m here, to talk about it. "It's a hard pill to swallow in many ways. I'm petrified, I'm really scared."
Why did she wait a year before talking about cancer?
In the midst of fighting State Farm insurance company, Shannen Doherty was forced to fill out documents stating that she was "dying of terminal cancer." If she waited a long time before talking about her illness, it is a little out of respect for one of the men who most marked her life, her career: Luke Perry, her former partner in Beverly Hills, who died just before 'she doesn't learn more about her own health. She therefore launched head first into the reboot of the show entitled BH90210. "I wondered why it wasn't me," she continued. "It was so weird to get this diagnosis, and to see someone who is obviously healthy go first. It was so shocking. The least I could do was to honor him by filming the episodes, but I don't think that's always enough."
Shannen Doherty's shortened roles
Shannen Doherty has had many early departures. Viewers began to identify her from the moment she played Almonzo's niece in Little House on the Prairie in 1982... the same one who tried to end her life by diving into a spring of water. Muse of series producer Aaron Spelling, she left the episodes of Beverly Hills a little too early – Brenda fleeing the Americas to study in London at the end of season 4 – and those of Charmed, Prue Halliwell's character being killed after three seasons by Shaxx, the personal assassin of the Source. This time, the goodbyes are a little more difficult to digest...
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