Shannen Doherty said she was “devastated” at the thought of starting chemotherapy again, just three weeks before she died on Saturday at the age of 53.
The Beverly Hills 90210 icon, who was first diagnosed with breast cancer in 2015, spoke candidly about how she prepares for drug treatment during the June 24 episode of her Let’s Be Clear podcast.
“I have to go through chemotherapy again and it’s very hard,” the actress said at the time. “The thought of going through all that again has devastated me.”
She continued: ‘It’s devastated me in the sense that, yes, I knew I had stage 4 and yes, I knew it was really serious, but when you have to go to the hospital and they have to put you under anesthesia and put a port in, it becomes very real in an incredibly different way.’
The Charmed star also noted that she may have to “change” her plan based on the results of chemotherapy after three months.
Shannen Doherty said she was “devastated” at the thought of starting chemotherapy again, just three weeks before she passed away on Saturday at the age of 53; (pictured in February)
The Beverly Hills 90210 star spoke candidly about how she’s preparing for drug treatment during the June 24 episode of her Let’s Be Clear podcast.
“It’s not something I can predict. My doctors can’t predict it. And it’s scary,” she continued. “It’s like a big wake-up call.”
In the same episode of the podcast, she confessed that last year was “really tough” for her.
On Sunday, Doherty’s publicist Leslie Sloane confirmed the actor’s death.
“It is with great sadness that I confirm the passing of actress Shannen Doherty. On Saturday 13th July she lost her battle with cancer after many years of battling the disease,” Sloane said. People.
“The devoted daughter, sister, aunt and friend was surrounded by loved ones and her dog, Bowie. The family asks for privacy at this time so they can grieve in peace,” Sloane added.
Doherty, who played Brenda Walsh in the hit 1990s series, was diagnosed with breast cancer in 2015.
Just two years later, the Charmed star revealed that the cancer had returned after going into remission.
At the time, she told Good Morning America: ‘In a matter of days or a week it will be known that I’m stage 4. So my cancer came back and that’s why I’m here.
On Sunday, Doherty’s publicist Leslie Sloane confirmed the actor’s death.
Doherty, who played Brenda Walsh in the hit 90s series, was diagnosed with breast cancer in 2015. (Pictured: Doherty in March undergoing radiotherapy)
The actress is pictured here in June, believed to be the last time she was seen in public.
“I don’t think I’ve processed it yet. It’s a bitter pill to swallow in many ways,” he said.
Last year, she announced that her cancer had spread to her brain in an Instagram post that showed her undergoing radiation therapy.
She teased a new episode of her podcast Let’s Be Clear by sharing a snippet on her official Instagram account.
In October 1990, Doherty starred in the original series Beverly Hills 90210, but left the series after the fourth season in 1994. She returned to the show as a guest star in 2008 after its reboot.
Following the popular series, she starred in the witch drama Charmed. Doherty played Prue Halliwell, the eldest of the three witch sisters.
After directing several episodes of Charmed, Doherty left the series in 2001. She then moved on to reality television, appearing as a contestant on Dancing with the Stars and Breaking Up with Shannen Doherty.
She joined the 2019 reboot of 90210 and played the adult version of Brenda Walsh.
Doherty initially kept her diagnosis a secret, but after her co-star Luke Perry died suddenly at age 52 in 2019, she spoke out about her health battle.
Doherty’s publicist, Leslie Sloane, confirmed the actor’s death on Sunday. (Pictured: Doherty and her 90210 co-star Luke Perry in 1991)
Following the popular series, she starred in the witch drama Charmed. Doherty (middle) played Prue Halliwell, the eldest of the three witch sisters.
“One of the reasons, along with Luke, why I did it and didn’t really tell anyone (was) because I thought people might see that as people with stage 4 can work too,” he explained.
Perry died on March 4 of that year after suffering a massive ischemic stroke at his home in Sherman Oaks, Los Angeles.
“It’s very strange to me to be diagnosed and then someone who, you know, was seemingly healthy, to go first,” Doherty said. Good morning america in 2020. ‘It was really shocking.’
On June 24, Doherty gave her fans an insight into where she is in her divorce and cancer journey on the latest episode of her podcast.
She confessed that her last year has been “really tough” as she spoke about her split from photographer Kurt Iswarienko, 49.
“Obviously divorce is not easy, especially when you truly love someone. And I loved my husband,” Doherty said.
“And when you feel so hurt by their actions that you feel betrayed and like a fool, it’s really hard.”
Doherty also revealed she would begin another round of chemotherapy “probably a couple of days after this episode comes out.”
“Just walking into the unknown. I feel like my life has been unknown for over a year, between the divorce and cancer,” she added.
The couple was together for 11 years before divorcing.
The Hollywood veteran called the divorce process “not the most pleasant thing” and said she may “never be ready to discuss all the details” of her marriage’s dissolution.
In a recent court filing, Doherty criticized her ex Kurt’s spending habits in a request for spousal support.
He filed the paperwork in Los Angeles on Friday, June 14, according to Us Magazine.
In the documents, the actress requested $15,343 in monthly support “retroactive to June 1, 2024.”
She also asked Kurt to contribute $9,100 towards her legal expenses. The actress believed that her ex was intentionally delaying the legal process to avoid paying her.
Doherty recently confessed that her divorce and the cancer she suffered over the past year were “very hard” for her. (Pictured: her ex-husband of 11 years, Kurt Iswarienko, in 2010)
“It is simply not fair that Kurt is allowed to prolong our divorce in the hopes that I will die before he is obligated to pay me while he continues to live his life and shirk his responsibilities to his dying wife, to whom he was married for over 11 years,” she said in the filing.
Iswarienko’s attorney, Katherine Heersema, responded by saying Shannen was offered a settlement agreement in October 2023, but turned it down.
“Kurt is not just waiting for Shannen to die. He wants what is best for Shannen and he wants them both to be able to put this case behind them and move on,” she said.
In response, Doherty said she rejected the proposed arrangements because they “avoided the issues of her original works created during the marriage” and “her earning capacity.”
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