Gellar — whose birthday is April 14 — wrote in her heartfelt tribute that she’s going to proceed their “custom” of celebrating their birthdays collectively by honoring Doherty, whereas McGowan wrote that the late actress is “missed” and “liked.”
Sarah Michelle Gellar and Rose McGowan are honoring their late buddy, Shannen Doherty, on her first birthday since her demise final July.
On Saturday, which might have marked Doherty’s 54th birthday, Gellar and McGowan each took to Instagram to pay tribute to the late Beverly Hills, 90210 star, who died on the age of 53 in July 2024 after a years-long battle with most cancers.
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In her put up, Gellar shared a candy throwback photograph of herself and Doherty posing with a birthday cake. The second slide within the put up featured a video of a gaggle of individuals singing “Joyful Birthday” to the late actress whereas two birthday desserts with lit candles had been introduced out. When the track reached, “Joyful birthday, pricey Shannen,” Doherty chimes in, shouting out her buddy, “And Sarah Michelle Gellar!” The chums then each blow out the candles on their respective birthday desserts.
“For so long as I can bear in mind, we now have celebrated our birthdays collectively @theshando,” Gellar — whose birthday is on April 14 — wrote within the caption. “This yr I’ll preserve that custom, and have a good time you. I’m so glad we had been all collectively on today final yr, not realizing it might be the final like this. Joyful Birthday Shannen. ?.”
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In the meantime, McGowan additionally shared a heartfelt tribute to Gellar on Instagram. On her Instagram Tales, the actress reshared a put up from a fan account that celebrated her late Charmed co-star’s birthday
“You might be missed, you’re liked @theshando,” McGowan, 51, wrote alongside the put up that learn: “Joyful Birthday, Shannen Doherty.”
Doherty handed away on July 14. Her rep, Leslie Sloane, introduced the information of the actress’ demise on the time.
“It’s with a heavy coronary heart that I affirm the passing of actress Shannen Doherty. On Saturday, July 13, she misplaced her battle with most cancers after a few years of preventing the illness,” Sloane stated, per TMZ. “The devoted daughter, sister, aunt and buddy was surrounded by her family members in addition to her canine, Bowie. The household asks for his or her privateness presently to allow them to grieve in peace.”
Doherty was first identified with breast most cancers in 2015. Whereas she was believed to be in remission in 2017, in 2019 she discovered her most cancers had metastasized as Stage 4 in her mind and bones.
Following the information of her passing, many celebrities — together with Gellar, McGowan, and several other of Doherty’s former Beverly, Hills 90210 and Charmed costars — took to social media to pay tribute.
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On the time, Gellar honored her late buddy and urged her followers to do the identical by supporting causes near Doherty’s coronary heart.
“How do you presumably discover the correct phrases to sum up 30 years of friendship? I preserve reminding myself it solely hurts this a lot as a result of, there was a lot love,” Gellar, 47, started, alongside a carousel of photographs of the pair at totally different phases of their lives. “Thanks, for all of your variety phrases and help.”
“I really like all of the messages about how @theshando was necessary to you. So let’s honor her. Greater than something, Shan loves animals, particularly canines. In her reminiscence let’s help our favourite animal charities,” Gellar continued. “Whether or not that is donating cash, stopping by your native shelter and simply providing cuddles and walks to animals housed there and even simply tagging them within the feedback so different folks can find out about their work.”
She concluded, “I do know that may make our lady comfortable (and illicit that deep throaty snigger all of us liked) ?” earlier than tagging The Lange Basis within the feedback.
Gellar and Doherty have been finest mates for many years, with each showing on The WB on the similar time because of their reveals Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Charmed within the ’90s.
In the meantime, McGowan posted a transferring tribute on Instagram following Doherty’s passing, sharing a compilation video that featured photographs of Doherty.
“Shannen Doherty had the guts of a lion. Ardour for craft is commonly mislabeled as bother. Shannen was ardour. I met her within the 90s and was awed. Getting to essentially know her later in life, a phenomenal reward. This lady fought to reside. Shannen knew how one can be a star as a result of she was one since childhood,” McGowan wrote. “Her work ethic inspiring to the top. Shannen’s nice love for steering, for performing, Holly, her mates, her mother and father, canine and her beloved followers was legendary.”
“Our lives had been intertwined in a singular means,” McGowan added. “We laughed at darkish forces who needed us to hate one another, as an alternative we selected love and respect. A soft-hearted badass as there ever was. A pressure of power that can reside eternally in hearts. Might angels and God carry her to the holy kingdom the place she is wholesome, younger and wild eternally. Relaxation now warrior, we are going to always remember you pricey sister ?.”
