Uke Perry’s daughter Sophie Perry reacts to Shannen Doherty’s death
July 15, 2024
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Gerardo Mora/Getty ImagesSophie Perrythe daughter of the deceased Luke Perrypaid a touching tribute to Shannen Doherty after her death on Saturday, July 13th.
Sophie took to social media on Sunday, July 14, to share a throwback photo of her father with his former Beverly Hills, 90210 Co-star and on-screen love interest.
The Instagram story featured a photo of Doherty, who played Brenda Walsh in the hit 1990s television series, smiling while Luke, who played Dylan McKay and stood behind her, bit into her pearl necklace.
Sophie’s post was simply captioned with a white heart emoji.
Sophie is also the daughter of Rachel “Minnie” Sharpwho married Luke in November 1993. The couple divorced in 2003 and shared custody of Sophie and her brother. JackHer father died in 2019 at the age of 52 from the effects of a fatal stroke.
Doherty died at the age of 53 after a long battle with cancer.
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Sophie Perry’s tribute to Shannen Doherty (next to Luke Perry)
Courtesy of Sophie Perry/InstagramAt the time of Luke’s death, Doherty said People how much she had learned about Luke’s children over the years.
“Luke loved his family,” Doherty told the outlet in 2019. “He raved about his kids and how proud he was of them. He often showed me videos of them.”
Sophie’s Instagram post follows a flood of Hollywood stars, including Doherty’s former 90210 Co-stars have reacted and paid tribute to the Charmed Alum.
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Jason Priestley, Shannen Doherty and Luke Perry
Vinnie Zuffante/Archive Photos/Getty ImagesTori Spellingwho played Donna Martin in the television series, shared on Instagram Stories on Sunday that she had “not found the words for it yet” while Jennie Garthwho played Kelly Taylor, shared a heartfelt message on Instagram the same day.
“I am still processing my tremendous grief over the loss of my long-time friend Shannen,” wrote 52-year-old Garth, sharing two old photos from the set of 90210“The woman I have often described as one of the strongest people I have ever known. Our connection was real and honest. We were pitted against each other so many times, but none of it reflected the truth of our real relationship, which was based on mutual respect and admiration.”
Doherty’s spokeswoman confirmed the news of her client’s death to We weekly one day after Doherty’s death.
“It is with a heavy heart that I confirm the passing of actress Shannen Doherty. On Saturday, July 13, she lost her battle with cancer after battling the disease for many years,” said the publicist Leslie Sloane told Us in a statement. “The devoted daughter, sister, aunt and friend was surrounded by her loved ones as well as her dog Bowie. The family asks for their privacy during this time so they can grieve in peace.”