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Luke Perry’s daughter shares photo of her father with Shannen Doherty

Luke Perry’s daughter shares photo of her father with Shannen Doherty

Luke Perry’s daughter posted a sweet tribute to Shannen Doherty following the actress’ death.

Sophie Perry shared an old photo of her late father and Doherty – who played lovers Dylan McKay and Brenda Walsh on “Beverly Hills, 90210” – all dolled up and smiling together as he grabbed her pearl necklace with his teeth.

The 24-year-old added a white heart emoji to the photo in her Instagram story on Sunday.

Luke Perry’s daughter Sophie Perry posted an old photo of her late father with Shannen Doherty after the actress’ death. FOX
Sophie added a white heart emoji above the photo. lemonperry/Instagram

The former colleagues had a close bond during the filming of the hit 90s teen drama and stayed in touch until Luke died of a stroke in 2019. He was 52.

“It was a shock. I get very emotional when someone mentions Luke because as a cancer patient – and a really bad stage four cancer – I thought I would be the first to go. When it was Luke, it really threw me for a loop,” Doherty told MegaCon Orlando attendees in February.

Shortly after his death, she described the late actor as a “smart, quiet, humble and complex man with a heart of gold and a never-ending source of integrity and love.”

Luke died unexpectedly in 2019. lemonperry/Instagram
Perry’s death came in February when she reacted emotionally to Doherty’s behavior, just months before her own death. ©20thCentFox/Courtesy of the Everett Collection

“There’s a special kind of love that you feel for each other when you experience the journey that we’ve had on ‘90210’ and, of course, life in general,” Doherty told People at the time.

“I will miss him every day. Every minute. Every second.”

Almost five years later, the “Charmed” star lost her battle with cancer on Saturday. She was 53 years old.

“I will miss him every day. Every minute. Every second,” she said in 2019. ©Aaron Spelling Prods/Courtesy of E
The “Charmed” star died on Saturday after a years-long battle with cancer. Getty Images for Hallmark Channel

“The devoted daughter, sister, aunt and friend was surrounded by her loved ones and her dog, Bowie. The family asks for privacy so she can grieve in peace,” said her longtime spokeswoman Leslie Sloane.

Doherty first announced her breast cancer diagnosis in 2015, but two years later the disease was in remission.

However, in 2019, she announced that the disease had returned at stage 4 and had eventually spread to her brain and bones.

In 2019, she was diagnosed with stage four cancer. AFP via Getty Images
Several of Doherty’s co-stars posted on social media about the loss. Sygma via Getty Images

Just weeks before her death, the TV star said she was “hopeful” about a new chemotherapy plan.

Several of Doherty’s former “90210” and “Charmed” co-stars have since paid tribute, including her on-again, off-again girlfriend Alyssa Milano.

“It’s no secret that Shannen and I had a complicated relationship, but at the core, this was someone I deeply respected and was in awe of,” Milano, 51, said in a statement to Page Six.