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 “beloved.”
Sarah Michelle Gellar and Rose McGowan are honoring their late buddy, Shannen Doherty, on her first birthday since her loss of life 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 picture of herself and Doherty posing with a birthday cake. The second slide within the put up featured a video of a bunch of individuals singing “Comfortable Birthday” to the late actress whereas two birthday desserts with lit candles had been introduced out. When the tune reached, “Comfortable birthday, expensive 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 have now celebrated our birthdays collectively @theshando,” Gellar — whose birthday is on April 14 — wrote within the caption. “This 12 months I’ll preserve that custom, and have a good time you. I’m so glad we had been all collectively on this present day final 12 months, not realizing it could be the final like this. Comfortable 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’re missed, you’re beloved @theshando,” McGowan, 51, wrote alongside the put up that learn: “Comfortable Birthday, Shannen Doherty.”
Doherty handed away on July 14. Her rep, Leslie Sloane, introduced the information of the actress’ loss of life on the time.
“It’s with a heavy coronary heart that I verify the passing of actress Shannen Doherty. On Saturday, July 13, she misplaced her battle with most cancers after a few years of combating the illness,” Sloane mentioned, 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 recognized 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 probably discover the fitting 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 images of the pair at totally different levels of their lives. “Thanks, for all of your sort phrases and assist.”
“I really like all of the messages about how @theshando was vital to you. So let’s honor her. Greater than something, Shan loves animals, particularly canine. In her reminiscence let’s assist 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 might make our woman blissful (and illicit that deep throaty chortle all of us beloved) 💔” earlier than tagging The Lange Basis within the feedback.
Gellar and Doherty have been greatest buddies for many years, with each showing on The WB on the similar time due to their reveals Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Charmed within the ’90s.
In the meantime, McGowan posted a shifting tribute on Instagram following Doherty’s passing, sharing a compilation video that featured images of Doherty.
“Shannen Doherty had the guts of a lion. Ardour for craft is commonly mislabeled as hassle. Shannen was ardour. I met her within the 90s and was awed. Getting to essentially know her later in life, an exquisite reward. This girl fought to stay. Shannen knew how you 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 appearing, Holly, her buddies, her dad and mom, canine and her beloved followers was legendary.”
“Our lives had been intertwined in a novel method,” 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 vitality that can stay endlessly in hearts. Could angels and God carry her to the holy kingdom the place she is wholesome, younger and wild endlessly. Relaxation now warrior, we’ll always remember you expensive sister 🎭.”
