Olivia Munn Remembers Bonding with Late Shannen Doherty amid Most cancers Journeys

Olivia Munn is paying tribute to the late Shannen Doherty, with whom she bonded not too long ago over their shared experiences with breast most cancers.

On Sunday, July 14, Munn shared a prolonged assertion on her Instagram Tales as she reacted to the information of Doherty’s loss of life at 53 after a number of years of dwelling with most cancers.

“I’m completely heartbroken over the passing of Shannen Doherty. Once I was first recognized with breast most cancers I remembered how she bravely let the world into her journey and reached out to her,” Munn, 44, started, reflecting on her personal wrestle with breast most cancers, which she revealed in March. “We turned immediate mates – which I actually could not comprehend at instances as a result of watching her on 90210 was every part to me after I was 10.”

Munn stated she and Doherty bonded each over their “shared battle” and their mutual want to “assist different girls,” as each actresses have been vocal with their followers about staying vigilant in relation to breast most cancers.

“Wanting again on the final textual content she despatched me only a couple months in the past, she requested how I used to be doing and if she might do something for me…. True to kind, Shannen was providing her help regardless that she was within the closing levels of combating this horrific illness,” Munn, who had a double mastectomy after she was recognized with bilateral breast most cancers final yr, continued.

“Most cancers is actually f—ing scary and Shannen confronted it with such dignity, energy and style. I am sending all my like to her mom who was her finest good friend, hero and champion each step of the way in which.”

“Fly so excessive, my good friend 💔💔💔💔,” the actress concluded her assertion.

Munn – who married comic John Mulaney in an intimate ceremony final weekend — additionally reposted a video of one among Doherty’s closing PEOPLE interviews to her Instagram Tales.

Within the clip, the Charmed actress mirrored on her years-long most cancers journey and the way she was staying constructive: “I am not afraid of loss of life as a result of I do know the place I am going, ” she stated. “I do know the folks that I am gonna see. I feel I’d be afraid of loss of life if I wasn’t a superb individual, however I’m.”

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“I do not need to die. That is the distinction. I am not afraid of dying, I simply do not need to die. Like ever,” Doherty continued. “I am not completed with – hopefully – altering issues for the higher. I am simply – I am not completed. My biggest reminiscence is but to come back.”

Within the feedback of the put up, Munn wrote, “The sweetest, bravest good friend. 💔”