Olivia Munn shared a particular tribute to Shannen Doherty within the wake of the actress’ demise over the weekend.
Whereas a lot of Doherty’s castmates — from reveals like “Beverly Hills, 90210,” “Charmed” and extra — provided up their recollections of working along with her, Munn opened up about how she was uniquely linked to Doherty by their private battles with breast most cancers.
“I’m completely heartbroken over the passing of Shannen Doherty,” Munn’s Instagram put up started.
“Once I was first identified with breast most cancers I remembered how she bravely let the world into her journey and I reached out to her,” she continued. “We turned on the spot buddies – which I truthfully could not comprehend at occasions as a result of watching her on ‘Beverly Hills, 90210’ was every part to me once I was 10.”
Shannen Doherty, Olivia Munn
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Munn stated Doherty’s character on the ’90s teen drama, Brenda Walsh, “is and was and can all the time be an icon.”
“We bonded by a shared battle and a need to assist different ladies,” she continued.
Munn stated Doherty had reached out a couple of months previous to verify in on her, in what can be their final textual content alternate, saying, “True to type, Shannen was providing her assist though she was within the closing stage of combating this horrific illness.”
“Most cancers is absolutely f—— scary and Shannen confronted it with such dignity, energy and style. I am sending all of my like to her mom who was her greatest good friend, hero and champion each step of the way in which,” Munn wrote to finish her put up. “Fly so excessive, my good friend. 💔💔💔💔.”
Doherty first shared she had been identified with breast most cancers in 2015.
Munn went public along with her analysis earlier this yr.
