Sarah Michelle Gellar is celebrating her late good friend Shannen Doherty’s birthday almost one yr after her dying.
“For so long as I can bear in mind, we have now celebrated our birthdays collectively @theshando,” Gellar, 47, wrote by way of Instagram on Saturday, April 12, sharing a carousel of throwback pictures of the besties. “This yr, I’ll hold that custom and have fun you.”
She continued, “I’m so glad we had been all collectively on this present day final yr, not figuring out it might be the final like this. Joyful Birthday, Shannen. 🕊️.”
Gellar’s former Buffy the Vampire Slayer costar David Boreanaz replied within the feedback part, writing, “Joyful Birthday ❤️.”
Gellar, in the meantime, additionally reposted her social media tribute onto her Instagram Tales, with the caption, “Joyful Birthday @TheShando.”
Doherty died in July 2024 after a prolonged battle with most cancers. She was 53.
“It’s with a heavy coronary heart that I affirm 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,” Doherty’s longtime publicist, Leslie Sloane, stated in an announcement to Us. “The devoted daughter, sister, aunt and good friend was surrounded by her family members in addition to her canine, Bowie. The household asks for his or her privateness right now to allow them to grieve in peace.”
Doherty, finest recognized for starring roles on Beverly Hills, 90210 and Charmed, was first identified with stage IV breast most cancers in 2015. After going into remission three years later, Doherty’s most cancers returned in 2020 and unfold to her mind. By all of it, Doherty was capable of lean on longtime pals like Gellar for help.
Sarah Michelle Gellar‘s birthday reward to Shannen Doherty is a complete must-have. After wishing Doherty a cheerful 53rd birthday with a candy selfie posted by way of her Instagram Story, Gellar, 46, shared a detailed up of the dainty chain necklace she gave the actress in honor of her special occasion. “My addition,” she captioned the snap, […]
“I’ve, clearly, had much more time to digest this. She was pressured to return out with this info, and I believe that what makes it actually exhausting is the way in which everybody appears at you now. And I believe that’s why for therefore lengthy she didn’t need folks to know,” Gellar exclusively told Us Weekly in February 2020. “Now in every single place she goes, she kind of, she will get that look — and it’s not anybody’s fault, you possibly can’t assist it since you love her and you’re feeling sympathy.”
She added, “This lady has had this prognosis — she shot a whole season of a tv present. She appeared stunning. She labored 16-hour days. I believe folks need to do not forget that life is hard, however Shannen’s quite a bit harder. Most cancers shouldn’t be one thing that defines her. It’s an expertise that’s definitely modified her — and adjusted all of us.”
Gellar has since regularly honored Doherty’s legacy following her passing.
“I hold reminding myself it solely hurts this a lot as a result of there was a lot love,” Gellar wrote via Instagram in July 2024, breaking her silence on Doherty’s dying. “Thanks for all of your form phrases and help. I really like all of the messages about how @theshando was essential to you. So, let’s honor her. Greater than something, Shan loves animals, particularly canines. In her reminiscence, let’s help our favourite animal charities. Whether or not that’s 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 study their work.”
