It seems that Priestley's former costar, Shannen Doherty, is miffed about what he wrote about her in his autobiography, which was released last year. “And then I go, well, ‘Why not me? Who else? Who else besides me deserves this?’ None of us do.Here's something that's going to elicit a sigh of 'who cares?' from some readers.īut since we're the Vancouver entertainment paper, it's my responsibility to bring it to your attention.Ī once-famous TV thespian has taken a shot at a beloved Vancouver-born celebrity-actor, director, and wine connoisseur Jason Priestley, aka Brandon Walsh on Beverly Hills 90210. “I definitely have days where I say, ‘Why me?’ ” said Doherty of the development in her health, concluding: She’s trying very hard not to feel sorry for herself, but it obviously is impossible to know how someone in her situation is feeling at the moment. It’s a bitter pill to swallow in a lot of ways.” Photo via Instagramĭoherty was first diagnosed with breast cancer in 2015. So my cancer came back, and that’s why I’m here,” Doherty said in her sit-down. “It’s going to come out in a matter of days or a week that I’m stage 4. It seems almost definite that Doherty will die from it. This tragic confirmation came about two years after she had gone into remission - and it included the reveal that the cancer was now at stage for. I’m very heartbroken about the news and I wish her and her family the best in this very difficult time.”ĭoherty revealed during an interview on Good Morning America last week that her breast cancer has returned. “Shannen and I will always have a bond that is very meaningful. “Shannen was a big part of my life,” he also told People. The pair reunited last year for the self-referential Fox reboot, BH90210.

The two shared an endless array of scenes together as twins Brandon and Brenda Walsh, the show’s original main characters who relocated from Minnesota to California and who had to adjust to life in this famous zip code together. Priestley, of course, didn’t just star on Beverly Hills, 90210 along with Doherty. I haven’t heard back from her yet, but I’m sure that I will very soon.” “She’s overwhelmed with well wishers and with people reaching out to her. “I reached out to her yesterday when the news broke,” Priestley told the publication at Monte Carlo Television Festival 60th Anniversary Celebration last week, adding at the time: The veteran actor has talked to People Magazine about Shannen Doherty’s stage IV cancer diagnosis. Jason Priestley has become the first Beverly Hills, 90210 cast member to publicly speak on last week’s horrible news.

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