Shannen Doherty wanted to move to Italy before her death
Shannen Doherty.
Tibrina Hobson/WireImageShannen Doherty dreamed of living in Italy before her death on July 13 Holly Marie Combs.
Combs, 50, joined colleague Charmed stars Brian Krause And Drew Fuller to pay tribute to Doherty in their ‘House of Halliwell’ podcast on Monday 22 July.
Combs noted that Fuller — who played Combs’ son Chris Halliwell on the show — rushed to return to the U.S. from Italy to record the podcast after hearing news of Doherty’s death from cancer at 53- years old.
“She’s probably all laughing right now because we’re super sad,” Combs recalled of her longtime friend. “There’s a certain amount of sadness that she does want… she wants a fair amount of mourning and crying. But there are also some parts of it… Drew has flown back from Italy and she is absolutely laughing at him as he freaks out and gets on the plane before her.”
Shannen Doherty will always be remembered as someone who lent a helping hand to fellow celebrity breast cancer patients. Over the years, the former Beverly Hills, 90210 star has candidly shared her battle with cancer with the public, which began when she was diagnosed with breast cancer in 2015. Doherty went into remission in 2017, but […]
“That was her goal. Her next trip would be to Italy and she was considering moving to Italy,” Combs added.
Fuller, 44, recalled calling a friend of Doherty’s when he heard news of her death. “I told her, ‘I’m getting on a plane from Italy now,’” he said. She says, ‘Idiot. Shannen is laughing at you now. Why do you do that? It is too late.'”
Shannen Doherty, Holly Marie Combs, Brian Krause and Drew Fuller
Thanks to House of Halliwell/InstagramDoherty previously said visiting Italy was a “bucket list” item she was finally able to tick off in the year leading up to her death, thanks to her friend and oncologist. Dr. Lawrence Piro.
“You invited me on this amazing yacht with your family and I got to go to Italy with you, which was kind of a bucket list,” Doherty told Piro at the January 1, 2024, episode from her podcast ‘Let’s Be Clear’. “By the way, you knew it was on my bucket list. I mean, you called me and said, “It’s like a bucket list, Shannen.” I was so excited.”
Prior to her death in July 2024, Shannen Doherty made a name for herself in film and television. Born in April 1971 in Memphis, the actress began her career as a child star in Little House on the Prairie and then appeared in the dark comedy film Heathers. Doherty’s fame continued to grow afterward […]
On Monday’s episode ‘House of Halliwell’, Fuller paid his respects to Doherty and told listeners that she longed for life despite her terminal illness. Doherty was first diagnosed with breast cancer in 2015, but went into remission in 2017. In 2020, she announced that the cancer had returned and was now stage IV.
“Shannen’s superpower, one of her many superpowers, was her ability to make you forget she was sick,” the first said. Army women actor. “She operated and acted a certain way, every time we traveled together, every phone call we had or a meal at her house… there were times when I honestly forgot she was sick. She has the incredible ability to never be a victim.”
Combs, meanwhile, broke down in tears as she remembered her friend and costar. “I’ve had some time to think about that and how everything went down,” Combs said. “I think she did as much as she could in the time she had, but we thought we had more time. That’s the really sad part. We had big plans for this year. She didn’t think she was going anywhere anytime soon.”
“It sounds terribly cliché… until it happens to you, you always think you have more time,” Combs added. “Life changes in an instant.”
