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uke Perry’s daughter Sophie Perry reacts to Shannen Doherty’s death
Sophie Perrythe daughter of the late Luke Perryhas paid a moving tribute to it Shannen Doherty after her death on Saturday, July 13.
Sophie took to social media on Sunday, July 14, to share a throwback photo of her dad fooling around with his former Beverly Hills, 90210 costar and on-screen love interest.
The Instagram story showed a photo of Doherty, who played Brenda Walsh in the hit 1990s TV series, smiling as her pearl necklace was bitten by Luke, who played Dylan McKay, who is standing behind her.
Sophie’s post was simply captioned with a white love heart emoji.
Sophie is also the daughter of Rachel ‘Minnie’ Sharpwho married Luke in November 1993. The couple divorced in 2003 and shared joint custody of Sophie and her brother, Jac. Their father died in 2019 at the age of 52 after a fatal stroke.
Doherty died at the age of 53 after a long battle with cancer.
When Luke died, Doherty told the story People how much she had learned about Luke’s children over the years.
“Luke loved his family,” Doherty told the newspaper in 2019. “He raved about his children and how proud he was of them. He showed me videos of the [sic] often.”
Sophie’s Instagram post comes after a sea of Hollywood celebrities, including Doherty’s former 90210 costars, have responded and paid tribute to the Charmed alum.
Tori spellingwho played Donna Martin in the TV series, shared via Instagram Stories on Sunday that she had not found ‘outward words yet’, while Jennie Garthwho played Kelly Taylor, shared a heartfelt comment via Instagram that same day.
“Still processing my immense sadness over the loss of my long time friend Shannen,” Garth, 52, wrote, sharing two throwback photos from the set of 90210. “The woman I have often described as one of the strongest people I have ever known. Our connection was real and honest. We faced each other so many times, but none of it reflected the truth of our real relationship, which was based on mutual respect and admiration.
Doherty’s publicist confirmed the news of her client’s death We weekly a day after Doherty died.
“It is with a heavy heart that I confirm the passing of actress Shannen Doherty. On Saturday, July 13, she lost her battle with cancer after many years of battling the disease,” publicist Leslie Sloane told Us in a statement. “The devoted daughter, sister, aunt and friend were surrounded by her loved ones and her dog Bowie. The family requests their privacy at this time so they can grieve in peace.”