Shannon Doherty’s life was tragically cut short when she passed away this weekend at the age of 53 after a long battle with breast cancer. Resurfaced reports are showing that, like many who die long before their time, the Charmed star had big plans for the future. In a January episode of her podcast Let’s Be Clear , per Us Weekly , she revealed that she had desperately wanted to have children with ex Kurt Iswarienko.
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“Not only did I want a child for myself, but I wanted it for my husband. I wanted it for our marriage. I wanted him to have that part of himself fulfilled as well,” Doherty said. “So when it was time to have that decision, we needed IVF, and I did a bunch of rounds of it.”
In case you’re unfamiliar, the couple married in 2011 and separated in 2023. The actress ultimately stopped IVF treatments due to menopause and told Health in 2019 that she changed her mind about having a family when she went into remission in 2017 because of the risks the necessary hormone pills could have on her body.
But by late last year, Doherty had motherhood on the brain again. In November 2023, she told People she still wanted to become a parent — even if that didn’t mean pregnancy.
“I think I would love nothing more than to be a mom,” she said. “I always wanted it, and I think if I did it with my best friend or a partner, then I don’t know any amount of time … I look at kids who don’t have parents at all, and I think if I adopt a child or whatever it is, any amount of time is better than nothing.”
“Maybe,” the Beverly Hills, 90210 star continued. “I don’t know.”
Fans of Doherty’s and her loved ones may be able to take comfort in the fact that she did, in some way, feel like she had kids.
“I have a best friend, a male best friend who we joke that we’re married, and his two kids and I have had massive breakthroughs and we just love each other and hang out, and I kind of view them as my children,” she told told the outlet.
Those children must have been just as devastated when the news was confirmed of Doherty’s passing.
“It is with a heavy heart that I confirm the passing of actress Shannen Doherty,” Doherty’s publicist Leslie Sloane said in a statement. “On Saturday, July 13, she lost her battle with cancer after many years of fighting the disease. The devoted daughter, sister, aunt and friend was surrounded by her loved ones as well as her dog, Bowie. The family asks for their privacy at this time so they can grieve in peace.”
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