“That’s one of the saddest parts to me is that she was really looking forward to this,” Combs said about Doherty, who died at age 53 on July 13 after a long battle with cancer.
Shannen Doherty (left) and Holly Marie Combs attend MegaCon Orlando 2024. Getty Images Holly Marie Combs (left) and Shannen Doherty thehmc/Instagram
“She was really looking forward to this, and she was really looking forward to watching the episodes with Rose [McGowan],” Combs continued on the Monday, July 22, episode. “One of the last times I was with her, we actually watched the first two episodes together like we were freaking teenagers again.”
Holly Marie Combs (from left), Shannen Doherty and Alyssa Milano starred in the TV series “Charmed.” Viacom/Courtesy Everett Collect
Doherty appeared on the first two episodes of the podcast that were recorded before her passing. During the July 15 episode, called “Shannen’s Magic Lives On,” Doherty suggested doing a revival of the hit show .
On Monday’s episode, Combs said she’s “had a little bit of time to reflect” on the fact that the podcast is moving on without Doherty.
Holly Marie Combs and Shannen Doherty hollymariecombs/Instagram Shannen Doherty and Holly Marie Combs Fernando Lafuente
“I think she did as much as she could in the time that she had, but we did think we had more time,” said Combs. “That’s the really sad part. We had big, big plans for this year. She didn’t think she was going anywhere anytime soon.”
“It sounds terribly cliche . . . until it happens to you, you always think you have more time,” the actress continued through tears. “Life changes on a dime.”
Shannen Doherty and Holly Marie Combs at the Us Weekly Hot Hollywood event on April 18, 2012. Getty Images
Combs went on, “I want everyone to know she was super happy to be here, and she was really happy to watch it again with fresh eyes, as she kept saying. She became like a fan; she watched it like an audience member. I don’t think anybody loved ‘Charmed’ more than she did. And that’s a fact. And it’s also a fact that she’s probably laughing at all of us right now being super sad. I mean, there’s a degree of sadness that she does want.”
Shannen Doherty died of breast cancer on July 13, 2024. Instagram/Shannen Doherty
Doherty, Combs and Alyssa Milano played a trio of sister witches on “Charmed.” Doherty left the series after Season 3 and was replaced by Rose McGowan.
On the second episode of the rewatch podcast, Doherty said she was “amazed” and “enthralled” rewatching the show , which aired from 1998 to 2006.
“There were episodes that I was like, ‘Wow, that was really good,’ ” she said. “I was really impressed by the pilot, to be honest. I think later on, probably like third season when I know I’m going to die, I will be much more emotional.”
“I always just sort of thought like she became an elder. She becomes a cool elder, and she becomes the most powerful elder where she can always be down with you guys wearing sick, awesome clothing,” she said.
Five episodes of the podcast featuring Doherty will come out posthumously.
Alyssa Milano (from left), Shannen Doherty and Holly Marie Combs in a publicity still for “Charmed.” Getty Images
“A part of me is missing even though I know exactly what you would say to me right now,” Combs wrote on Instagram. “I know exactly what you would tell me to do right now. I know your undying spirit will live in me and my kids who you loved as your own.”
“It’s no secret that Shannen and I had a complicated relationship, but at its core was someone I deeply respected and was in awe of,” she said in a statement to The Post .
“She was a talented actress, beloved by many and the world is less without her. My condolences to all who loved her,” Milano added.
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