Shannen Doherty’s Beverley Hills, 90210 Costars Pay Tribute After Her Death: ‘I Know Luke Is There with Open Arms’

Shannen Doherty is being remembered by her Beverly Hills, 90210 costars. 

The actress was honored with poignant tributes by her former costars of the ‘90s series following her death on Saturday, July 13 at age 53.

Jason Priestley, 54, remembered his on-screen twin in an Instagram post on Sunday, July 14.

“Shocked and saddened to hear about the passing of my friend Shannen,” Priestly wrote under a photo of their characters Brandon and Brenda Walsh hugging at their high school graduation. “She was a force of nature and I will miss her. Sending love and light to her family in this dark time.”

Gabrielle Carteris, 63, who played Andrea Zuckerman, wrote in her post, “So young – so sad. May you RIP Shannon. I know Luke is there with open arms to love you.”

Carteris referenced their former 90210 costar Luke Perry, who died after suffering stroke in 2019 at age 52. Doherty and Perry remained close after playing a couple on the show.

When the cast reunited (sans Doherty) in 2016 for a RewindCon panel in Chicago, Perry said, “None of us are up here today with Shannen.”

“The reality is that she was a very big part of the success of the program,” he told convention attendees. “She taught me a lot and I’m just really glad she was there for me as a scene partner. Any of the issues or anything that anyone ever talked about Shannen, the one thing I could always tell them was when she was on the mark and we were doing our work, there were no problems. She was great at what she did.”

Following Perry’s death in 2019, Doherty made a cameo on his show Riverdale. “I am deeply honored to pay tribute to Luke on Riverdale. The care in which this show takes in honoring his memory is beautiful,” Doherty wrote in an Instagram post at the time.

Mark Espinoza, 64, who portrayed Andreas husband Jesse Vasquez, wrote “Another day, another great loss. Far too young to leave this plane. Shannen played a witch in Charmed but she was actually a warrior and fought like one to live. She’ll always be #brendawalsh to me and I’ll be forever grateful our paths crossed on this journey. Rest in peace dear Shannen… the skies at night are brighter for your presence among the stars. #90210.”

Carol Potter, 76, who played Doherty’s onscreen mom Cindy, added, “Shocked and saddened by news of Shannon Doherty’s death. What a journey she has been on! Gone too soon. Throughout, she stayed true to herself and gave us an example of courage and perseverance in facing her own death. May she rest in peace.❤️🙏”

Doherty died at age 53 after years of living with cancer, her longtime publicist Leslie Sloane confirmed to PEOPLE on Sunday, July 14.

“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 fighting the disease,” Sloane said in a statement.

“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,” she added.

Doherty appeared in her breakout role as Brenda Walsh on 90210 from 1990-1994. 

The late actress previously spoke to PEOPLE about rebuilding her friendships with her costars on the show in August 2019, as she addressed the longstanding rumors of her alleged feuds with her costars before leaving the series in 1994.

“I have felt misunderstood my whole life. The only difference is that now I’m okay with it. But there have been moments where we’ve been able to talk about things,” Doherty explained at the time. 

“Somebody had a problem with me being late, but perhaps they didn’t know I was late because my dad was in the hospital, or maybe because I was in a horrible marriage. I didn’t share, or I wasn’t asked. I’m not saying it was all a misunderstanding, but a large portion of it was a misunderstanding,” she added.

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Doherty recalled having a conversation with her castmates to clear their issues up as they reunited on the Fox series BH90210 in 2019.

“It was very interesting having those conversations … And really understanding each other this time around as adults,” she said. “There was never any sit-down, like hey let’s talk about this. It was just, we’re adults, we’re in a different place. You kind of start over, but you start over closer.”