In the months before her sad death at the age of 53, Shannen Doherty left some extremely specific instructions regarding her remains
Shannen Doherty gave her loved ones very clear instructions on what should be done with her remains after she passed away.
On her Let’s Be Clear podcast in January, the 90210 star—who sadly passed away on Saturday—spoke candidly about her funeral and burial arrangements.
«I desire that my dad and my dog will both come into contact with my remains.» «I would prefer to be cremated rather than buried,» she clarified.
In addition, the raven-haired actress proposed that the concoction be distributed in Malibu, California, the location of their «precious time» spent together.
She also mentioned wanting to «grow them into a tree» by using her mingled remains as fertilizer to her loved ones.
After a protracted illness, her father, John Thomas Doherty, died in 2010 at the age of 66.
The actress said in the same podcast session who she does not want attending her funeral and why she prefers it to be a more personal event.
I don’t want a lot of the folks that I believe would show up. She said, «I don’t want them there because their motivations for coming aren’t always the best ones.»
«They don’t really like me, even though they have good reasons for doing so,» she said. «Like, they don’t really like me enough to show up to my funeral.»
The 53-year-old continued by saying that she felt «pressured» by some people to attend her memorial services.
She remarked, «I kind of want to take the pressure off them and I want my funeral to be like a love fest.»
She explained that she knew that people would go because it was the politically acceptable thing to do and they didn’t want to seem terrible.
«Thank God that b*tch is dead now,» she said in a low voice, adding that she didn’t want anyone sobbing or thinking that.
The terrible demise of the Fortress actress occurred barely a month after she acknowledged that the previous year had been «really hard» for her.
Leslie Sloane, Doherty’s publicist, confirmed the actress’s passing on Sunday.
I must say that actress Shannen Doherty has passed away with great sadness.
After battling the illness for many years, she lost her fight with cancer on Saturday, July 13, Sloane told People.
Surrounded by her loved ones and her dog, Bowie, was the loyal daughter, sister, aunt, and friend. Sloane continued, «The family is requesting privacy at this time so they can grieve peacefully.»
In 2015, Doherty, who portrayed Brenda Walsh in the popular 90s television series Beverly Hills 90210, received a breast cancer diagnosis.
The Charmed star said that, despite entering into remission, the disease had returned just two years later.
She revealed to Good Morning America at the time that she was in stage 4, and that information would be released in a few days or a week.
My cancer returned, which is why I’m in this place.
«I don’t think I’ve thought about it.» In many ways, it’s a bitter pill to swallow,’ she remarked.
She revealed on Instagram last year that her illness had progressed to her brain, along with a photo of herself receiving radiation treatment.
