Sarah Michelle Gellar shared a touching tribute to her late BFF Shannen Doherty on Saturday in honor of what would’ve marked her 54th birthday.
The former child star – who was hoping to ‘squeeze out another three to five years’ – tragically passed away on July 13 following an eight-year battle with metastatic Stage 4 breast cancer.
‘For as long as I can remember, we have celebrated our birthdays together @theshando,’ Sarah – who turns 48 this Monday – wrote on Instagram.
‘This year I will keep that tradition, and celebrate you. I am so glad we were all together on this day last year, not knowing it would be the last like this. Happy Birthday Shannen.’
Gellar included never-before-seen footage of Shannen beaming on her 53rd birthday a year ago as her friends serenaded her inside a kitchen.
‘And Sarah Michelle Gellar!’ Doherty interrupted the song, pointing to her famous friend.
Sarah Michelle Gellar (R) shared a touching tribute to her late BFF Shannen Doherty (L) on Saturday in honor of what would’ve marked her 54th birthday
After blowing out the candles on one cake, the Beverly Hills, 90210 alum had the Dexter: Original Sin actress blow out the candles on one of her two remaining cakes.
Shannen and Sarah impressively maintained their close friendship ever since meeting in the nineties while shooting their respective shows on The WB – Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Charmed.
Gellar’s post received supportive comments from her former Buffy the Vampire Slayer leading man David Boreanaz, RuPaul’s Drag Race judge Michelle Visage, and RuPaul’s Drag Race #16 alum Amanda Tori Meating.
Doherty’s former Charmed co-star Rose McGowan reposted a fan’s happy birthday post via Instastory and wrote: ‘You are missed, you are loved @theshando.’
the Let’s Be Clear podcaster’s former Beverly Hills, 90210 castmate Tori Spelling Instastoried a nineties-era snap of them holding hands captioned: ‘Happy Earth birthday. I miss you Shan. I love you. I hope my power makes you proud.’
‘Forever friends,’ Tori captioned a second snap featuring their co-star Brian Austin Green.
The Heathers alum – who underwent a mastectomy, chemotherapy, radiation, and more chemotherapy – is survived by her mother Rosa Doherty and beloved pet German Shepherd Bowie.
Shannen’s final screen role was portraying Vivian opposite Jean-Claude Van Damme in James Cullen Bressack’s spy thriller Darkness of Man, which was released VOD on May 21 in the States and June 10 on DVD in the UK.
The former child star – who was hoping to ‘squeeze out another three to five years’ – tragically passed away on July 13 following an eight-year battle with metastatic Stage 4 breast cancer (pictured June 23)
Sarah – who turns 48 this Monday – wrote on Instagram: ‘For as long as I can remember, we have celebrated our birthdays together @theshando. This year I will keep that tradition, and celebrate you. I am so glad we were all together on this day last year, not knowing it would be the last like this. Happy Birthday Shannen’
Gellar included never-before-seen footage of Shannen beaming on her 53rd birthday a year ago as her friends serenaded her inside a kitchen
‘And Sarah Michelle Gellar!’ Doherty interrupted the song, pointing to her famous friend
After blowing out the candles on one cake, the Beverly Hills, 90210 alum had the Dexter: Original Sin actress blow out the candles on one of her two remaining cakes
Shannen and Sarah impressively maintained their close friendship ever since meeting in the nineties while shooting their respective shows on The WB – Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Charmed
Gellar’s post received a supportive comment from her former Buffy the Vampire Slayer leading man David Boreanaz
RuPaul’s Drag Race judge Michelle Visage gushed: ‘Happy birthday to both of you beauties!’
RuPaul’s Drag Race #16 alum Amanda Tori Meating wrote: ‘Happy birthday to both of you!’
Doherty’s former Charmed co-star Rose McGowan reposted a fan’s happy birthday post via Instastory and wrote: ‘You are missed, you are loved @theshando’
The Let’s Be Clear podcaster’s former Beverly Hills, 90210 castmate Tori Spelling (L) Instastoried a nineties-era snap of them holding hands captioned: ‘Happy Earth birthday. I miss you Shan. I love you. I hope my power makes you proud’
‘Forever friends,’ Tori captioned a second snap featuring their co-star Brian Austin Green
