“I have a rep. Did I earn it? Yeah, I did."
Amidst increasingly weird and wild times, the surf world came together to mourn the passing of the great actress Shannen Doherty at the too young age of 53. The Hollywood star, who became notable to surf fans during her run on Beverly Hills 90210 as the girlfriend of surfing bad boy Dylan McKay, played to the hilt by Luke Perry.
The two would often sneak away in McKay’s vintage Porsche Speedster for unsanctioned Malibu surfs.
In one episode real trouble struck when Doherty, who played Brenda Walsh, witnessed a horror surf accident.
Doherty’s publicist declared, “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.”
In a 2020 interview with Good Morning, America, the actress revealed that her cancer diagnosis was terminal while sharing more about her life in television/film. “I have a rep,” she gamely stated. “Did I earn it? Yeah, I did. But, after a while you sort of try to shed that rep because you’re kind of a different person. You’ve evolved and all of the bad things you’ve done in your life have brought you to a much better place.”
Perry, of course, died at the tender age of 52 after suffering a series of strokes.
Surf fans trusting they are enjoying the hereafter together.