Holly Marie Combs Says ‘Charmed’ Co-Star Shannen Doherty ‘Promised to Haunt’ Her

Holly Marie Combs is waiting for a sign from her late Charmed co-star and longtime friend, Shannen Doherty. 

Combs, 50, looked back on her memories with Doherty in a new video on Instagram, sharing a collection of throwback photos. In her caption, she admitted that there was one precious shot that had gone missing. 

“It’s been one week and it feels like forever,” she wrote, referencing Doherty’s death on July 13.

“I spent all day looking for one particular picture and found just about every picture but that one,” she continued. “Shannen promised to haunt me but I thought she’d be occupied with a few others at first. Alas I’m sure it will show up when and where I least expect it. My rock. 10:18.” 

The Beverly Hills, 90210 and Charmed alum died at the age of 53 following a years-long battle with cancer.

Doherty had been vocal about her health struggles in recent years, getting candid about her treatments and battle with cancer on her Let’s Be Clear podcast. 

In December 2023, the actress spoke to ET about the importance of using her podcast to amplify her battle with cancer and share her own story. 

“It’s all about the past, the present, the future, hopes and dreams. I get very personal,” she said. “I tell it all: what happened in my three marriages, what happened on Charmed, what happened on 90210. I talk about losing my father and what that meant to me. It’s extremely, extremely personal. I talk about my cancer journey, which is obviously a huge component to the podcast.”

In February, Doherty and Combs reunited on stage for a panel at MegaCon Orlando. At the time, Combs and fellow Charmed alum Rose McGowan spoke out in support of Doherty amid her long-running rift with Alyssa Milano. 

In the days following Doherty’s death, a clip from the Charmed rewatch podcast House of Halliwell resurfaced in which the star praised Milano with providing “a levity” that the “show ended up needing.” 

In a statement to ET, Milano reflected on their up-and-down relationship. 

“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,” Milano said. “She was a talented actress, beloved by many and the world is less without her. My condolences to all who loved her.”

Doherty has received an outpouring of remembrances from her former co-stars and loved ones over the last week. 

90210 co-star Jennie Garth went on her I Choose Me podcast on July 18 with in-house therapist Adele House to grieve Doherty’s death. After opening up about how she heard the news and that her phone was blowing up when news of Doherty’s death spread, Garth eulogized her former co-star as one of the strongest women she had ever met.

“The whole world definitely feels the loss, I think, whether you were a fan of the show or one of her other shows, or you were a fan of the way she was addressing her battle publicly and helping a lot of people through their own struggles,” said Garth. “There was a lot of people who looked up to Shannen, and I was one of them.”

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