Shenae Grimes, who starred on the rebooted ‘90210,’ recalled sharing a heartwarming moment with Shannen Doherty during her early days on the show
As celebrities and fans continue to honor Shannen Doherty, actress Shenae Grimes shared her own touching story with the late actress.
“I didn’t know her well. I don’t even know if she remembered meeting me, but the impact that she had on me has lasted the 15 years that it’s been since my interaction with her,” Grimes, 34, began in a Sunday, July 14, Instagram video.
Grimes recalled how Doherty, who died at age 53 on Saturday, July 13, made a handful of guest appearances on the first season of Beverly Hills, 90210 revival in 2008. “My character on the spinoff of the show definitely represented her character [Brenda Walsh] on the original 90210 because I was part of the brother-sister duo that moved from the small town to Beverly Hills,” Grimes, who played Annie Wilson on 90210, explained. “Shannen was always my favorite, probably because of the brunette locks.”
Grimes said she was “so nervous and excited” to act alongside Doherty and that the series’ showrunner let her meet Doherty in her trailer before filming. “She just gave me the warmest smile and the biggest hug,” Grimes recalled. “And I had been through so much already in such a short period of time since booking the show, starting to film the show and preparing for all of that, literally becoming, like, super famous for a moment overnight.
