However, one role she never took on was motherhood.
Sadly, the ’90s icon was forced to battle cancer instead.
Doherty first revealed her breast cancer diagnosis in 2015and confirmed that she had a single mastectomy.
The following year she shaved her head upon losing her hair during treatment.
In 2017, Doherty shared the amazing news that her cancer had gone into remission.
Sadly, the illness also dashed any dreams that Doherty had of becoming a mother.
“We’re having conversations about an egg donor, maybe adoption.
But there’s fear there,” she said at the time.
“Am I going to last five years?
I certainly wouldn’t want my 10-year-old burying a mother.
I’ve always wanted a kid.
But maybe I’m supposed to mother in a different way,” Doherty admitted.
Shannen Doherty’s cancer returned in 2020
Shannen Doherty announced in 2020 that her cancer had returned.
“I don’t think I’ve processed it.
It’s a bitter pill to swallow in a lot of ways,” she said during the interview.
In April 2023, Doherty filed for divorce from Kurt Iswarienko after 11 years of marriage.
“Divorce is the last thing Shannen wanted,” Doherty’s rep toldPeople.
“Unfortunately, she felt she was left with no other option.”
“On January 5th, my ct scan showed Mets in my brain.
January 12, the first round of radiation took place.
My fear is obvious.
I am extremely claustrophobic and there was a lot going on in my life.
I am fortunate as I have great doctors like Dr. Amin Mirahdi and the amazing techs at Cedar Sinai.
The turmoil….. the timing of it all….
This is what cancer can look like,” Doherty captioned a video of herself having a procedure.
