One more thing, Laura, she spits.
I may have missed rehearsal, but Im still Maggie.
Watching those words back 30 years later, Im still struck.
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Dohertys delivery is cutting as hell.
It is the absolute essence of Brenda Walsh.
Because90210was a show targeted to teenagers, it over-indexed on Very Important Issues.
Jason Priestley, Doherty, and Luke Perry at a 1991 event
Paparazzi images of the actoroversized jackets, signature brown bangs, almost ghoul-like pallorlive rent-free in my head.
Some fans say the serieswhich ran for six more seasonsnever recovered post the Brenda years.
They started out bland and professional (would Shannen consider doing a feature withGlamour?)
Jason Priestley, Doherty, and Luke Perry at a 1991 event
But over time they bordered on desperate (Me again!
I believed she would be forthcoming and honest and, frankly, very witty.
Her team was marginally interested but ultimately the interview never happened.
90210stars and creator Aaron Spelling at the 1992 People’s Choice Awards
It fuels me, she toldPeoplea month after the show debuted.
For lifelong fans of Doherty and90210, the podcast was a revelation.
In April, Spelling appeared on two episodes of Lets Be Clear, and the pair rehashed it all.
With costars Tori Spelling and Jennie Garth
Her onscreen brother, Jason Priestley, also appeared.
An argument for the seven most importantif not necessarily the bestepisodes of the enduring original series.
With ex-husband Ashley Hamilton
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