Alyssa Milano Celebrates ‘Resilience’ and ‘Gratitude’ on 51st Birthday amid Shannen Doherty’s Charmed Feud Claims

Alyssa Milano reflects on the lessons that made her the woman she is today as she marks her 51st birthday.

In a lengthy post shared on X (formerly known as Twitter) Tuesday, Enchanted alum celebrated reaching “level 51” and the “code” she’s adopted to overcome the ups and downs she’s faced in life.

“In order to unlock this level, I discovered a few cheat codes that helped me tackle the challenges and win along the way,” she began. “The first cheat code is RESILIENCE. I faced a lot of pain, anxiety and depression, but I was able to overcome them with LOVE.”

The actress shared how her “self-love” allowed her to continue to “evolve and search,” and her “love for others” made her “gentle and forgiving.”

She added: “It was through this love that I found the strength to keep pushing forward.”

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Milano named “GRATITUDE” as her second “code” and explained how she was able to “appreciate the simple joys in life.”

“Gratitude has also allowed me to embrace the gift of curiosity, never stopping to learn something new,” she continued. “I am mostly grateful for the beating of my heart that carries the blood of my ancestors and connects me to a rich lineage of deep triumph.”

The Who’s the boss? the star noted his last two “codes” as “compassion and empathy.”

While admitting that the two can be “unpleasant emotions to experience,” Milano said they have “shaped me into a kind and humble person who strives to alleviate the suffering of humanity.”

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“The ability to want to understand and share the feelings of others has allowed me to create deep connections and foster a sense of unity and community,” she added.

Most important of all, Milano said the “most significant factor in reaching level 51” was “the people in my life who love me unconditionally.” She credited her loved ones as “the driving force behind my personal growth” and wrote of the overwhelming gratitude she has for their presence.

“So as I celebrate my birthday at level 51, I do so with a sense of accomplishment and gratitude,” she concluded. “I embrace the challenges and joys that lie ahead, knowing that I have the codes of resilience, gratitude, compassion, empathy and love of those around me to guide me through this game of life.”

Alyssa Milano, Shannen Doherty and Holly Marie Combs in ‘Charmed’.

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Milan’s birthday post follows her Enchanted actress Shannen Doherty’s recent claims about their feud on the show in the early 2000s.

Last week, Beverly Hills, 90210 alum got candid about the “competitiveness” she felt with Milan and her “lack of female support” on her podcast Let’s be clear with Shannen Doherty. Doherty, 52, claimed the rift between the two actresses deepened when Milano and her mother refused to let her visit their friend and co-star Holly Marie Combs in hospital after doctors removed a uterine tumour.

In the last episode Let’s be clear, Combs, 50, claimed the duo’s feud reached an all-time high during filming of the teen drama’s third season. She recalled meeting show producer Jonathan Levine, who reportedly told her he was forced to choose between Doherty and Milan in order to stay on the show.

Shannen Doherty and Alyssa Milano in ‘Charmed’.

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According to Combs, Levin said, “We didn’t want to, but we were backed into this corner—we’re actually in this position where it’s one or the other. We were told [by Alyssa] it is she or [Shannen] and Alyssa threatened to sue us for a hostile work environment.”

“I lived for a year after that kind of replaying everything in my brain and really trying to find those moments,” Doherty said of their time together on Enchanted. “I don’t remember ever being mean to her on set.”

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PEOPLE reached out to representatives for Milan, Combs and Doherty for comment, but did not hear back.

The producers ended up killing off Doherty’s character, Prue Halliwell, in the Enchanted season 3 finale in 2001, and Rose McGowan later joined the series as Paige.

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