The ‘Beverly Hills, 90210’ alum — who is living with stage 4 metastatic cancer — said she wants her funeral to be “fun,” but said the list of people she doesn’t want there is “too long.”
Shannen Doherty has given serious thought to the organization of her funeral and burial.
In her last episode Let’s be clear podcast, the Beverly Hills, 90210 alum — who is currently living with stage 4 metastatic cancer — revealed her plans for her remains with her best friend and executor Chris Cortazza.
“It’s such a morbid conversation, but it’s also so much fun,” she said. “I want to [my remains] be mixed with my dog and I want him to be mixed with my dad. I don’t want to be buried and not cremated.”
Doherty said she wanted her final vacation to be a “healthy mix” of available options. Although she is not sure where to spread her ashes, she is interested in the idea of potentially using them to “grow a tree.” She also wants to “find a place that both dad and I really loved and that meant a lot to us,” noting that they shared “precious time” together in Malibu, California.
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Shannen Doherty is pictured attending the 9th Annual American Humane Hero Dog Awards at the Beverly Hilton Hotel on October 5, 2019 in Beverly Hills, California.
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Doherty, 52, also shared what she envisions for her funeral service, noting that when it comes to attendees, she prefers her guest list on the “shorter” side — and that the list of people she doesn’t want there is “too long.”
“There are a lot of people that I think would show up that I don’t want there,” she said. “I don’t want them there because their reasons for showing up aren’t necessarily the best reasons, like, they don’t really like me and, you know, they have their reasons which are good for them, but I don’t really like them that much to show up at my funeral.”
She continued: “But they will, because it’s the politically correct thing to do and they don’t want to look bad, so I want to take the pressure off them and I want my funeral to be like a love fest. No ‘I don’t want people crying or people privately saying, ‘Thank you God that bitch is dead now’.”
The Enchanted The alum also suggested that the service be held at her home, explaining that it should be “fun” and “celebratory”.
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Doherty was initially diagnosed with breast cancer in 2015. Although she went into remission in 2017, the cancer returned in 2019. The following year, she announced her diagnosis of stage 4 metastatic cancer.
In her PEOPLE cover story late last year, Doherty expressed how determined she is to live life to the fullest amid her cancer journey.
“I’m not done with living. I’m not done with love. I’m not done with creating. I’m not done with hoping to change things for the better,” she said. “I’m just not—I’m not done.”
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iHeartPodcasts’ Let’s be clear with Shannen Doherty releases new episodes on Mondays on major podcasting platforms.
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