Luke Perry’s daughter Sophie has reacted to Shannon Doherty’s death after a cancer battle

Shannen Doherty remembered Luke Perry’s daughter Sophie after her death.

Sophie, 24, shared an Instagram tribute Sunday to her late father’s “Beverly Hills, 90210” onscreen love interest, who died Saturday of breast cancer at age 53.

Doherty and Luke are seen in fancy dress in the photo. Luke bit into Doherty’s pearl necklace with his teeth as Doherty had a big smile on his face.

Sophie captioned the photo with a white heart emoji.

Doherty and Luke played the love interests of Brenda Walsh and Dylan McKay, respectively, on the beloved teen drama show that aired on Fox from 1990 to 2000. The photo appears to be from the show’s infamous prom episode.

Luke died in March 2019 aged 52 after suffering a fatal stroke. He shares Sophie and son Jack, 27, with ex-wife Rachel Minnie Sharpe, who he was married to from 1993 to 2003.

Following Luke’s death, Sophie took to Instagram to thank fans for their support.

“A lot has happened for me this past week. Everything is happening so fast,” she wrote in her post from March 5, 2019. “I returned from Malawi just in time to be here with my family, and in the last 24 hours I have received an outpouring of love and support.”

“I’m not really sure what to say or do in this situation, it’s something you’re not taught how to handle, especially when it’s happening in front of all the people,” Sophie added. “So bare with me and know that I’m grateful for all the love. Just, quietly grateful.”

Doherty was similarly devastated by Luke’s death. He honored his former co-star with a cameo in his show “Riverdale.”

“I cried. I was like, ‘Yeah, of course I’m going to be apart of this,'” she said on Kelly Ripa’s talk show in 2019. “It’s what she wanted. It’s beautiful and very special.”

The “Charmed” alum recalled the look at a “Beverly Hills, 90210” panel at MegaCon Orlando last February.

“It was shocking,” he said of her death. “Whenever someone brings up Luke I have a very visceral reaction because someone with cancer – and really terrible cancer at stage 4 – I thought I’d be the first to go. So when it was Luke, it really sent me into a tailspin.”

Doherty admitted that “there were moments” that she and Luke “weren’t that close” when they worked together on “Beverly Hills, 90210.”

“But later we became extremely close,” he added. “So to lose him as our relationship was kind of developing as friends and our respect and admiration for each other was reaching its full potential … it was very difficult.”

Doherty’s publicist, Leslie Sloane, confirmed the actress had died after years of battling cancer.

“It is with a heavy heart that I confirm the death of actress Shannen Doherty,” Sloane said in a statement to People on Sunday.

“On Saturday, July 13, he lost his battle with cancer after battling the disease for many years,” Sloane continued. “The devoted daughter, sister, aunt and friend was surrounded by her loved ones as well as her dog Bowie. The family wants their privacy at this time so they can grieve in peace.”

Doherty was initially diagnosed with breast cancer in 2015. He went into remission in 2017, but in 2020 he revealed that he has four terminal cancers.

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