Ian Ziering Calls Shannen Doherty a 'Fighter' amid News Her Cancer Has Spread: 'It’s Not Over' (Exclusive)

Mar. 15, 2025

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Ian Zieringwill always be inShannen Doherty’s corner.

TheBeverly Hills, 90210actor, 59, praised his former costar for her fortitude after she spoke about herstage 4 breast cancerin an exclusive interview with PEOPLE last month.

“Shannen has always been a fighter,” Ziering told PEOPLE at the iHeartRadio Jingle Ball 2023 in Los Angeles on Friday evening. “It’s not over.”

“She’s got a long road in front of her. She’s so courageous and strong, and stands as a role model to those that are facing similar adversities,” he continued. “She’s really an incredible woman.”

Actress Shannen Doherty and Ian Ziering attend SiriusXM Studios on January 15, 2015 in New York City.Slaven Vlasic/Getty

Slaven Vlasic/Getty

Doherty previously revealed in herexclusive interview with PEOPLEthat Ziering — along with Brian Austin-Green — were the two cast members fromBeverly Hills, 90210whom she really formed a bond with over the past several years.

“I would say out of anybody in that cast, Brian has been the one who’s stayed consistent in my life,” she said. “Brian and I never really lost touch with each other. We always checked in. We’ve always made a point of trying to see each other."

She continued: “I think Ian and I, it was like once we got older, we really came to appreciate each other in a very different way and be able to sit down and talk about what we were both going through as individuals back in that original90210days.”

Cast of Beverly Hills, 90210 photographed in the 1990s.mikel roberts/Sygma via Getty

mikel roberts/Sygma via Getty

“But once we were all in Canada shooting the reboot … Yeah, it often was the three Musketeers. Myself, Ian and Brian, we would just go to dinners together and hang out. It was pretty awesome,” she added.

Back in September, Green, 50, praised Doherty for her strength while dealing with cancer, telling PEOPLE, “Shannen is loved and she should be.”

Shannen Doherty poses for a portrait in the Getty Images & People Magazine Portrait Studio at Hallmark Channel and American Humanes 2019 Hero Dog Awards at the Beverly Hilton on October 05, 2019 in Beverly Hills, California.Neilson Barnard/Getty Images

Neilson Barnard/Getty Images

In June, Doherty shared thatthe cancer had spread to her brain. At the time, she posted a video onInstagramof her undergoing radiation therapy.

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In her November cover story interview with PEOPLE, the actress revealed that the cancer spread to her bones, but she was still receiving treatment and hoped to even get into clinical trials as new treatments are developed to battle metastatic breast cancer.

“I’m not done with living. I’m not done with loving. I’m not done with creating. I’m not done with hopefully changing things for the better,” she said. “I’m just not — I’m not done.”

source: people.com