How many seasons was Shannen Doherty on Beverly Hills?
Doherty left the hit series in 1994 after four seasons of playing
Doherty, 52, starred in the first four seasons as Brenda Walsh. Tiffani Thiessen was brought in as a new character, Valerie Malone, for seasons 5 through 9. In 1994, there were reports that the Charmed actress had been feuding with her costars behind the scenes. 'Beverly Hills, 90210' Cast: Where Are They Now?
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Shannen Doherty's last Beverly Hills 90210 episode was the season 4 episode called "Mr. Walsh Goes To Washington." In the season 5 premiere episode called "What I Did on My Summer Vacation and Other Stories," fans found out that Brenda was going to England to attend acting school.
S9 E5: Brandon announces that he has accepted a job with the Washington bureau of the New York Chronicle. Kelly and Donna prepare to open their store, Now Wear This. Valerie seeks legal advice from Matt.
“And at the end of the day, I feel like audiences, although they turned up initially to the show, as the show floundered and didn't really have a clear vision of what it was going to be, ended up just leaving the show, and Fox didn't pick the show up because it just didn't have the viewership that it needed to have.”
However, after Garth apologized for her behavior, the pair “became very good friends,” Thiessen said.
In 2008, Kelly Taylor returned in the spin-off 90210, now working as a guidance counselor at her alma mater West Beverly Hills High School. It was revealed that in the intervening years, she attained a master's degree and had a son named Sammy with Dylan. She and Dylan ended their relationship soon after.
He uses the mobster's daughter, Toni Marchette to get close to him, but soon finds himself falling in love with her. Despite Dylan's feud with the mobster (with whom Toni is very close), the two eventually decide to get married and relocate to Hawaii, which results in Toni's father ordering a hit on Dylan.
She later spent her last night with Dylan, telling him she would not be gone forever. The couple will reconcile briefly in the final scene of the fourth season, though (because of Shannen Doherty's departure) Brenda's character was removed from the script and she never returned to Beverly Hills.
What happened to Shannon Doherty on Beverly Hills, 90210?
Doherty left the hit series in 1994 after four seasons of playing Brenda Walsh. During an episode of their “90210MG” podcast, Spelling and Garth said if the show had taken a break to sort out direction for her character and some issues between cast members, it may have helped.
Gabrielle Carteris (Andrea Zuckerman)
After playing shy Andrea Zuckerman on the show for the first five seasons (and reappearing for guest spots in later episodes), Gabrielle Carteris enjoyed bountiful acting and voice-over roles in television and film.
Doherty set the record straight in a 2001 interview with Entertainment Weekly, during which she said there was too much drama onset and not enough passion. “You know, I'm 30 years old now and I don't have time for drama in my life anymore,” Doherty said.
Stuart and Brenda were set up by Jim Walsh - a skeptical Brenda didn't want to date a man named Stuart who had to have his father and her father find a date for him. The two hit it off and begin a whirlwind romance and eventual engagement.
In an attempt to find more mature roles, he decided to leave Beverly Hills, 90210 in 1995. That year, he took a part in the Italian film Vacanze di Natale '95, playing himself. Although he announced that 90210 was behind him, his absence lasted for only three years, and he returned to the show in 1998.
Gabrielle Carteris left the show following the fifth season. Andrea's pregnancy plotline was written at Carteris' request, so as to incorporate her real life pregnancy. After her original five-year contract ended, Carteris voluntarily left 90210 for her own self-titled talk show, which lasted only one season.
Beverly Hills 90210 tackled serious issues like sexual assault and drug use, showing how teenagers dealt with real-world situations. The saddest moments in the series included Kelly talking about her rape, Scott dying, Brenda learning about Dylan's affair, and Dylan losing his wife Toni.
The show had many cast changes; Jennie Garth, Tori Spelling, Brian Austin Green, and Ian Ziering were the only actors to appear during its entire run and appeared on the first episode of the spin-off Melrose Place.
Donna Martin (Tori Spelling) and David Silver (Brian Austin Green) finally say their vows, and on-and-off couple Kelly Taylor (Jennie Garth) and Dylan McKay (Luke Perry) reunite, as the curtain closes on the teen drama series Beverly Hills, 90210 after 10 seasons.
What happened between Jenny Garth and Tiffani Thiessen?
In 2012, Thiessen told Howard Stern that after getting off to a rocky start, she and Garth became “very good friends.” Then, “we had a falling out, and we grew apart,” she said. “I was the one who was hurt, let's just say that.”
After years of being told how much she looks like Jennie Garth, particularly during Garth's time on Beverly Hills, 90210, it was announced in July 2015 that Cobb was cast to play Garth in the Lifetime television film The Unauthorized Beverly Hills, 90210 Story. It premiered on October 3, 2015.
Their relationship later became intense, with Brenda helping Dylan through alcohol abuse issues, and the two breaking up after she experiences a pregnancy scare. Their union also took on a romantic Romeo & Juliet vibe, when Brenda's parents disapproved of Dylan.
Kathleen Robertson (Clare Arnold)
On the “Beverly Hills 90210 Show” podcast in November, Robertson explained she chose to leave because she was “ready to do something new.”
It was love at first sight for Andrea and "Jesse Vasquez", who slept together without protection and then found she was pregnant. After considering her choices, Andrea decided to keep the baby and married Jesse quickly in a civil ceremony, eventually giving birth prematurely to daughter Hannah.
