Shannen Doherty And Jennie Garth Return To ‘90210’

Tori Spelling will be along shortly
July 3rd, 2008

And the news just keeps on getting better … yesterday, we heard the first amazing news that Shannen Doherty was “in talks” to reprise her role as Brenda Walsh on the upcoming Beverly Hills, 90210 spin-off show set to debut on The CW this Fall … and today, according to E!’s Watch with Kristin, not only is Shannen totally on board to appear on the show but that Jennie Garth (who played Kelly Taylor on BH, 90210) may be on board to appear with Shannen on screentogether! You may recall that Jennie Garth has already officially signed on to appear on 90210 as the guidance counselor at West Beverly High. It was previously announced that Tori Spelling would be reprising her role as Donna Martin on 90210 but, because she *just* gave birth to her baby a few weeks ago, will have to delay her debut on the show a little further into the season (Tori is insistent that she will appear on the show, adamantly speaking to People magazine so that folks don’t count her out in all the hoopla about Shannen’s return to the show). But still … all three ladies will eventually return to 90210!


If you’re a fan of the OG Peach Pit posse, you might want to sit down, ’cause sources connected to the CW’s new 90210 are spilling exclusive dish of OMG proportions. In a nutshell: Shannen Doherty is in, Tori Spelling is out and Jennie Garth may be—wait for it—reuniting with Shannen on the screen … After EW.com’s Michael Ausiello first reported the news that Shannen is in talks, a very reliable and very inside source who works on 90210 tells me exclusively that “It is happening with Shannen. It’s just a question of how long she’ll shoot, whether it will be one day or ten, and what the storyline will be, but we are working on it and it is a very real thing.” Inside sources also confirm exclusively that Tori will not be appear in the season premiere as planned because of personal reasons—like she just gave birth to a baby girl on June 9. The new mom had been signed on to do a few episodes at the beginning of the season, but she isn’t yet ready to return to work, so her appearance has been pushed to a later date. As for Shannen’s storyline, I’m told the details are still in the initial-concept stages, but the writers are hoping to get Shannen and Jennie together, onscreen, for a scene … Of course, the real question is, will they do it? “I don’t think there’s any love lost between Shannen and Jennie,” says one rock-solid inside source. “But they are both adults now and professionals, and I don’t see it being an issue. Everyone has their take on what happened back in the day, and I think the feeling is that it’s time to move on. They were 19 and 20 when all of that happened and a lot has changed. And, you know, they’re not moving in together, just shooting together for an hour and a half.” Another insider close to the negotiations points out: “I want to stress that Shannen has been very, very cool through this whole process. We have seen nothing like the behavior for which she was once famous for.”

As for Tori Spelling, well, she doesn’t want anyone to forget that altho she wasn’t the first of the ladies to have her name attached to 90210 she wants everyone to know that she did sign on BEFORE Shannen Doherty did and she’s TOTES coming back and we can just blame her new baby for causing the delay … don’t forget that:

Tori Spelling was scheduled to appear in the pilot of The CW’s 90210 spinoff, but it looks like reprising her role as Donna Martin will have to wait. “I’m looking forward to returning to 90210 in a later episode,” Spelling, 35, tells PEOPLE exclusively, “but I just had my baby three weeks ago via C-section. So right now I have to focus on recuperating, and my first priority is my family.”

It’s very exciting knowing that Kelly, Brenda and Donna will be appearing together again on the small screen. I am fairly certain that there won’t be the same drama between these ladies that existed all those years ago. Surely they’ve all grown up … surely they can let bygones be bygones. This is the best news for the new 90210 show. I’m totally amped for the show’s debut. It’s a terrible shame that Gabrielle Carteris is suffering from her recent injury otherwise I’m sure we’d be seeing Andrea Zuckerman on the new show as well. Even still, this is all very good news. Woot!

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9 Responses to “Shannen Doherty And Jennie Garth Return To ‘90210’”

  1. Grace Says:

    90201?

  2. Posh Says:

    I’m so excited! I’ve been waiting for Shannen to sign on! Now, I’ll definitely watch.

  3. daniel Says:

    dude…..it’s 90210, not 90201

  4. Jason Says:

    Wait - wasn’t Gabrielle like 40 years old when she played Andrea? By my calculations she should now be about 65! No wonder she was injured while filming a fight scene. Just think of what Shannen Doherty would do to her weak, old ass!

  5. javajunkie Says:

    all this talk about the women, what about the guys returning as well???

  6. Luke Skyywalker Says:

    I love how they look like the 2 Live Crew cover for As Nasty As They Wanna Be in the photo

  7. el Says:

    Yeah, I was just thinking, what about the guys, I mean, have you SEEN Ian lately, good god!! I’d like to have him as my first period math teacher!!

  8. Tammy Says:

    the only reason I will watch this show is AnnaLynne McCord….if you dont know who she is yet, then you all need to get a nip/tuck update. This girl is hot!

  9. Monica Says:

    I LOVED 90210 I cant believe its coming back I am SO excited!! I will totally watch it!

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