Shannen Doherty's mother continues the late star's podcast after her death

Shannen Doherty's legacy will live on.

The late actress' mother, Rosa, has announced that she will continue Doherty's podcast, “Let's Be Clear with Shannen Doherty,” following her daughter's death on July 13 at the age of 53. Doherty died after a years-long battle with cancer.

In the August 15 episode, titled “Let's Be Clear…Continues,” Rosa told listeners that it was Doherty's wish for her to take the helm of the group after her death.

“I'm going to do my best now to continue it for her because we discussed that she wants me to do that,” Doherty's mother said.

“And of course I'm not her. I could never be her. I'm not as articulate as her,” she continued. “But I'm here for all of you and I hope you're all here for me.”

“This podcast meant so much to Shannen because it allowed her to tell her story and her truth,” Rosa explained.

“And over the years, so many stories and untruths came out, and so many things got mixed up, that she finally said, 'I want to do this, and so many people have followed me and supported me over the years, and I just want to give them the opportunity to know what my life is really like.'”

“And that was one of the reasons for this podcast,” Doherty's mother said. “And it meant so much to me because I got to watch her do it when it was so special and necessary for her. It helped her so much with everything she was going through.”

Rosa continued to tell the audience: “The further I go, the better it gets. I know it gets better.”

When asked how her daughter will be remembered, she said, “Her legacy will be the love she gave to everyone she knew and the love she gave to people she didn't know.”

“And I think that's her legacy,” she added. “That people actually recognize, even more now, what a wonderful, kind, warm-hearted person she was.”

The episode description of Rosa's first “Let's Be Clear” podcast also gave insight into taking over Doherty's mic. “Shannen wanted her podcast to be a place where people could find love, laughter and healing,” the show description said. “Who better to bring Shannen's vision to life than her mother, Mama Rosa?”

The “90210” star had previously spoken about how her mother instilled a sense of resilience and strength in her from a young age.

“I come from a woman who was determined,” she said in a November 2023 interview with People, where she revealed that Rosa suffered a brain aneurysm when Doherty was 8 years old.

“She told me as a little kid, 'You don't give up. You just have to work hard at it.'”

In 2015, Doherty announced that she had been diagnosed with breast cancer that had spread to her lymph nodes, adding that she had begun chemotherapy and radiation. She also underwent a single mastectomy. In 2017, the “Charmed” actress said the cancer had gone into remission. However, the disease returned in 2019 and developed into stage 4 metastatic cancer by 2020.

In June 2023, she shared that the cancer had spread to her brain and that she had undergone surgery to remove a brain tumor. Despite her fierce battle, the disease continued to progress and by November 2023, it had spread to her bones. At that time, she launched her podcast, Let's Be Clear.

Doherty died on July 13, 2024, “surrounded by her loved ones and her dog Bowie,” according to a statement from her press agent.