Shannen Doherty admits there are ‘a lot of people’ she doesn’t want at her funeral amid cancer battle

Shannen Doherty knows exactly what she wants … and doesn’t want.

The “Charmed” star — who is battling cancer — admitted in Sunday’s episode of her “Let’s Be Clear” podcast that there are “a lot of people” she doesn’t want attending her funeral.

“There’s a lot of people that I think would show up that I don’t want there,” she told her guest, Chris Cortazzo, who’s her best friend and the executor of her will.

“I don’t want them there because their reasons for showing up aren’t necessarily the best reasons,” she explained. “Like, they don’t really like me — and they have their reasons, and good for them — but they don’t actually really like me enough to show up to my funeral.”

“But they will,” she added, “because it’s the politically correct thing to do, and they don’t want to look bad.”

The actress, 52, said she hoped her confession would “take the pressure off them,” noting that she envisions her end-of-life celebration resembling “a love fest.”

There are “a lot of people” Shannen Doherty doesn’t want at her funeral. theshando/Instagram “I don’t want them there because their reasons for showing up aren’t necessarily the best reasons,” she told Chris Cortazzo, her best friend and the executor of her will. Instagram/@theshando

“I don’t want people to be crying or people to privately be like, ‘Thank God that bitch is dead now,'” she shared.

When Cortazzo asked for a list of who should be invited, Doherty didn’t name names. Instead, she quipped, “That’s the shorter — that’s the better list. I can’t give you a list of who I don’t want because that’s way too long.”

She went on to say she “abhor[s] fakeness” and “can’t stand” people who “pretend that they found Jesus” and claim to be “so sorry” for “anything bad that they said about you.”

The actress said she hoped her confession would “take the pressure off them,” noting that she envisions her end-of-life celebration resembling “a love fest.” Shannen Doherty/Instagram

“I’m like, ‘No, no, no. I know you’re still the exact same petty human being. Don’t. Just stay away from me. We’re good,'” she insisted.

The “Beverly Hills, 90210” star was first diagnosed with breast cancer in 2015.

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Though she went into remission in 2017 following chemotherapy, the cancer returned as stage 4 in 2019.

Last year, the actress revealed that her cancer had metastasized, first spreading to her brain and then her bones.

Doherty was first diagnosed with breast cancer in 2015 but went into remission in 2017. Shannen Doherty/Instagram

Doherty then claimed she found out her husband of over a decade, Kurt Iswarienko, was having an affair right before she underwent surgery to remove a brain tumor. He denied being unfaithful.

Doherty and Iswarienko separated in January 2023 — the same month as her operation — but the actress didn’t file for divorce from the photographer until that April.

Meanwhile, Alyssa Milano admitted in 2021 that she regretted the years-long feud she had with Doherty on the set of “Charmed,” explaining that much of the trouble was her fault.

She is currently battling stage 4 breast cancer that has spread to her brain and bones. Instagram/Shannen Doherty

“When I heard about her diagnosis, I reached out to her,” Milano, 51, said at the time. “And I will send her DMs every couple of months to just check in.”

However, in December 2023, “Charmed” star Holly Marie Combs alleged that Milano was the reason Doherty got fired from the series.

It’s possible Iswarienko and Milano may be among those not welcome at Doherty’s funeral.