“I felt so betrayed,” confided the 52-year-old actress in the first episode of her podcast Let’s Be Clear with Shannen Doherty.
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Shannen Doherty was about to have a brain tumor removed when she learned of the infidelity of her third husband, Kurt Iswarienko, to whom she had been married for 11 years.
“I went into this surgery early in the morning, having learned that my marriage was essentially over, that my husband had been having an affair for two years,” the actress recounted. Beverly Hills 90210. In 2015, she announced that she was suffering from breast cancer. The cancer has since spread to his brain and bones.
Shocked, the star refused to allow him to enter the operating room with her. “I couldn’t go into that surgery with him.”
Supported by her mother, brother and friends, Shannen Doherty said: “At the end of the day, I felt incredibly unloved by a person that I was with for 14 years, by a person that I I loved with all my heart.”
“I was so confused, and I was also on steroids and stuff after the brain surgery because they didn’t want my brain to swell. And honestly, it’s still really hard. Yes, I decided to file for divorce, but I also have a lot of memories with this person.
The couple, separated since January, announced their divorce in April.
In the podcast Let’s Be Clear with Shannen Doherty, the actress reflects on her past to better bounce back in the future, by addressing her illness, her career and her relationships. The first episode launched on December 6.