Shannen Doherty Recorded 4 Episodes of Her Charmed Rewatch Podcast in Her Final Days: 'So Motivated'

Doherty was "determined" to make the podcast a "success," her former costar and co-host Brian Krause said

 Brian Krause during RomaDrama Live! ; Shannen Doherty attends the Farrah Fawcett Foundation's Tex-Mex Fiesta
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Shannen Doherty spent her final week revisiting the early days of her time as a Halliwell sister.

On July 15, the actress' former Charmed costar Brian Krause gave an emotional introduction to an episode of the relaunched House of Halliwell podcast, which Doherty had just joined last week, as he reflected on the shocking news of her death at age 53.

“I come to you this evening with a heavy heart after learning the news of Shannen Doherty’s passing just yesterday afternoon," Krause said as he began the episode.

"I know all of us here at the House of Halliwell, iHeart media, social media, all over the world are shocked, devastated. Too young, too talented, too loving, too grateful, too early. Shannen will dearly be missed and we are so honored that she had come on with us, or, had us along with her on this new incantation of the House of Halliwell."

Krause, 55 — who played Leo Wyatt, Holly Marie Combs' husband, on the WB series — revealed that in the week since Doherty and Combs announced the podcast's relaunch, they had recorded four episodes, all of which they plan to release.

"We were lucky enough to record four episodes in the last week or so, and Shannen was just so motivated and determined to help make this show a success and give all of you more insight into what it was in the making and the fun and the behind-the-scenes of Charmed."

CHARMED, from left: Holly Marie Combs, Shannen Doherty, Alyssa Milano, 1998, 1998-2006. ph: Richard Cartwrigh
Holly Marie Combs, Shannen Doherty and Alyssa Milano.

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Krause continued to reflect on Doherty's work ethic. He said that if the actress "wanted something done, she got it done, and that’s something I learned a long time ago, watching her on set and work and be such a professional and so good at what she did."

Noting the "lifelong, lasting impression" she made on him, he got a bit emotional before closing out the introduction to the podcast episode — which saw Krause, Combs, Doherty and Drew Fuller look back on the 1998 pilot episode of Charmed.

The Cast Of "Charmed." From L-R: Alyssa Milano As Phoebe Halliwell, Shannen Doherty As Prue Halliwell And Holly Marie Combs As Piper Halliwell
Alyssa Milano as Phoebe Halliwell, Shannen Doherty as Prue Halliwell and Holly Marie Combs as Piper Halliwell in 'Charmed'.

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"So perhaps I’ll leave you off with this: I know how grateful Shannen was, as I was lucky enough to travel with her to many different places and ComicCons and go backstage and hear from her the things that affected her emotionally," Krause said. "It gave her so much, emotionally, and meeting the fans and hearing the stories and knowing how much it meant to all of you, it filled her greatly and I know that she believed in the House of Halliwell to be the little bit that she was able to give back."

He shared that the remaining trio will continue on with the rewatch podcast to "honor" Doherty.

"[We'll] continue on in her name, and kick freaking ass, because that’s what she would do. So from us at the House of Halliwell — we love you and we thank you and please keep Shannen in your prayers."

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The actress' longtime publicist Leslie Sloane confirmed the news of Doherty's passing to PEOPLE on July 14, saying in a statement that she "lost her battle with cancer after many years of fighting the disease" on July 13.

"The devoted daughter, sister, aunt and friend was surrounded by her loved ones as well as her dog, Bowie," the statement continued. "The family asks for their privacy at this time so they can grieve in peace."

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