L-R: Shannen Doherty, Richard Simmons, and Dr. Ruth Westheimer. (Dreamstime photos)

By The Canadian Press

Ages 53, 76, and 96

Shannen Doherty, Richard Simmons, and Dr. Ruth pass away

Jul 14, 2024 | 12:41 PM

“Beverly Hills, 90210” and “Charmed” television star Shannen Doherty has died at age 53.

A statement from the actors publicist says she died after years with breast cancer.

In December 2016, Doherty posted a photo of her first day of radiation, calling the treatment “frightening” for her.

Later in February 2020 she revealed that the cancer had returned and she was at stage four.

As a child star, Doherty worked steadily in T-V series’ like “Little House on the Prairie,” in which she played Jenny Wilder.

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Fitness guru Richard Simmons has died.

Publicist Tom Estey tells The Associated Press that Simmons died Friday at his home in Los Angeles on Saturday, a day after his 76th birthday.

Simmons was a court jester of physical fitness who built a mini-empire in his trademark tank tops and short shorts by urging the overweight to exercise and eat better.

Simmons was a former 268-pound teen who shared his hard-won weight loss tips as the host of the Emmy-winning daytime “Richard Simmons Show” and the “Sweatin’ to the Oldies” line of exercise videos, which became a cultural phenomenon.

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Dr. Ruth Westheimer, the diminutive sex therapist who became a pop icon, media star and best-selling author through her frank talk about once-taboo bedroom topics, has died. She was 96.

Westheimer never advocated risky sexual behavior. Instead, she encouraged an open dialogue on previously closeted issues that affected her audience of millions.

Her one recurring theme was there was nothing to be ashamed of. Westheimer’s giggly, German-accented voice, coupled with her 4-foot-7 frame, made her an unlikely looking and sounding outlet for “sexual literacy.”

The contradiction was one of the keys to her success. She died Friday at her home in New York City, surrounded by family.

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