On the latest episode of her podcast Let's Be Clear, Shannen Doherty revealed things nearly got physical between her and Jennie Garth on the set of Beverly Hills 90210 over a prank gone awry.
The actor went into detail about the incident while speaking with former 90210 costar Brian Austin Green who acknowledged that there were lots of "really rough and competitive" moments between the ladies on set.
Doherty downplayed the friction, telling Green:
“I recall when tension started happening on the set and it was always awesome to me that the boys got along so well."
“You guys were always very supportive of each other and congratulating each other and it wasn't necessarily the same with the girls.”
Green, however, called her out for "sugarcoating," adding:
"I remember it got really rough and competitive for you all. That was not an easy situation to watch.”
He then recalled a particular situation in which their costar Ian Ziering had to stop a physical altercation between Doherty and Garth.
Doherty, who acknowledged she was constantly "exhausted" and "going through a lot of my own growing up," did, however, remember the details of that scuffle. She noted that Garth had actually been the instigator by starting a prank on set.
When Doherty decided to turn it around on her, though, things got heated.
“What's really funny about that fight that was between myself and Jennie, and it started — I don't know if you remember why it started — she was doing, she was calling it ‘Pants Down Day’ where she would pull the pants on some of the crew members in a funny way, but some of them were getting pretty annoyed with it."
“And then I reversed it and I said, ‘Skirt up day,' and she always wore the men's Calvin Klein boxer shorts under her clothes. So I didn't think it was that big of a deal."
"And so I did ‘Skirt Up Day’ and, oh my God, she lost it on me and I was just not in the mood to back down.”
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90210's Shannen Doherty Recalls Jennie Garth Fight: "She Lost It on Me" | E! News youtu.be
People on social media agreed with Green that the moment seemed to escalate quickly.
Several, however, felt Doherty was just giving Garth a taste of her own medicine.
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Others shared their relief that the beef between the two is more or less water under the bridge.
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In 2019, while appearing on Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen, Garth talked briefly about the blow up.
Jennie Garth & Shannen Doherty Almost Got Physical | WWHL youtu.be
At the end of the day, though, Garth attributed the tension to both of them being "very strong Aries women."
"We don't back down no matter what."
