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<\/a><\/center><\/p>\n\u201cKurt and I have a much deeper appreciation for each other now,” Shannen Doherty tells PEOPLE<\/p>\n
Shannen Doherty is opening up about an unexpected silver lining to her painful and terrifying battle with breast cancer \u2014 it changed her marriage, for the better.<\/p>\n
\u201cCancer solidified us,\u201d Doherty, who has been wed to photographer Kurt Iswarienko since 2011, tells PEOPLE. \u201cKurt and I have a much deeper appreciation for each other now.\u201d<\/p>\n
Diagnosed with breast cancer in 2015, Doherty, 47, eventually underwent a mastectomy, followed by brutal back-to-back rounds of chemo and radiation before going into remission in 2018. The actress currently stars on BH90210, the hit reboot of Beverly Hills, 90210.<\/p>\n
Reflecting on her relationship with Iswarienko, Doherty says, \u201cIt\u2019s not that our marriage wasn\u2019t good before. But we were definitely going through some growing pains. We would lock horns on things, and instead of resolving it, we wouldn\u2019t speak for a couple of days.\u201d<\/p>\n
Now, \u201cwe don\u2019t let a night go by mad at each other,\u201d says Doherty. \u201cThe last time we had a big argument was pre-cancer.\u201d<\/p>\n
And the actress says a heart-wrenching journey like the one she faced changes all involved.<\/p>\n
\u201cFor anybody to think that the only person altered by cancer is the person with cancer is incredibly wrong,\u201d she says. \u201cCancer alters the people in your life. And it\u2019s shaped both of us. We look at life very differently now.\u201d<\/p>\n
Iswarienko is also helping Doherty accept her post-cancer body, something she admits has been difficult for her to do.<\/p>\n
\u201cI don\u2019t have to be a sexy little vixen,\u201d says Doherty. \u201cHow Kurt sees me really helps me be a better person. He was always like, \u2018I\u2019ve never seen someone handle something so difficult with so much grace. You\u2019re so strong.\u2019 And I figured out, it\u2019s a quiet strength. And that is far sexier and appealing than I had before.\u201d<\/p>\n
Ultimately, \u201cKurt and I look at each other with such profound respect now,\u201d Doherty says. \u201cHe was my rock in every way possible, and he made sure I knew how much he loved and valued me. We have a much deeper appreciation [for each other] now, and a much larger capacity for forgiveness.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
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\nhttp\/\/: <\/a> 2019 – Kurt Iswarienko (People)<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
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