Luke Perry‘s memory is living on in the 90210.
Months after theBeverly Hills, 90210stardied in Marchfollowing a massive stroke, his former costarJennie Garthopened up about feeling his presence on the set ofBH90210, theupcoming revivalof the classic show.
“It’s very difficult, but I do know that he’s with us,” she toldExtra.“I see little messages from him, and his energy is here.”
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“Luke was a big personality and he took up a lot of space, and he took up a lot of space in this group,” added costarJason Priestley. “I think we all feel the vacancy of his absence.”
“We definitely want to honor him,” saidTori Spelling. “It was important to all of us.”
This isn’t the first time Garth, 47, has paid tribute to Perry’s memory while shooting the reboot. In May, the actress honored her late costar and friend on Instagram, sharing a photo of a street sign that reminded her of him.
“Sometimes there are just signs…” she captioned a photo of a stoplight on McKay Road in Vancouver, British Columbia.
Earlier this month, Foxreleased a new teaserfor the highly-anticipatedBH90210.In the promo, Spelling’s character Donna Martin andBrian Austin Green‘s character David Silver share a kiss as they reunite 19 years afterBeverly Hills, 90210wrapped.
Spelling, wearing a wedding ring as she locks lips with Green, is heard in the promo saying, “Remember when we used to make out to this song?”
The cast ofBH90210.Brian Bowen Smith/Fox
Although Perry was one of the few original cast members who didn’t sign on to the reboot, heremained close with his former costarsin the weeks leading up to his death.
The original series ran for 10 seasons from 1990 and 2000 and followed the cast as students at the posh West Beverly Hills High School in Los Angeles.
BH90210premieres Aug. 7 at 9 p.m. ET on Fox.
source: people.com
