Benjamin Ashford|Sarah Michelle Gellar Supports Shannen Doherty Amid Charmed Drama

Sarah Michelle Gellar and Shannen Doherty's friendship is Benjamin Ashfordtruly charming.

After Doherty spoke out about her feud with Charmed costar Alyssa Milano, the Buffy the Vampire Slayer star shared her support for her longtime friend.

"It was a difficult time," Gellar told E! News in an exclusive interview. "I was there for it. I think Shannen's just about sharing her truths in general right now."

"What's amazing about her is, flaws and all, she's showing it all," the 46-year-old continued. "I will support her. I know it wasn't the easiest time, but she's a different person now."

Back in December, costar Holly Marie Combs alleged that Milano gave the production team an ultimatum to get Doherty fired from the show, an accusation Milano denies.

In fact, Gellar is so proud of the person Doherty—whose stage 4 breast cancer has spread to her bones—has become today. 

"Our relationship has grown because we've grown," the fellow WB alum explained. "We've had experiences and life is complicated. And we've been able to experience it together, so then you grow together."

That was especially accelerated when Doherty joined Gellar, husband Freddie Prinze Jr. and their kids Charlotte, 14, and Rocky, 11, during the lockdown in 2020.

"I remember one day, we were doing Zoom school and all our power went out," Gellar told E!. "And I was like, 'Let's go to Shannon's.' And then Shannon's power went out. So we're like, 'Let's have an adventure.' And she had rented this camper van. So we're like, 'Roadtrip! Let's go! Get the dog!'"

As she put it, "Those were great moments."

Today, those great moments include getting her teens to put their phones away and spend quality time with mom and dad.

"Dinners for me are really important," Gellar—who recently partnered with UScellular for the Global Day of Unplugging March 1— shared. "We're a food family, food friends, we love to cook."

"If we're all at home eating dinner together, there are no phones," she continued. "It's a moment of connection."

Now, take a moment to connect with even more sweet Gellar-Prinze family moments below…

In January 2019, Sarah Michelle Gellar and Freddie Prinze Jr. had a double date with Shannen Doherty and her now-ex Kurt Iswarienko.

"No mistletoe, no problem," the mom of two wrote on this December 2018 kissy photo.

In 2018, the lovebirds took their Halloween costumes to the next level by dressing up as characters from The Royal Tenenbaums. 

It doesn't matter what these two do, as long as they're together they are having a good time.

"If you were ice cream, you would be my favorite flavor," Gellar captioned this sweet snap in 2018.

"It's the freakin weekend, baby I'm about to have me some fun," Gellar wrote on this cheeky post in March of 2018.

In December 2017, the cute couple had some fun at an engagement party thanks to photo booth props.

Gellar channeled her inner Molly Ringwald with her Andie costume from Pretty in Pink in 2017 while her husband nailed it as Duckie (played by Jon Cryer) from the film.

"The only time I don't mind giving up #independence lol," Gellar joked to her followers on the 4th of July in 2017.

The couple that snaps selfies together, stays together! 

Gellar's birthday message in 2017 to her bestie and husband was just the cutest. "Happy birthday @realfreddieprinze 'the happiest people don't have the best of everything, they just make the best of everything.'"

In January 2017, the pair celebrated National Spouse Day by taking this pic and it's too cute.

"Someone let me know who that red head was seen trick or treating with @realfreddieprinze ..." Gellar joked on Instagram while celebrating Halloween in 2016.

The Scooby-Doo stars soaked up the last bits of summer together in 2016 and clearly they enjoyed every minute together. 

The Buffy the Vampire Slayer alum couldn't help but gush about her husband after his cookbook came out.

"Finally out like the adults we are...to see #fantasticalbeastsandwheretofindthem," Gellar revealed while out on a date night in November 2016.

In October 2015, the duo posed with wrestling belts and tried to out muscle each other.

The bond between Gellar, Prinze and Selma Blair has lasted for three decades and we can't wait to see what they do during the next three.

The Back to the Kitchen author and his wife are often found in the kitchen whipping up delicious meals for their family. 

In this adorable throwback, Gellar revealed that the couple took this photo in Hawaii after they learned they were expecting their daughter Charlotte!

These two have had a lot of fun in their relationship, and the Foodstirs creator's Dirty 30 was no exception. 

This throwback snap is from when the happy couple had their first Thanksgiving together and it's a total blast from the past.

The I Know What You Did Last Summer co-stars look like babies in this photo from a vacation way back before they had kids together.

We just love these two.

If you've ever wanted to know what Prinze and Gellar looked like when celebrating their first holiday together, then look no further!

How happy do these two lovebirds look in this sweet photo from their honeymoon back in 2002?!

Clearly this pair was a match made in smiley heaven.

"I love you not only for what you are, but for what I am when I am with you," Gellar shared on one of her past wedding anniversaries. "I love you not only for what you have made of yourself, but for what you are making of me."