Shannen Doherty Becomes Mentor for Shenae Grimes

Shenae plays Annie Dixon, the Brenda Walsh of the new 90210. Annie is new in town and not used to the fast life of the rich and spoiled teens at West Beverly High.

Shannen recently said in an interview,

I feel a weird kinship toward Shenae. Maybe it’s because her character is similar to how Brenda started out. It’s also because Shenae is smart and she knows what she’s doing, but at the same time there’s a vulnerability there, and I want to put my arms around her and protect her.

Although the two characters have a flair for acting (Shenae is taking a part in the high school’s musical, Spring Awakening), there are some differences between Brenda and Annie.

Brenda had this spunky attitude about her. She may have felt insecure, but she was pretty good at maintaining an air of confidence. Annie is a lot more naive. She’s shyer. She’s very gentle in her approach, and she takes things very personally.

Shannen also spoke about the pressures of being on a hit show, and helping Shenae deal with the paparazzi,

The great thing is that she’s smart enough that she’s not going to make the same mistakes I made. But because I made those mistakes, I can help her along the way.

Shenae says she’s learning from Shannen, “about the business and set life and Hollywood and paparazzi and everything that’s so foreign to me.”

Source: USA Today

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