After initially admitting that she was “uneasy” about working with Shannen Doherty again, actress Jennie Garth has revealed that her first day on the job with her former, fiery 90210 co-star “wasn’t as bad” as she’d thought.

Garth told TV Guide: “It wasn’t as bad as I thought it would be.

“I’m not much of a small talker, and I don’t think she is either. I was a little nervous because I hadn’t seen or talked to her in 14 years. Everyone was making it out to be such a big deal that I think we both fell prey to having that affect us.”

Back in their 90210 heyday, Garth and Doherty were notorious enemies on the set, and even got into a fistfight once. However, Garth says that they’ve put their past tensions behind them, and are now working quite well together.

“I think it will be ok,” she said. “We’re both grown women, both professionals. Once we were working, it felt like a good fit.”

Ryan Eggold, who plays Kelly’s new love interest on the show, admitted that “everybody was on pins and needles and sort of waiting to see how [Garth and Doherty would] react.”

“They started off kind of tentative,” he explained, “but by the time we were five takes in, they were giggling and seemed to be reconnectiong.”

While things with Doherty are better than she thought they would be, Garth is still upset that fellow 90210 co-star, Tori Spelling, isn’t going to be a part of the spinoff show.

“I know Shannen probably doesn’t share the feelings that I have for Tori, but I love Tori like my sister,” a teary Garth professed to TV Guide.

Garth added that she’s still trying her best to get Spelling back on board, and hopes that fans of the show will launch a “Bring Back Donna Martin” campaign to put the pressure on the show’s producers.

[Source]

Jennie Garth has broken her silence on the supposed “pay fued” between herself and her former 90210 co-star Tori Spelling, telling EW.com that she wants Tori back on the show.

“[The press thinks] we’re at war over salary with Tori. I didn’t know I was at war with Tori,” Garth explained. “I’m really bummed because I love Tori, and I was psyched Tori was going to be on the show.

“I think she should definitely get paid as much as [Shannen and I are] getting paid,” she added. “Her father created the show. It just seems wrong if that’s the case. I don’t know what really happened because I haven’t talked to her. I would like to talk to her.”

Spelling’s rep confirmed her client was pulling out of the CW spinoff on Monday, after reports first surfaced that the actress was only getting “10,000-$20,000″ per episode, while her co-stars, Garth and Doherty, were getting between “$35,000-$50,000″ per show.

However, Doherty insists that those figures aren’t correct. “They didn’t even get the numbers right,” she said, “so I don’t know if [Spelling's decision] is about the money either.”

Whether it was money or something else that made Spelling drop out of the 90210 re-hash, Garth is adamant she’ll do whatever she can to get her former co-star back on board.

“I’ll try to butt my head in whenever I can and tell people what I think about it,” the actress said.

[Source]

The 90210 spinoff just got a little more interesting!

Sources claim that Tori Spelling – who was slated to reprise her role as the loathable Donna Martin in CW’s spinoff – has pulled out of the new show over a pay dispute.

According to insiders, Spelling had asked for a pay increase after finding out that her former 90210 co-stars Jennie Garth and Shannen Doherty were signed on for between $40,000 and $50,000 per episode. Poor ‘ol Tori was contracted for less than $20,000 per show.

However, the show’s execs didn’t think the Spelling heiress was worth more than her twenty grand, and refused her request, forcing Tori to back out of the deal completely.

Aww… I’d say that she’d be missed, but I’d be lying…

[Source]

If the rumours are to be believed, Shannen Doherty is set to return to 90210!

A source close to the producers behind the remake of the hit 90’s show has revealed today that Doherty will more than likely reprise her role as Brenda Walsh, after her character was axed from the original in 1994.

The source said Doherty was definitely interested in the offer to return to the infamous zipcode, but “she wants to know what the story is going to be first.” Fair enough.

However, the storyline isn’t the only thing that’s been holding the former Charmed starlet back from signing on the dotted line. The money that’s currently on offer is apparently “not enough” to warrant a return, and Doherty is said to be holding out for a better deal — something she’s sure to get, as the producers are desperate to get her on board.

But what do her scorned 90210 co-stars – particularly bitter rival Jennie Garth – think of Doherty’s possible return?

“There’s still some animosity there,” a source revealed, hinting that the other stars also returning for the remake (like Garth and Spelling heir, Tori) weren’t exactly jumping for joy when they heard the news of Doherty’s potential hiring.

Yet Garth, who is set to reprise her role as the lovable Kelly, was adamant that having Doherty back would not bother her at all. “A lot of time has passed, and I’m a big girl. I’d have no problem with her coming on the show,” Garth said.

[Source]

Stanley Kamel, a former star of the hit teen show 90210, was found dead in his L.A. home, TMZ.com is reporting.

Fire officials on the scene have told TMZ that they “responded to a 911 call from Kamel’s Hollywood Hills home yesterday just before 4:00 p.m.” At this stage, their investigation into his death is still “incomplete.”

The actor’s rep has revealed that Kamel suffered a heart attack, but the L.A. County Coroner said that they don’t have the case at the present time. He is said to have been found in his home by his long-term agents.

On 90210, Kamel played Tony Marchette, the mafia father of Rebecca Gayheart’s character, Antonia. He famously ordered a hit on Dylan (Luke Perry) that ended up killing his daughter instead.

[Source]