The world was shocked when actor Luke Perry passed away from a stroke in 2019. Perry, who starred on The CW Network’s “Riverdale,” was just 52 years old at the time of his death.
His loss, beloved for his role as Dylan McKay on the 1990s drama Beverly Hills 90210, has had a profound impact on his co-stars, including actor Brian Austin Green. Next month marks five years since Perry’s death, but Green said she was in denial when it all happened.
“If you have core people around you, you know eventually as you get older you start to lose people. It’s just a part of life. But no one expects to lose someone this early. “And, to be honest, I didn’t expect it to be Luke. In my mind, Luke was stronger than anyone else,” he said of “Getting Baked by Curtis Stone.” said in an upcoming episode of.
Brian Austin Green believes Luke Perry’s death from a stroke may have been the ‘best thing to happen’ under the circumstances
Brian Austin Green (left) says he didn’t want to believe the news when his friend Luke Perry died. (Getty Images)
“He’s always been the same guy,” Green added of Perry. “He ate really well, was healthy and healthy.”
“At the point when I heard the news that he was in the hospital and had a stroke, I was just coming out of…a neurological problem, so in my mind, I was like, ‘I’m not going to let you go.’ I am prepared to some extent. I can help him through this. If we go to the hospital, he will be fine. Even if it takes a few years, he will be fine,” the 50-year-old insisted. did.
Green’s own neurological condition caused him tostroke-like symptoms” His recovery took nearly four-and-a-half years, but he said it was mostly private.
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Brian Austin Green was just dealing with his own health issues when Luke Perry was hospitalized with a stroke. (Getty Images)
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“And then hearing that he had passed away… I couldn’t quite believe it. There was a part of me that couldn’t quite process the reality of it,” he admitted. . “I’m texting[ed] The day after he died. But I had a feeling inside me that, “No, he’ll definitely answer.” He is hiding somewhere. Or something happened. ”
“I didn’t completely believe it, but a big part of me was hoping it would happen,” Green admitted.
Brian Austin Green (left) and Luke Perry co-star on “Beverly Hills 90210.” (Mikell Roberts/Sigma via Getty Images)
Two months ago, Greene spoke at length about her grief and why she thought Perry’s death from his injuries might have been a better outcome for his friend.
“Losing him, there was a part of me that felt like maybe that was the best thing that could have happened for him, because Luke was so… He was proud of who he was. He was very quick. He was very resourceful. He was very kind. He was very generous. And… he was missing any of those things. “If he had, he would have been very seriously affected,” he said on the podcast “Comfort Food with Kelly Rizzo.” “I think the recovery was probably four years, or close to that. It would have been really, really difficult for him.”
“For me, he was either 100 percent or he wasn’t. There was no middle ground,” Green added of his former castmate.
Luke Perry passed away in 2019 after suffering two strokes. (Ron Davis/Getty Images)
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“I’m so grateful to have had the time I’ve had with him; Together, we were able to gain the kind of true knowledge and love that I had. On both fronts. I am incredibly lucky that he loved me as much as he loved me. ” he said of their close friendship.
“Honestly, in times of grief, people are looking for a silver lining,” Green told Rizzo, who lost her husband. Bob Saget From an unexpected head injury. “That’s one of the things that I think makes this work so unique.”
“It’s like when you’re going through a terrible situation, you have to find something to comfort you,” he said of grieving Perry. “If that thought helps you get through the process in any way, then that’s your thought. And some of you think, ‘Oh, but that’s a very sick thought,’ or ‘I could have put him in any condition.’ ‘Some people may think, ‘
“And I’m like, ‘Okay, then that’s how you feel. That’s fine. That’s what you do.'”
