Alyssa Milano describes ‘resilience’ after ‘charmed’ dismissal allegations
Alyssa Milano talks about learning to deal with ‘resilience’ as she celebrates her 51st birthday.
“Today is my birthday! But instead of just saying my age, from now on I’m going to say I’ve reached ‘level 51’,” said the 51-year-old actress. wrote via X (formerly Twitter) on Tuesday, December 19, alongside a makeup-free selfie. “I discovered a few cheat codes that helped me navigate the challenges and triumphs along the way. The first cheat code is RESILIENCE. I have had to face my fair share of heartache, anxiety and depression, but I have managed to overcome them with LOVE. Love for myself, which keeps me evolving and searching, love for others, which keeps me gentle and forgiving, and love for the world around me, which keeps me in awe of what has been created here.
Milano noted that love has given her the “strength to move forward,” adding that “gratitude” is another cheat code that has kept her optimistic about life.
“I have learned to appreciate the simple pleasures in life, like the beauty of birds flying through the sky and the majesty of tall trees,” she continued. “I am grateful for the symbiotic relationship between plants and people, where my breath nourishes them, and their existence provides me with what I need to survive. Gratitude has also allowed me to embrace the gift of curiosity and never stop learning something new. Above all, I am grateful for the beating of my heart, which carries the blood of my ancestors and links me to a rich lineage of deep triumph.’
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Compassion and empathy were two more items on Milano’s list that helped her reach “level 51 status.” The Who is the boss alum admitted that the emotions can sometimes be “uncomfortable to experience” but are “formed.” [her] in a kind and humble person who strives, was the suffering of humanity.”
Milano concluded her lengthy post by praising the people in her life who loved her “unconditionally,” and credited their “support, care and acceptance” as a “driving force” behind her “personal growth.”
“So when I celebrate my birthday at Level 51, I do so with a sense of satisfaction and gratitude,” she said. “I embrace the challenges and joys that await us, knowing that I have the cheat codes of resilience, gratitude, compassion, empathy and the love of those around me to guide me through this game of life.”
Milano’s comments come a day after her previous one Charmed costars Shannen Doherty And Holly Marie Combs opened up about the trio’s tension in the ’90s. During the Monday, December 19 episode of Doherty’s “Let’s be clearThe podcast Combs, 50, claimed a producer told her Milano threatened to sue if Doherty, 52, wasn’t fired from the WB series.
‘It wasn’t our intention [fire Shannen]but we have been backed into this corner,” she reminded producer Jonathan Levin tell her. “We’re actually in this position where it’s one or the other. We were told [by Alyssa] it’s her or [Shannen] and Alyssa has threatened to sue us for a hostile work environment.”
Milano, Doherty and Combs starred as Phoebe, Prue and Piper Halliwell respectively in the first three seasons of Charmed before Doherty’s character was abruptly killed off in the season 3 finale and replaced by by Rose McGowen Paige Matthews.
At the time, Doherty said Entertainment tonight that there was “too much drama on set and not enough passion for the work”, which led to her departure. However, when she spoke to Combs on Monday, she confessed that no one “in their right mind would quit a hit show that makes them a lot of money.” [and] that they enjoyed doing it.”
Doherty added that she “lived for a year” after leaving the show “kind of replaying everything in my head” trying to remember what could have led to Milano’s alleged accident, but didn’t even “remember that she was mean’. [Alyssa] get started.”
For her part, Milano has not publicly responded to Doherty and Combs’ claims, but said she “took responsibility for a lot” of the issues between her and Doherty while speaking to AND in 2021.
“I think a lot of our struggle came from feeling like I was competing, rather than it being about that sisterhood that the show was so much about,” she told the outlet. “And I feel guilty about my part in it.”