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Melissa Joan Hart reunites with her “Sabrina the Teenage Witch” aunts: 'This silly coven'

Maureen Lee Lenker
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Melissa Joan Hart reunites with her “Sabrina the Teenage Witch” aunts: 'This silly coven'
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Hart, Caroline Rhea, and Beth Broderick shared a meal at the aptly named The Witchery hotel in Scotland.

It's the season of the witch, which marks the perfect time for a Sabrina the Teenage Witch reunion.

On Sunday, Melissa Joan Hart shared a reel on Instagram that featured photos of her with TV aunts, Caroline Rhea and Beth Broderick, exploring the city of Edinburgh and enjoying a meal at the aptly named The Witchery hotel.

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"We had a lovely dinner @thewitcheryedin and I even got my beloved ciabatta bread!" Hart wrote. "Thanks to Oliver for the tour of the property and taking such great care of this silly coven."

Related: Melissa Joan Hart struggled to relate to Sabrina the Teenage Witch: 'I just didn't identify'

Hart starred opposite Rhea and Broderick on the teen show, which started on ABC before making the jump to The WB for its final three seasons. Rhea and Broderick portrayed Sabrina Spellman's aunts, Aunt Hilda and Aunt Zelda, who were tasked with teaching Sabrina the ways of magic and how to live as a witch.

The original series ran from 1996 to 2003, but Rhea and Broderick also reprised their roles in 2020 in an episode of Netflix’s Chilling Adventures of Sabrina, which pivoted away from the cutesy teen comedy of their show to a horror influence. Both shows were adapted from the Archie Comics series Sabrina the Teenage Witch.

<p>Bob D'Amico/Disney General Entertainment Content via Getty</p> Caroline Rhea, Melissa Joan Hart, and Beth Broderick on 'Sabrina the Teenage Witch'

Bob D'Amico/Disney General Entertainment Content via Getty

Caroline Rhea, Melissa Joan Hart, and Beth Broderick on 'Sabrina the Teenage Witch'

Related: Melissa Joan Hart requested patriotic wardrobe on Sabrina the Teenage Witch after 9/11

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Though the Sabrina cast often find opportunities to get together in smaller groups, Entertainment Weekly reunited them for the show's 15th anniversary back in 2017 (see video at top of page), and they shared then why the show was so special to them and their fans.

"Every actor wants to have that one role that’s iconic, that speaks to people, that people relate to it,” Hart said. “When fans come to us and say, ‘We grew up with you,’ that is the biggest compliment we could ever receive for working hard all those years.… It just makes us feel good that so many people enjoyed it and enjoyed our work and what more can you ask for?”

Broderick also said, "I still have young women come up to me and say, ‘You were my childhood, you’re like my second mom. I listened to your advice when I was 9 and you were right.'”

Related: Sabrina the Teenage Witch costars Melissa Joan Hart and Soleil Moon Frye reunite for Fourth of July

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Before their "coven" meeting in Scotland, Hart most recently reunited with Broderick and Rhea in 2023 at the annual 90s con. This year at 90s con, Hart was joined by the actors who portrayed Sabrina's high school classmates — Jenna Leigh Green, Elisa Donovan, Nate Richert, and Soleil Moon Frye.

Despite her love for her castmates, Hart revealed to PEOPLE back in May, that she really struggled to connect with her beloved witch character. "Not only was she younger than me, she didn't want attention. She wanted to be the wallflower," Hart said. "She didn't know what to do with these magical abilities. She felt very lost, and other people were trying to help her solve it."

<p>Randy Holmes/Disney General Entertainment Content via Getty Images</p> Caroline Rhea, Melissa Joan Hart, and Beth Broderick on 'Sabrina the Teenage Witch'

Randy Holmes/Disney General Entertainment Content via Getty Images

Caroline Rhea, Melissa Joan Hart, and Beth Broderick on 'Sabrina the Teenage Witch'

Related: Sabrina the Teenage Witch cast shares their favorite episodes

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"If she wasn't always in different costumes and kind of getting put in these weird situations where I got to be Cinderella or Alice [in] Wonderland or a trapeze artist or in Cirque du Soleil or whatever," Hart continued. "I don't know if I would've enjoyed the experience as much as I did because I just didn't identify with her very well."

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Luckily, Hart at least shares Sabrina's love for her aunts.

Read the original article on Entertainment Weekly.

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