Tori Spelling’s reaction to Dean McDermott’s shocking divorce announcement? It may come as a surprise to some!
Back in June 2023, after months of speculation they were on rocky ground, Dean revealed on Instagram that the pair decided to go their “separate ways” after 18 years of marriage. He wrote at the time:
“It’s with great sadness and a very very heavy heart that after 18 years together and 5 amazing children, that @torispelling and I have decided to go our separate ways, and start a new journey of our own. We will continue to work together as loving parents and guide and love our children through this difficult time. We ask that you all respect our privacy as we take this time to surround our family with love and work our way through this. Thank you all for your support and kindness.”
The shocking post wasn’t up for long! Dean ended up deleting it shortly afterward. For a long time, we assumed Tori demanded the Chopped Canada host take it down! But the story is more complicated.
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Tori later revealed the pair got into a marriage-ending fight right before the announcement. While Dean allegedly threatened a divorce “1 million times” throughout their relationship, he never followed through with it… until last year when he dropped the public post. However, he didn’t give her a heads-up! Nor the rest of the fam!
Their teen daughter Stella ended up being the first to see the post. She broke down in tears out of fear over how her friends and the kids at her school would react to seeing the “embarrassing” news, especially since Dean “put it out there publicly before we’ve dealt with it.” It turned out she was the one who forced him to remove it!
Tori’s reaction, on the other hand? She wasn’t nearly as upset as her daughter! In fact, she was pretty relieved! Wow! The Beverly Hills, 90210 alum said on Tuesday’s episode of her misSPELLING podcast:
“He was reacting emotionally, and he was still drinking and, you know, he was in that spiral. But I gotta say, when I saw that post — inside, I was like, ‘Oh, thank god.’ Because… I don’t know if I could have done it. I want to do it. I want it to be strong enough.”
Sometimes you need that push to end things, especially when you’ve been together for so long! And it appears their divorce has been the best thing for the both of them! Dean, who has been open about his struggles with alcohol addiction, is now sober. In his healthier state he’s moved on with a woman named Lily Calo. They seem really happy! Tori has even been super supportive of his girlfriend and sobriety journey. All is seemingly well between the exes. Hopefully, things can remain that way! But it all happened because someone finally pulled the damn trigger and announced the divorce.
[Image via Dean McDermott/Tori Spelling/Instagram]
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