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==Personal life== On July 3, 2004, Spelling married actor and writer Charlie Shanian.<ref name=spellingdivorce /> In July 2005, she was filming the Lifetime TV movie ''Mind Over Murder'' in [[Ottawa]], during which she met actor [[Dean McDermott]], who was then married to actress [[Mary Jo Eustace]]. Spelling and McDermott began an affair the night they met.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.etonline.com/tv/152762_tori_spelling_says_she_and_dean_mcdermott_had_sex_the_first_night_they_met/ |title=Tori Spelling Admits to Cheating: Dean and I Had Sex the First Night We Met |first=Antoinette |last=Bueno |date=October 20, 2014 |work=[[Entertainment Tonight]] |access-date=December 24, 2016 |archive-date=December 24, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161224095623/http://www.etonline.com/tv/152762_tori_spelling_says_she_and_dean_mcdermott_had_sex_the_first_night_they_met/ |url-status=live }} Additional on December 23, 2016.</ref> Spelling and Shanian separated in October 2005.<ref name=spellingdivorce>{{cite news |url=https://people.com/celebrity/tori-spellings-husband-files-for-divorce/ |title=Tori Spelling's Husband Files for Divorce |work=People |date=October 13, 2005 |access-date=October 20, 2019 |archive-date=June 7, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170607072451/http://people.com/celebrity/tori-spellings-husband-files-for-divorce/ |url-status=bot: unknown}}Additional on December 23, 2016.</ref> Shanian cited [[irreconcilable differences]] when he filed for divorce, which was finalized on April 20, 2006.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.usatoday.com/life/people/2006-04-12-spelling-divorce_x.htm|title=Tori Spelling's divorce to become final|work=[[USA Today]]|date=April 12, 2006|access-date=March 24, 2012|archive-date=July 9, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100709223032/http://www.usatoday.com/life/people/2006-04-12-spelling-divorce_x.htm|url-status=live}}</ref> Spelling married McDermott less than a month later, on May 7, 2006, in a private ceremony in [[Wakaya Island|Wakaya]], [[Fiji]]. The couple renewed their vows on May 8, 2010, in [[Beverly Hills, California]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://people.com/celebrity/tori-spelling-and-dean-mcdermott-tie-the-knot-again/|title=Tori Spelling and Dean McDermott Tie the Knot β Again!|work=[[People (magazine)|People]]|first1=Suzanne|last1=Zuckerman|first2=Pernilla|last2=Cedenheim|date=May 8, 2010|access-date=October 20, 2019|archive-date=October 21, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191021022751/https://people.com/celebrity/tori-spelling-and-dean-mcdermott-tie-the-knot-again/|url-status=live}}</ref> They have five children together: three sons, Liam Aaron (born 2007), Finn Davey (born 2012) and Beau Dean (born 2017)<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.eonline.com/news/832584/tori-spelling-gives-birth-to-fifth-child-with-dean-mcdermott-a-baby-boy-named-beau-dean-mcdermott|first=Mike|last=Vulpo|title=Tori Spelling and Dean McDermott Welcome Baby No. 5|work=E! Online|access-date=October 20, 2019|archive-date=October 21, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191021022747/https://www.eonline.com/news/832584/tori-spelling-gives-birth-to-fifth-child-with-dean-mcdermott-a-baby-boy-named-beau-dean-mcdermott|url-status=live}}</ref> and two daughters, Stella Doreen (born 2008) and Hattie Margaret (born 2011).<ref>{{cite web|url=https://people.com/parents/tori-spelling-baby-girl-born/|title=Tori Spelling Welcomes Third Child|date=October 11, 2011|first=Liz|last=Rafterty|work=[[People (magazine)|People]]|access-date=October 20, 2019|archive-date=October 21, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191021022749/https://people.com/parents/tori-spelling-baby-girl-born/|url-status=live}}</ref> Spelling anticipated a sizable inheritance from her father's $500 million estate after his death in 2006. The estate was to be divided primarily between Spelling, her brother Randy, and their mother Candy. Candy Spelling was the estate executor, but she and Tori Spelling were estranged. Tori and Randy Spelling each inherited $800,000,<ref name="spelling 2">{{cite web|url=http://cache-origin.eonline.com/uberblog/archive.jsp?contentId=483d8511-c993-43d5-a0c5-f9b4d0285d1d|title=Spelling Out Tori's Inheritance|work=E! Online|access-date=August 12, 2008}}{{dead link|date=November 2012}}</ref> although Randy was not estranged from Candy.<ref name="spelling 2" /> Candy established a $10 million [[trust fund]] for Tori's eldest child.<ref name="trust fund">{{cite web|url=https://people.com/celebrity/tori-spelling-and-dean-mcdermott-welcome-a-boy/|title=Tori Spelling and Dean McDermott Welcome a Boy|website=People|first=Ulrica|last=Wihlborg|date=March 13, 2007|access-date=October 20, 2019|archive-date=October 4, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191004075009/https://people.com/celebrity/tori-spelling-and-dean-mcdermott-welcome-a-boy/|url-status=live}}</ref> In her sixth book, ''Spelling It Like It Is'', Spelling admitted to having financial troubles, due to the cancellation of her reality series, poor real estate decisions, and a difficult fourth pregnancy, during which she was hospitalized for ten weeks.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.eonline.com/uk/news/352857/tori-spelling-reveals-pregnancy-complications-almost-died-while-carrying-baby-finn|title=Tori Spelling Reveals Pregnancy Complications, Almost Died While Carrying Baby Finn|website=E! News|date=October 10, 2012|access-date=June 3, 2016|archive-date=August 20, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160820184725/http://www.eonline.com/uk/news/352857/tori-spelling-reveals-pregnancy-complications-almost-died-while-carrying-baby-finn|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|last=Spelling|first=Tori|title=Spelling It Like It Is|year=2013|publisher=Simon & Schuster|page=XI|isbn=9781451628593|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=3XRYAQAAQBAJ|access-date=September 7, 2015|archive-date=April 5, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240405153545/https://books.google.com/books?id=3XRYAQAAQBAJ|url-status=live}}</ref> In explanation, Spelling said, "...as my real estate obsession persists, it's starting to look more compulsive. Moving is expensive, and I've put us in a precarious financial situation."<ref>{{cite book|last=Spelling|first=Tori|title=Spelling It Like It is|year=2013|publisher=Simon & Schuster|page=XI|isbn=9781451628593|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=3XRYAQAAQBAJ|access-date=September 7, 2015|archive-date=April 5, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240405153545/https://books.google.com/books?id=3XRYAQAAQBAJ|url-status=live}}</ref> In December 2013, after welcoming their second son, ''[[Us Weekly]]'' broke the news that McDermott was unfaithful to Spelling. The couple worked through the aftermath of the affair on a [[Lifetime (TV network)|Lifetime]] series titled ''[[True Tori]]''.<ref name="Hearon">{{cite web |last1=Hearon |first1=Sarah |title=From Cheating Scandals to Clapbacks: Tori Spelling and Dean McDermott's Ups and Downs |url=https://www.usmagazine.com/celebrity-news/pictures/tori-spelling-and-dean-mcdermotts-ups-and-downs/ |website=Us Weekly |publisher=American Media Entertainment Group |access-date=October 4, 2020 |archive-date=October 8, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201008080544/https://www.usmagazine.com/celebrity-news/pictures/tori-spelling-and-dean-mcdermotts-ups-and-downs/ |url-status=live }}</ref> While Spelling and McDermott's marriage was back on track, the couple once again made headlines in 2016 for owing $39,000 to [[American Express]] in unpaid credit card bills. Candy, who was on good terms with her daughter, told [[TMZ]] at the time that she was helping out Spelling and her family financially.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Real |first1=Evan |title=Tori Spelling Ordered to Pay American Express Nearly $39K in Unpaid Credit Card Bills |url=https://www.usmagazine.com/celebrity-news/news/tori-spelling-must-pay-amex-nearly-39k-in-unpaid-bills-w443227/ |website=Us Weekly |date=October 4, 2016 |publisher=American Media Entertainment Group |access-date=October 4, 2020 |archive-date=October 9, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201009222639/https://www.usmagazine.com/celebrity-news/news/tori-spelling-must-pay-amex-nearly-39k-in-unpaid-bills-w443227/ |url-status=live }}</ref> In June 2023, McDermott announced that he and Spelling decided to separate after 18 years together in a now-deleted [[Instagram]] post.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Pearl |first1=Diana |title=Tori Spelling and Dean McDermott's Relationship Timeline |url=https://people.com/tv/tori-and-dean-10-years-5-kids-and-all-the-ups-and-downs-in-between/ |website=[[People (magazine)|People]] |publisher=Dotdash Meredith |access-date=14 October 2023 |archive-date=November 15, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231115202254/https://people.com/tv/tori-and-dean-10-years-5-kids-and-all-the-ups-and-downs-in-between/ |url-status=live }}</ref> On March 29, 2024, Spelling officially filed for divorce from McDermott, citing irreconcilable differences and asking for sole physical and joint legal custody of their five children with visitation rights for McDermott.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Mangalindan |first1=JP |last2=Kang |first2=Esther |title=Tori Spelling Files for Divorce from Dean McDermott After 18 Years of Marriage |url=https://people.com/tori-spelling-files-for-divorce-from-dean-mcdermott-7562658 |website=[[People (magazine)|People]] |publisher=Dotdash Meredith |access-date=30 March 2024}}</ref>
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