Tori Spelling and husband Dean McDermott have split after 18 years together.
The newly broken-up couple have vowed to ‘work together as loving parents’ for their five children: Liam, 16, Stella, 15, Hattie, 11, Finn, 10, and Beau, six. McDermott is also father to son, Jack, 24, whom he shares with ex, Mary Jo Eustace.
In a statement posted to Instagram, Dean, 56, penned: ‘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.’
Beverly Hills, 90210 star Tori, 50 – daughter of the late film producer Aaron Spelling – has yet to break her silence on the split.
SPLIT! Tori Spelling, 50, and husband Dean McDermott, 56, have split after 18 years together
Statement: The newly broken-up couple have vowed to ‘work together as loving parents’ for their five children: Liam, 16, Stella, 15, Hattie, 11, Finn, 10, and Beau, six
Happy family: Just days ago, Tori and Dean put on a united front with four of their kids in tow
The split comes after years of claims the power couple was on the rocks, a rumour that they dispelled as recently as just one day ago, when Tori shared a snap of them together with their children.
Thanking the Beverly Hills hotel for their hospitality, she wrote: ‘Family time is the best time and @beverlyhilton you continue to always make us feel like true family. We love you! xoxo.’
Tori previously married actor Charlie Shanian in 2004, but the former couple divorced in 2006 after the actress met Dean.
Tori and Dean met and began their affair while working on a Lifetime movie in 2005 – when they were both married to other people.
The couple remained together despite being buffeted by divorce rumors and reports of financial problems over the years.
They also starred in the reality series titled, Tori & Dean: Home Sweet Hollywood, which aired from 2007 until 2012.
In late 2013, it was revealed that Dean had an affair on Spelling, but the two chose to work through the infidelity to keep their marriage in tact.
However, in 2021, the BH90210 actress admitted on SiriusXM’s Jeff Lewis Live, that both she and her husband were sleeping in separate beds.
Shock: This comes after years of claims the power couple was on the rocks , a rumour that they dispelled just one day ago, when Tori shared a snap of them together with their children
She told Lewis during the interview, ‘Right now, my kids and dogs sleep in my bed,’ and added that Dean was, ‘in a room.’
A source told Entertainment Tonight at the time, ‘Tori and Dean do things as a family for the sake of their kids and live in the same house but sleep in separate rooms. Tori is more vocal about what goes on between them, and Dean is just completely checked out.’
The insider continued that the two stars were, ‘very much struggling,’ and explained, ‘Dean has been caught in so many lies and infidelities over the years and Tori is just over it.’
In June 2022 it was claimed that Tori and Dean – who wed in 2006 – had split, with a source telling UsWeekly they were ‘going through with a trial separation.’
It was shared at the time: ‘She hasn’t been doing social things anymore. She seems to be isolating herself. She’s been so MIA that they’re worried something’s going on – if she’s having money troubles again or is depressed,’ the source said.
When Tori lost her father Aaron in 2006, she infamously inherited just $800,000 of his vast fortune estimated at $600 million.
Tori’s mother Candy, who was the executor of Aaron’s estate, told the New York Times that her daughter got so little because of her extravagance.
She said that Tori ‘would close a store and drop $50,000 to $60,000,’ insisting: ‘I never did anything like that. She just went crazy.’
Tori shared in her own 2013 book Spelling It Like It Is that she had been forced to learn to tighten the purse strings – but not without discomfort.
She wrote: ‘It’s not my fault I’m an uptown girl stuck in a midtown life. I was raised in opulence. My standards are ridiculously high. We can’t afford that lifestyle, but when you grow up silver spoon it’s hard to go plastic.’
