'Crushing this single mom Christmas': Tori Spelling opens up on last-minute shopping, says she'll 'have to brave the mall alone'

Dean McDermott announced his divorce from Tori Spelling in June after 17 years of marriage
PUBLISHED DEC 23, 2023
Tori Spelling opened up about the struggles of last-minute Christmas shopping for her five children in a vulnerable rant on social media (Getty Images)
Tori Spelling opened up about the struggles of last-minute Christmas shopping for her five children in a vulnerable rant on social media (Getty Images)

LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA: Tori Spelling is trying to find out new ways to spend the holidays as a single mother after she separated from her estranged husband Dean McDermott. The 'Beverly Hills, 90210' alum opened up about the struggles of last-minute Christmas shopping for her five children in a vulnerable rant shared on her Instagram Story on Friday, December 23. 

“It’s December 22 and I officially bought my first gift for Christmas,” she wrote according to US Magazine. “5 Christmas lists to tackle. 3 days to do [it.],” Spelling wrote as she said she “missed the Amazon Prime cut off” for online shopping and has to resort to in-person shopping. “Now I’ll have to brave the mall alone. Crushing this single mom Christmas 2023 😂,” she added.

The 50-year-old shares Liam, 16, Stella, 15, Hattie, 11, Finn, 10, and Beau, six, with McDermott, 57.

LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA - FEBRUARY 06: Tori Spelling and Dean McDermott attend Fox Winter TCA at The
Tori Spelling is trying to find out new ways to spend the holidays as a single mother after she separated from her estranged husband Dean McDermott (Getty Images)

Tori Spelling and Dean McDermott divorced after 17 years 

The host of the cooking competition 'Chopped Canada' announced his divorce from the actress in June after 17 years of marriage. “It’s with great sadness and a very very heavy heart that after 18 years together and five amazing children,” he wrote in a since-deleted Instagram post, adding he will work with Spelling to co-parent their children.

McDermott got candid about the statement last month, revealing he posted it in a desperate attempt to escape Spelling after their “drunk and angry” fight led to his suicide attempt.

LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA - AUGUST 07: Dean McDermott attends the FOX Summer TCA 2019 All-Star Party a
The host of the cooking competition 'Chopped Canada' announced his divorce from the actress in June after 17 years of marriage (Getty Images)

Dean McDermott says he ate 'six or seven' sleeping pills to end his life 

McDermott, who played the role of Constable Renfield Turnbull on the TV series Due South, told the Daily Mail that he took “six or seven” sleeping pills in hopes of never waking up.

“It was the night that I raged against her and the children and I saw the light, the final flicker of the flame go out in her eyes,” he said, adding “I posted that because I was at the end of my rope. I didn’t know what to do. I had burned everything down yet again.”


 
 
 
 
 
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Shortly after posting the breakup post, he deleted it, which led to him taking more Ambien. “I was literally at my wit’s end. That night, I was drinking and I was into my pills,” he continued. McDermott further revealed God wanted him to wake up and he “would’ve ruined so many lives if I had died.”


 
 
 
 
 
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Dean McDermott is now sober 

The actor is now sober after entering rehab but hasn’t seen his estranged wife or their children since shortly after the incident. At the time, Spelling and her children were forced to move out of their rental home as a result of a mold issue.


 
 
 
 
 
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