(L) Dean McDermott and Tori Spelling.Photo:Dave Kotinsky/Getty, David Livingston/Getty
Dave Kotinsky/Getty, David Livingston/Getty
Dean McDermotthas broken his silence after his wife,Tori Spelling,filed for divorce.
Hours earlier, Spellingopened up about the pair’s separationon her newly-releasedmisSPELLINGpodcast, saying she had been telling herself she wanted to divorce McDermott for “like… 15 years.”
“We always say, ‘Hey, it made it 18 years. It shouldn’t have made it 18 years,” Spelling, 50, said. “And I think he would say the same thing if he and I had a real heart-to-heart. It would have been over a lot sooner.”
She also asked for sole physical custody of their five minor children —Liam Aaron McDermott, 17,Stella Doreen, 15,Hattie Margaret, 12,Finn Davey, 11 andBeau Dean, 7 — and joint legal custody with McDermott’s visitation rights to be determined at a later date.
(L-R) Stella Spelling, Tori Spelling, Beau Spelling, Dean McDermott, Finn Spelling, and Hattie Spelling.Stefanie Keenan/Getty
Stefanie Keenan/Getty
On the same day Spelling listed as their date of their separation, McDermottannouncedthat the couple had decided to go their separate ways in a statement that was later deleted off his Instagram.
“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,” he wrote at the time.
In November 2021, rumors about the former couple’s relationship began to swirl when McDermott was notably absent ina holiday cardshared to Instagram.
A source told PEOPLE at the time that Spelling still had “major trust issues” and their relationship was never “fully repaired” after McDermott strayed. McDermott’songoing struggles with sobrietyalso appeared to be a major issue for the pair over the years.
Still, the couple’s separation announcement in June still surprised close friends, who had witnessed Spelling and McDermott’s ups and downs over the years. “If this had happened a year ago, it would’ve been expected because things were terrible between them," an insider told PEOPLE at the time.
(L) Tori Spelling and Dean McDermott.Amy Sussman/Getty
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In recent months, the two have both moved on. McDermott is seeing new girlfriendLily Calowhile Spelling wasspotted kissing Ryan Cramer, the CEO of Santa Monica-based agency Neuron Syndicate Inc., in November.
Despite their new love interests, McDermott toldPage Sixin March that Spelling isstill his “biggest fan”and continues to support him from afar on maintaining his sobriety journey. He described her as “caring,” “empathetic” and someone who “wants the best for everybody” sometimes “at the expense of her happiness.”
“You know, she just wants me to be happy. Bottom line. And she’s such an incredible woman that way,” McDermott told the outlet. “She’s one of the most generous people I’ve ever met in my life.”
source: people.com
