Tori Spelling may be a bestselling author, actress and reality star, but now she’s setting her sights on becoming a talk show host.

The married mom wet her appetite for chatting last month as a co-host on the Today Show.

What advice did Kathie Lee Gifford give her?

“Oh my gosh, she just said ‘be yourself, go for it,’” Tori, 36, tells me during a Q-Tips Vanity Packs event. “That was her thing. Don’t hold back. I remember the first day, I was a little nervous, and I thought ‘OK, it’s Kathie Lee, she’s like an icon, she’s been doing this forever, I have to be so respectful.’ And then she was busting my balls, and I thought ‘oh, I can’t fire back.’ Then, we went to lunch that day and we completely bonded. We had the total two-hour girlfriend lunch, and the next day I came back firing at her. I just felt like I could do that. We were on the same level. And we had bonded – we were girlfriends. It’s so nice to have that compatibility, and we just totally clicked.”

The Tori and Dean: Home Sweet Hollywood star hopes to return.

“I would like to, if they would have me back,” she says. “I definitely like the format of the talk show, so I’d definitely love to do something like that in the future.”

From OK

Jennie Garth’s Kelly Taylor has been a fixture on the CW’s 90210; Shannen Doherty’s Brenda Walsh has done a few drive-bys. Even Jason Priestley is stopping by to step behind the camera.

So who’s next? Sources tell me producers are actively working once more on getting Tori Spelling on screen as Donna Martin before season’s end for a multiple-episode arc.

So will it happen? And what’s this about a Luke Perry lookalike (gasp!) cozying up to Naomi?

Reps for both Tori and the network tell me there’s “nothing to confirm” yet, but insiders close to the talks say that if producers get their way, Donna will drop by for a few episodes this spring and may appear in an episode Jason may be directing.

No final agreements have been made, but talks continue, with Tori’s storyline and paypoint being sorted out.

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Tori is going to be reprising her role on “Smallville” in early 2009! Check out the article below…

Color me gobsmacked: Tori Spelling is appearing on a CW show, and it’s not 90210. At least not yet anyway. (More on that in a sec.)

Sources confirm to me exclusively that Spelling has finalized a deal to return to Smallville as The Daily Planet’s incredibly liquefying gossip columnist Linda Lake. The camptastic character, first introduced in a Jan. ’07 episode, is unique among Smallville’s long line of villains in one very significant way: She knows Clark’s secret.

Now for the other piece of this story: My Peach Pit mole confirms that after numerous false starts, Spelling is once again engaged in “preliminary talks” to reprise her role as everyone’s favorite ex-virgin, Donna Martin, on 90210: New Flavor.

As you’ll recall, Aaron’s little girl was all set to head back to her former zip code earlier in the season, but she backed out in an alleged dispute over moolah. Or was it because she just had a baby? Depends who you ask!

If the 90210 deal materializes, and that’s still a big if, I’m told Spelling would likely show up in the spring. Her one-episode Smallville return, meanwhile, is set in stone for early ’09.

What say you, Smallville fans? Excited to see Clark’s liquid nightmare back? Are you, like me, hoping it’s a precursor to a 90210 return later in the season? The comments section awaits your feedback!

From EW.com

The first image of Tori and Liam for their Skechers campaign has been released! Click on the image to the right to view the full sized image. You can also read about the campaign and order shoes to benefit the charity over at Skechers.com.

Nothing Compares to Family
Starlet Tori Spelling and her 13-month-old son, Liam, are the first celebrity pairing to kick off a new ad campaign for SKECHERS USA, Inc. called “Nothing Compares to Family.” This promotion, slated to run through 2009, stars some of today’s popular celebrity families and benefits children’s charities with ads breaking in celebrity weekly magazines and other fashion and lifestyle glossies.

SKECHERS plans to rotate a variety of different celebrity families throughout the campaign, featuring mothers and small children and adult celebrities with their sisters, brothers, parents and grandparents. At the heart of the campaign is SKECHERS’ commitment to family. Each ad will be tagged with a charity of the celebrity’s choice, ones that are family-related, such as the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation International or Habitat for Humanity, which builds homes for families. SKECHERS joins Tori in support of The K.I.D.S. Foundation.

About K.I.D.S.
Since 1985: K.I.D.S. has fulfilled its promise of bringing smiles to children in need by distributing over a half-billion dollars worth of new merchandise while keeping overhead costs under three percent. In 2007, nearly $62 million worth of new products was distributed for the benefit of almost five million children who live in poverty and suffer from distressed conditions.

K.I.D.S. operates six key programs that focus on meeting the needs of:
Victims of Natural Disasters and Political Unrest, Homeless Children, Domestic Abuse Victims, Children with Low Literacy Levels, Children of Incarcerated Parents/Juvenile Offenders, and Military Families /Wounded Soldiers.

For more information about this wonderful charity please visit: http://kidsdonations.org/home.htm. Your donation of cash or products will be greatly appreciated!

Perez Hilton is reporting the following about Tori’s role in the upcoming 90210 spin-off.

We told y’all that Tori Spelling was definitely heading back to 90210 (2.0) as Donna Martin.

Now, we can now reveal what her character will be up to in the spinoff!

According to a CW network source, Donna will be the owner of one of the coolest stores in Beverly Hills, a shopping hot spot that is frequented by the new cast of characters.

Spelling will be appearing several times throughout the season, but she will not be a series regular.

Jennie Garth will also make sporadic appearances too. Her character, Kelly, now works as a guidance counselor at the high school.

Sounds exciting! Can’t wait to see Tori and Jennie back on 90210!

The plot thickens! Or at least the cast list for CW’s new 90210 spinoff thickens!

Sources close to Big Green tell me that Tori Spelling will join former castmate Jennie Garth in the new series. After asking to guest star on the series, sources tell me that she has been written into the pilot. In that first ep, Tori cameos with a few lines in a brief shopping scene with the girls.
Ian Ziering

I’m told that Ian Ziering, aka Steve Saunders, is also very interested in signing on. In fact, I’m hearing that both Tori, Ian and their “people” have been reaching out to producers and the network on a almost daily basis to see where the situation with the show stands!

Awww…the gang’s (almost) all here!
Jennie Garth

As for Jennie’s part in all this, I’m hearing she was originally supposed to be a series regular, but she would only sign on as a recurring character to start. She wants to see how the show does before committing to a specific number of episodes.

Worth noting: None of the original castmembers wanted to be the first to sign on, but once Jennie went for it, they followed suit. Always a leader, that Kelly!
Luke Perry

From what I’m hearing, many of the original castmembers are expected to make cameos at one point or another. Dare we hope for some Jason Priestley or Luke Perry action while we’re here?

Are you excited about Tori and Ian signing up for some guest work of their own? Y/N?

From E! Online

Tori Spelling’s wish to star in the planned Beverly Hills, 90210 spin-off series may come true – she is in negotiations to reprise her breakthrough role in the new show. The actress first found fame playing Donna Martin in the hit high school drama, which ran from 1990 to 2000. And after hearing of plans to revive the defunct series in a new spin-off show, the star has been desperate to land a part – even offering to play the role of a sexy mom. Now, Spelling – whose late father, TV producer Aaron Spelling, created the original show – admits she would love make a comeback with her pal Jennie Garth. She tells People.com, “Jennie is already on board for the series and we have been in touch about it. I would love to see our characters together again and get the chance to work with my friend again.” Spelling also claims it was her late father’s wish to see the hit 1990s show make a comeback She explains, “It was always my dad’s dream and intention to make a new 90210 before he passed, so I know he is proud and he would be even more proud if I were a part of it.”

From IMDB

Tori Spelling and her 13-month-old son, Liam, will be the first mother-and-child models in Skechers new ad campaign called “Nothing Compares to Family.”

She joins past Sktchers celebs, such as Ashlee Simpson, Carrie Underwood, Christina Aguilera and Britney Spears.

Skechers plans to rotate a variety of famous families throughout the campaign, featuring mothers and small children and adult celebrities with their sisters, brothers, parents and grandparents.

Each Sketchers ad will be tagged with a family-related charity of the celebrity’s choice, such as the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation International or Habitat for Humanity, which builds homes for families.

From the LA Times Blog