Actress Tori Spelling is the daughter of one of the most prolific American television producers, the late Aaron Spelling. She is a solid chip off her dad’s block.

Workaholic Tori and husband Dean McDermott have solidified their partnership in love and business, and defied reality TV couple odds by making hay (and baby number two) with the reality TV platform of Oxygen’s latest smallscreen veritas of their lives: Home Sweet Hollywood, set to bow on June 17 at 10 PM.

Tori’s additional TV work includes the announcement that she will revisit her role as Donna in the CW’s “90210″ series that will also see a return of Jennie Garth. No word on “Brenda” Shannon Doherty yet.

Oxygen will also present “25iest,” hosted by Tori and Dean. The show will dish about power couples by counting down the most influential duos in entertainment, sports, fashion, and politics. That show premieres June 10.

Monsters and Critics joined a few online reporters and spoke to Tori and Dean a few days ago:

Tori, what’s the most important lesson your father ever imprinted on you, that you learned from him about television in general?

And also just a follow-up, what was your favorite show that he ever put together and created in your mind?

Tori Spelling: My favorite show of his is probably a show that was his favorite and that was a show called Family. He was the most proud of that show because, , my dad kind of got a bad rap, I think.

A lot of times people would say oh he just makes (jiggle) TV and it’s all for entertainment purposes. But he did some really amazing shows as well that he was really proud of, that people kind overlooked.

“Family” was one of them. It was all about family. It was a great dramatic show and I’m really proud of that show that he did.

And as far as what he taught me work wise in television, I mean, I learned everything from him. I have a really, really strong work ethic and I learned that from my dad because my dad was a workaholic but he always had even more time for us.

As hard as he would work, he always made the time. So it’s just about balancing family, I think, and work - and giving everything 100%. And that’s what he taught me.

Do you think he would enjoy your new show?

Tori Spelling: Oh definitely. He would love it because my dad, as I said, was big into shows that really sent across a positive message and really strived to, , be entertaining for a whole family.

I really believe our show does that. There’s a lot of kind of train wreck TV reality shows out there. And I think Tori & Dean is a great show that really focuses on family, focuses on couples to show that everyone can watch together and enjoy. And that’s what makes me the most proud.

What possessed you to open your lives up for everyone to see in a show like this?

Dean McDermott: My first answer was insanity. But the truth be told our lives are pretty much documented in the media on a weekly basis and we just figured since our lives are being put out there and we have no control over it, why don’t we put ourselves out there and have control over it - and invite the viewers and the public into our lives to really let them know and see what we’re really like because, , as , there’s a lot of preconceived notions about celebrities, and of course, Tori that it’s an opportunity to set the record straight.

What about the dread curse of the celebrity couples in reality TV?

Tori Spelling: Well when we started this show three seasons ago, that was definitely something that we addressed. Dean actually didn’t even know about…

Dean McDermott: I wasn’t even aware.

Tori Spelling: the curse of the reality couples. But I told him. And it wasn’t something we were worried about. And it’s something three years later that hasn’t affected our relationship one bit.

It actually has made our relationship stronger. We love working together. We love - we actually are a couple that does everything together even when we’re not working.

So for us, this is the best venue for our relationship because we get to spend all our time together. And I think for other couples, perhaps they didn’t spend all their time together and then all of a sudden they were stuck together all the time, and they couldn’t make it work. But for us it works.

Dean McDermott: The proof is in the pudding - baby number two.

Tori Spelling: Season three.

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