Tori Spelling grew-up on television, and while her two young children are currently doing the same thing on her Tori & Dean: Home Sweet Hollywood reality series, she sees it as a positive.

“The reality show has been a blessing for us. It not only shows people how relatable we are, but we also get to stay together as a family — and that’s what is most important. They’re two and three, they’re in a comfortable zone, it’s all family, we have a very small crew,” said Spelling during a Wednesday appearance on NBC’s Today.

“When they get old enough, if they don’t want to be a part of it, the show’s done. I tell them that all the time.”

Tori & Dean: Home Sweet Hollywood’s third season recently-concluded its broadcast run on Oxygen but the former Beverly Hills 90210 star has stayed busy promoting her new book — “Uncharted Territori.”

“I thought, ‘Oh, it will just be a book about my new life now evolving, motherhood,’” she said on Today.

“Then actually as I was writing, things started to unfold — my health, reconciliation with my mom, my marriage was on the rocks. So all these things started coming out, and I was like, ‘Wow. I really am in uncharted territory.’”

Spelling’s health had been a hot topic of conversation, as tabloids alleged she was unhealthy and weighed less than 100 pounds. Spelling subsequently denied the rumors via Twitter and explained on Today why she felt it was important to do so.

“I feel like at this point in my life, I’m a role model for a lot of women out there, and I have a daughter of my own,” she said. “So being labeled as too thin, having an eating disorder, it’s definitely something I want to address because it’s not what’s going on.”

“Do you have an eating disorder?” asked Today’s Ann Curry.

“I do not,” replied Spelling. “But I’m labeled it all the time. I think people don’t understand how much it hurts. They understand that it hurts to call people overweight, but when you call someone underweight it’s just as horrible. It really knocks down your self confidence.”

Spelling also recently reconciled with her mom, and she attributed it to her children.

“It’s going great. You really realize when you have kids how important family is. They changed everything,” explained Spelling. “We came to the point where we thought the past is the past, let’s move forward for their sake — and it’s been the best thing I’ve ever done.”

Spelling and husband Dean McDermott renewed their wedding vows last month in a ceremony at a private home overlooking Beverly Hills.

The renewal came after commercials promoting the premiere of Tori & Dean: Home Sweet Hollywood showed Spelling stating that she felt McDermott had become “more and more unhappy and angry” and that she missed the way he used to be.

The clip led to talk that the couple was on the verge of divorcing, which Spelling subsequently denied.

“It was a tough year,” Spelling told Curry.

“We never discussed parenting issues, then all of a sudden you have two kids in a short amount of time and you realize you have different views on how to raise them. That’s really where our breakdown of communication started to happen. So it was a hard year, we got back on track, and we really wanted it to be like a rebirth, so we renewed.”

From Reality TV World

Tori Spelling is convinced her long-time estrangement from her mother was prolonged by the publicity surrounding the feud, insisting the rift could have been healed sooner if they hadn’t made their dispute public.

The reality TV star and her mom, Candy, spent three years apart following a disagreement around the death of TV mogul Aaron Spelling — the family patriarch — in 2006.

The bitter feud was played out in the press as both women spoke out about their situation.

The Spellings finally put the spat behind them last year, rebuilding their broken relationship for the sake of Tori’s children.

And the former “Beverly Hills, 90210″ star is adamant they could have worked out their problems earlier if they had kept their disagreement private.

She tells “Access Hollywood,” “It was the whole realization of ‘What happened between us?’ and, ‘Was there really anything major?’ Or, ‘Did the press really heighten it to a level where we thought we couldn’t go back?’

“That was a huge turning point for me when I realized I think that’s what happened. … It really was about kind of saying, ‘The past is the past. This is about my kids, her grandkids. It’s all about Liam and Stella.’ Because of that we have been able to move forward as a family and we’re all together and it’s been great.”

From the SF Gate

It’s almost been a year since Farrah Fawcett died on the morning of June 25, 2009, after a lengthy battle with cancer. Tori Spelling, who was a former neighbor of the “Charlie’s Angels” star, told Access Hollywood that the blonde bombshell visited her from beyond during a psychic reading.

“I was talking to a medium,” Spelling told Access Hollywood in an interview to promote her third memoir, “uncharted terriTORI,” which hit bookstores on Tuesday. “I was hoping my dad (‘Charlie’s’ Angels’ producer Aaron Spelling) would come through.”

Instead of hearing from her father, while sitting down with medium and talk-show host John Edward, it was the former “Angel” Spelling heard from.

“Farrah Fawcett came through in my reading loud and clear,” Spelling continued. “It was really awkward for him as well. He’s like, ‘I have never had this happen.’ ”

Spelling explained to Access that she knew Fawcett for years — first through her dad and the actress’ work on “Charlie’s Angels,” then because they were neighbors and also because the blonde bombshell appeared on Spelling’s former VH1 show, “So NoTorious,” but she wasn’t entirely prepared for her psychic visit from the star.

From MSNBC

Tori Spelling’s wafer-thin frame has been the topic of much debate — and in her new book, TerriTORI, she reveals why she shed so much weight.

According to USA Today, Spelling, 37, blames swine flu, stomach pain, migraines and nerve problems for her weight loss. She says she had to take three rounds of antibiotics that caused severe stomach pain. “I’ve never had a great stomach, but (being ill) just completely tore up my stomach and broke down my immune system, and I’ve basically just been a mess ever since, stomach-wise,” she says. “It’s about rebuilding my immune system.”

Last year, tabloid rumors got so wild that it prompted the 90210 alum to declare last fall on Twitter that she weighs 107 lbs.

“I’m a role model for a lot of women out there, so I hate that they say these things unwarranted, without any research and facts,” she says. “I think it’s doing a disservice to women out there that look up to any celebrity.”

She says she worries “every single day” how the coverage will affect her daughter Stella, now 2, down the road.

“I’m so grateful that she can’t read yet,” she says. “I’m hoping they’ll let up on that by the time she gets old enough to understand, but I’m going to have to explain to her that this is what happens.”

Spelling — who recently renewed her vows with husband Dean McDermott, as Us Weekly exclusively reported – also weighs in on their marriage, admitting that things got rocky last year.

“We had problems that we never thought we would have,” she vaguely says. “We thought we had the perfect relationship. We realized we love each other, but the communication had completely broken down and a lot of our issues, honestly, came from parenting.”

And how are things with her once-estranged mother, Candy?

“We do talk on the phone. We do e-mail. We see each other for dinners. We do the normal stuff I think families do. There’s no strain,” she says. “We’re still building our relationship, of course, but she’s great with the kids (Stella and Liam, 3). She’s completely involved, which is all I ever wanted. We’re just moving forward.”

From US

Tori Spelling finally has everything she thought she wanted — a loving family and a successful career — but it wasn’t always easy. In her new book, “Uncharted TerriTori,” the star opens up about her struggle to balance work, marriage, motherhood and reality TV cameras all while learning to find her happy ending. An excerpt.

A few weeks ago my friend Jacob was flying Virgin American from New York to L.A. As the plane began its final descent into LAX, the cute and obviously gay lead flight attendant made an announcement to the cabin. He said, “Welcome to Los Angeles, birthplace and residence of Tori Spelling.” When my friend reported this story to me via email, I thought it was hilarious, but I also didn’t know exactly what to make of it. I was born in L.A. Fact. I still live here. Fact. But on what grounds is that of common interest to an airplane full of diverse travelers? Is it a compliment? Is it a joke? A little of both? Of all the famous people, of all the actors, of all the tabloid darlings, of all the gay icons (if I can call myself that), why me?

But as someone who produces and stars in a show that follows my daily life for the entertainment of millions of people (holy crap!), I can’t spend too long on questions like that. After “90210” and so many TV movies, my career had slowed, and recently, in my reality show, it has found new life. The name Tori Spelling draws viewers, and it sells magazines, books, a jewelry line, a children’s clothing line. And my name also, apparently, occasionally welcomes certain unsuspecting travelers as they arrive in Los Angeles. So it goes. I’ve come to accept that the small moments of my life, my relationship, my family, my business ventures — usually in edited, broadcast form — are a spectacle. My life is a show. My self is my business. My name is my brand. It’s a weird way to live, and maybe I’ll never get used to it, but at the same time business is booming. My life has changed dramatically in the past several years. I married Dean; we moved several times; we had two children; we created a show that has gone into its fifth season on the air. I have love. I have a family. I have a home. I have work. It’s all I ever wished for. But trying to be a perfect wife, mother, and mini mogul has its challenges, especially if, like me, you want to be perfect at all of them at the same time.

Turns out I’m officially a workaholic. I think I’ve always been a bit more driven than anybody realized, myself included. I have ideas. I want to try new things. I see business opportunities. The difference is that before “Tori & Dean” was a success, nobody ever cared what harebrained scheme I was dreaming up. Nobody expected anything of me. Nobody took me seriously. Nobody would have wanted to partner with me. I didn’t have the means to make any of it come to pass. Now I have the power. Now there’s no excuse not to act on a big idea. Now I can back it up. I have a show. I have two successful lines. I have two bestselling books. I own a well-known brand. (You know, Tori Spelling. Who’d a thunk it?)
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I was poised to be a workaholic. In the seven years between “90210” and “Tori & Dean,” my acting work came and went. Being an underemployed actor as I was puts the fear in you. I am nobody. I’ll never work again. If I can just get a break I’ll make the most of it, I swear. I developed a strike-while-the-iron’s-hot mentality. I don’t want to miss a single opportunity.

I’m finally in a position where ideas that I have can actually blossom into businesses. When I shop for new bedding, I can’t help thinking, Maybe I could do a line of Hollywood Regency-inspired shams. I spend a day doing crafts with the kids and start fantasizing about developing a kids’ crafts show or magazine sharing the joys of homemade play dough and pipe cleaner animals. I cook dinner and envision a recipe book with my nanny’s special shepherd’s pie. I hobble out of an event, barefoot, with four-inch heels in hand, and fantasize about Tori Spelling–branded disposable micro flip-flops. (Somebody please run with that.)

I want to do a show with Dean where we put together dream weddings on a budget: it’s on! There’s an opportunity for me to do the talk show I’ve always dreamed of? So what if it’s all day, every day, forty-four weeks a year, I want to do it! My agent’s worried I’m going to drop dead. Can we clone me? I wonder. Nah, the clone wouldn’t do it right. Yeah, I got the whole workaholic package, which means I’m so completely incapable of delegating that I couldn’t even delegate to my own clone. People talk all the time about leaving work behind at the end of the day, about how important it is to draw a dividing line between your job and your life. But my job is to be Tori Spelling. I can’t exactly take a break. In some ways I feel like I’m turning into my father. Dad was a workaholic. He was productive, work was lucrative, but it never stopped. When I was little I hardly noticed. I thought every father came home long after dinner and baths were over, just in time to kiss his children good night.

Even late in his career, my father never stopped caring about every detail of every show. On weekends he would come home with a briefcase full of scripts. We’d go out to the pool together, I’d click open the briefcase, and we’d sit next to each other reading. He dog-eared the pages where he had notes, just as I now do with scripts. By the time he was finished with a script, every single page would be folded over and every line of the script would be rewritten. When we first started “90210” he even brought home Polaroids of the wardrobe options for Brenda and Brandon. He couldn’t delegate either.

Ultimately I feel like my father died because he could no longer work. When he stopped working he went quickly downhill. There was no adjusting to a new focus and pace at that age. He didn’t know how to just be.

Twitter — the way I use Twitter, is a perfect example of how it never stops, how I never stop. Sometimes Dean is sleeping next to me in bed while I tweet until one a.m. I tweet what I’ve prepared for the kids’ holiday parties at school. I post what movie I watched that night. I check to see how many followers I have. I check to see how many followers Brooke Burke and Denise Richards have (they’re in the big leagues, each with over a million followers). I’m obsessed with how many followers I have and what makes them decide to follow me or to stop following me. If I talk about cute things the kids are doing, my followers drop off. If I retweet news items, people sign on. If I don’t tweet for a day, I gain a hundred followers. When I posted that I watched “Paranormal Activity,” I gained fifty-six followers. Why, why, why?

I tell myself I’m doing it for the fans and for my business; I’m building my brand. And I do use Twitter that way. For Little Maven, my kids’ clothing line, I went on Twitter to do a model search. People posted photos of their children to Twitter, and I selected models for our look book — a catalogue for retail buyers — and website. My “followers” know that it’s me looking at the pictures. I’m the one who’s picking their kids. They know that I’m not doing a celebrity endorsement, that I’m actually at the helm of my business. And they also know that I’m the one who’s dropping my kids off at school. Because I tweet about it afterwards. It’s kind of like I’m stalking myself, but it doesn’t feel creepy. It makes me feel connected to people. If I’m going to be a brand, it’s nice to feel like people really know me. But I also see how my obsessive twittering can be unhealthy. Nothing is private, nothing is sacred. Dean is asleep next to me, and I should be sleeping too. I’m more stressed than I’ve ever been in my life.

I haven’t found a good balance, and (when he’s awake) it doesn’t sit well with Dean. A couple of nights ago Dean came into the kitchen and told me he’d run a bubble bath for me — an overt effort to get me to relax. Liam and Stella were running around the kitchen, waiting for me to make them dinner. Dean said, “Don’t worry, I’ve got it.” Dean is perfectly capable of making dinner for the kids. Nonetheless, I started pulling out the broccoli, rice, and hot dogs. Just to get him started. Dean stood there staring at me. “What are you doing?” he said, “I just said I’ve got it.” But I couldn’t stop myself.

I’m not just controlling when it comes to the kids. I came into the kitchen the other night to find Dean, who is self-sufficient in all things, eating a dinner he’d made for himself. When I saw him sitting there, alone at the table, I felt deflated. “I was going to do that for you,” I told him. I wanted to make dinner for him. I wanted us to eat together even if I got home too late. I want to be able to do everything. Then I’m resentful of having to do everything.

From MSNBC

I have added 100+ HQ and MQ photos of Tori in New York City at events promoting “Uncharted TerriTORI”!

Tori and Dean were photographed at the 2010 MTV Movie Awards Style Lounge recently, and I have just added 41 photos from the event!

Renewing his vows to Tori Spelling May 8 in Beverly Hills “was amazing,” her husband of four years, Dean McDermott, told UsMagazine.com Wednesday at the Cable Show 2010 in Universal City, Calif.

“It was beautifully put together and designed by T and her friend James,” added McDermott, 43, who shows off photos from the ceremony in the new Us Weekly (on newsstands now). “We exchanged the exact same vows we exchanged in Fiji [where wed wed in 2006]. To have Tori’s mom there and her brother Randy was wonderful. We’re building great relationships, and it’s really, really nice.”

Their children, Liam, 3, and Stella, 23 months, also were included the ceremony. Said McDermott, “It was so great to hear our kids voices while we were exchanging our vows. It was pretty special.”

Are more kids on the way?

“Not just yet,” McDermott told Us. “I gotta give mama a rest. She has been pregnant for two years. We just want to enjoy the time we have with the ones we have now. A third one adds a whole different crazy to the mix. We definitely want a third.”

On their hit Oxyegn show this season, he said his two children “steal the show. Liam is chatty; Stella is gorgeous with this great sense of humor. We get into some adventure — I challenge T a little bit.”

How so?

“Something you would never think T would do in a million years!” he coyly told Us without elaborating. “Up in the air.”

From US Magazine