“Happy International Women’s Day, these smart, creative, strong and fierce women. “I’m so lucky to have you in mine,” the 55-year-old actor captioned an Instagram upload Tuesday, March 8. “I Love You So Much!” #happyinternationalwomensday #luckyguy.”
Two photos of Spelling (48), were featured in the post, as well as snaps of Stella, 13 and Hattie 10, respectively. They are also the parents to Beau, Beau, and Finn, both aged 9 and 14.
McDermott’s tribute is after months and months of speculation about McDermott and his Messyness host being on the verge of divorcing. Spelling was a topic of conversation when she disclosed that they were sharing a bedroom. Rumours continued to grow when she was seen at an attorney’s office later in the year. The Beverly Hills 90210 alum was seen holding documents that seemed to refer to child support and custody during the October 2021 outing.
Us Weekly exclusively reported that the actress felt “trapped” in her marriage due to the children. The insider said that she had tried counseling with him, and that they had a “really serious” argument which led to their difficult marriage.
Another source said that both the Chopped Canada host, and the Story Telling author weren’t in “a good place.” They told Us “It’s gotten really terrible and those closest to them feel it won’t last long.”
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The “90210MG podcast host” didn’t feel it was the right time to end the relationship despite the tension that was building between them. The source said that their children will always come first no matter what happens.
Spelling posted a peek at the holiday card of McDermott, a hint that fans were still wondering if the couple was headed for a split. “Fact: @imdeanmcdermott was filming in Canada for his new feature film,” Spelling responded via Instagram in November 2021 to questions from social media users about her husband.
Later, confirmed that the seven-member family spent Christmas together.
Since their marriage in 2006, Spelling and the Slasher have had many highs and lows. Us reported in 2013 McDermott’s cheating on his wife. He eventually sought treatment for his sex addiction. was featured prominently in the aftermath of the scandal. True Tori, Magazine.
In October 2019, the Due South actor revealed to Us that he believed Spelling would have a “knee jerk reaction” before he left. He recalled that he thought Tori was going to run for hills and that he could understand why. She was like, “I can’t stop the love for your. You are my love. You have hurt me. You hurt me. That’s the only thing I can do. ‘”
McDermott stated at the time that every relationship was work and that you cannot bail out once you reach that point. It is necessary to work through the issues and not give up. It’s hard.