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Tori Spelling and Dean McDermott are going their separate ways. The couple split after being married for 18 years. The two have been married since 2006 and share five children. McDermott shared the sad news via social media on Saturday. Rumors of their marital issues have been spreading around since 2021, and although the couple tried to work out their marriage, a split has become inevitable.
Tori Spelling And Dean McDermott Split After Almost Two Decades
Tori Spelling and Dean McDermott are calling it quits after their 18-year-long marriage. McDermott announced their divorce via a now-removed Instagram post on Saturday.
The Due South alum shared that although they are no longer together, they will continue to work together to guide and care for their children. He asked that the public respect their privacy in these trying times. He concluded by thanking fans for the support and kindness shown to the family. The couple share sons Liam, 16, Finn, 10, and Beau, 6, and daughters Stella, 15, and Hattie, 11.
Rumors Of An Intending Split Have Been Ongoing For A While
The Beverly Hills, 90210 alum and the Open Range actor have repeatedly denied speculations about their marital issues despite growing evidence of an intending split. Rumors of separation first began when Tori Spelling was seen without her wedding ring in March 2021. Two months later, she admitted that she and Dean McDermott had been sleeping in separate rooms. She told Jeff Lewis on his SiriusXM radio show in June that her kids and dogs had been sleeping in her bed, adding that the Canadian actor had gone to film a project in another country.
The former Chopped Canada host also addressed the rumors in September 2021, dismissing that there were any marital issues. He added that he did not understand why people felt the need to know what was going on in their marriage. He went on to say that he would allow people to make whatever conclusions they wished.
Rumors Of Their Marital Issues Continued
Spelling made matters worse when a series of paparazzi photos showed up shortly after. The images showed her seemingly enraged outside a lawyer’s office the following month. The BH90210 alum shouted into her cell phone while holding a notepad that cited “assets,” “support,” and “custody.” Despite this, the couple refused to confirm their divorce. They put on a united front during a family trip to Disneyland just two days later.
However, Spelling was seen with moving boxes that November, and the couple were living apart by the holidays, per People. Spelling disclosed on Thanksgiving that she had spent the day with only her daughters. She later shared a photo of her family’s Christmas stocking with McDermott’s notably missing.
Spelling and McDermott have had quite a shaky marriage from the onset. The now-estranged couple met in Ottawa, Canada, while filming the TV movie Mind Over Murder in 2005, at which time they were both married to other people. The two married in May 2006, less than a month after Spelling finalized her divorce from Charlie Shanian. However, in late 2013, the actor admitted to cheating on the reality star, which inspired their 2014 Lifetime docu-series True Tori.