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Tori Spelling she will “never regret” staying with her estranged husband Dean McDermott for so long — but she thinks she may have done a “disservice” to their children.
Tori, 51, hosted a psychologist Dr. Hillary Goldsher for a a two-part podcast in which she opened up about how her children were affected by her split from McDermott, 58. The actress admitted during the Tuesday, Dec. 10 episode of the podcast that her desire for her children to have “parents together” kept her with McDermott “for a long time”. time.”
Spelling went on to explain that this hope “prevented me from ultimately making what was, on the surface, the better decision for them.” The Beverly Hills, 90210 alum explained to listeners that she always “saw family always together” because her parents, Candy and Aaron Spellingthey were together for 25 years.
“I’ve always thought that as bad as things can be between my partner and I, it’s better to have their father in the house than in another mansion,” Tori continued. “I think it kept me in the relationship too long. I feel like it ended up doing my kids a disservice.”
Tori shares five children with McDermott — Liam, 17, Stella, 16, Hattie, 13, Finn, 12, and Beau, 7. Previously married for 18 years she filed for divorce this March.
“I think we were both at a point where we could have separated and divorced before Beau was born, but we worked on our relationship, stayed together and I will never regret not leaving then,” she said. “I’m sure they wouldn’t either because we wouldn’t have Beau.
The actress called her youngest son “our blessing and our love and our heart and soul” during Tuesday’s podcast.
“I’m grateful, but you know, after Beau was born — and that was 2017 — things didn’t get better between us,” Tori added. “Of course, there are still times when I think, ‘Oh my God, it would be so nice to have that extra set of hands at home.’ It would be so nice if the kids were like, ‘Okay, Mom’s over there, and I see Dad in the other room.'”
Tori admitted that toward the end of her marriage, she and McDermott “did things as a family for the kids,” but they slept in separate rooms.
“My husband is now sober – over a year – so we are very proud of him. But before that it was hard for them to see and it was very disjointed,” she said. “I feel like I haven’t separated families – just household wise – before, but of course we can’t go back, so we’re dealing with it now. But it’s hard not having their dad in the house.’