Dean McDermott credits Tori Spelling and Lily Calo for his sobriety
Dean McDermott, Tori Spelling.
Getty Images (2)Dean McDermott is grateful that he has a girlfriend Lily Calo and ex Tori spelling by his side throughout his sobriety journey.
“She is a great support to me,” said McDermott, 57. Page six van Calo, 32, on Wednesday, March 13. “We check in on each other every day and hold each other accountable.”
McDermott added that he especially appreciated Calo’s encouragement when things were “not easy” in the beginning of getting sober. (McDermott and Calo started dating in October 2023, five months after he announced that he and Spelling, 50, were splitting after 17 years of marriage.)
Spelling and McDermott have experienced many ups and downs during their relationship. However, he is grateful to his estranged wife for always standing up for his interests, even when they were not on the best terms.
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“Tori has always been my biggest supporter and my biggest fan,” McDermott told the outlet. “She just wants me to be happy, and she’s such an incredible woman in that regard.”
McDermott said Spelling is “one of the most generous people” he knows, always putting her loved ones before herself. (The exes share six children Liam, 16, Stella, 15, Hattie, 12, Finn, 11, and Beau, 7. McDermott is also father to son Jack, 25, whom he shares with his ex-wife Maria Jo Eustace.)
“She wants the best for everyone,” he admitted. “Sometimes at the expense of her happiness, which is not good as we know. But that’s the kind of person she is.”
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McDermott has been candid about how alcohol played a role in his and Spelling’s breakup.
“I got angry because I woke up and I have five, six beautiful children in my life, but I was so dark and hopeless that I couldn’t see that,” he told the Daily email in November 2023. “She came from such a place of love and wanted me to be healthy and happy. … It was codependency. She put my well-being well above hers. She loved me so much that she didn’t really want to tell me how it was affecting her, even though I could see it on her face.
Now Spelling and McDermott are on seemingly good terms as they move forward. Since their split, the Beverly Hills, 90210 alum is linked Ryan Kramer. Recently, Spelling even joined McDermott and Calo at a party where she enthusiastically greeted Calo when she arrived at Dave & Busters in Los Angeles last month.