Dean McDermott Spotted With Moving Boxes Amid Tori Spelling Split Drama
Dean McDermott made headlines when he was seen moving stuff into storage during a drama with his wife Tori spelling.
The former Chopped: Canada host, 56, was photographed carrying moving boxes, a duffel bag and hockey sticks to a storage facility in Los Angeles, according to photos obtained by Page six on Tuesday, June 20. McDermott did not wear a wedding ring on his left hand, although his large portrait tattoo of Spelling – with whom he shares five children – was visible on the back of his arm. (McDermott also shares son Jack, 24, with ex-wife Mary Jo Eustace.)
Three days earlier, on Saturday, June 17, McDermott announced in an Instagram post that he and the Beverly Hills, 90210 alum, 50, had split after nearly two decades of marriage — and countless ups and downs.
“It is with great sadness and a very, very heavy heart that after 18 years together and 5 wonderful kids, @torispelling and I have decided to go our separate ways and start a new journey of our own,” the Canadian native wrote alongside throwback- photos of him and Spelling. “We will continue to work together as loving parents, guiding and loving our children through this difficult time. We ask all of you to respect our privacy as we take this time to surround our family with love and work through this.”
Hours later, however, McDermott removed the announcement, a source told exclusively Us weekly later that day he and Spelling “are not getting a divorce”.
“Friends suspect Dean posted that because he and Tori may have gotten into a big blowout fight last night,” the insider explains. “He obviously regretted it, so he deleted the post.”
While Spelling McDermott didn’t publicly wish a happy Father’s Day the following day, “Tori and Dean have been better than ever,” the source noted, citing their daughter Stella’s recent 15th birthday and attending the Stand for Kids Gala with their family. (In addition to Stella, McDermott and Spelling are also the parents of Liam, 16, Hattie, 11, Finn, 10, and Beau, 6.)
The insider added: “They have had their ups and downs like any couple but [they] have continued to work on their marriage through couples therapy. They love each other and are not breaking up.”
The relationship between Spelling and McDermott first made headlines in 2005, when they left their respective spouses for each other after meeting on the set of their Lifetime movie, Ghost over murder.
In December 2013, seven years after getting married in 2006, Us broke the news that McDermott had cheated on Spelling with a woman named Emily Goodhand. The fallout from McDermott’s affair was documented in the couple’s 2014 reality series, Really Tori.
While the duo eventually reconciled, their marriage has been through its fair share of ups and downs, with a source telling Us in 2021 that the duo has “been in big trouble for over a year now”, adding: “The fact that [Tori is] talking about sleeping in separate beds is telling, she wouldn’t unless things really weren’t great between them. After the pair were spotted without their wedding rings that year, McDermott shared on the “Feminine Warrior” podcast that Spelling forgot to put hers back on after washing her hands. He said he lost his tire while playing golf.
Last month, Spelling revealed that the family would “evacuate” their home “as soon as possible” after discovering a mold infestation that led to recurring illnesses for the actress and her children.