Tori Spelling Spills on Donna Martin Role-Play with Dean McDermott
Okay, so let me tell you, this is WILD and I have to spill it all right now! Tori Spelling just confessed on her MisSpelling podcast that ex-husband Dean McDermott actually called her “Donna Martin” during sex, fulfilling his teen crush on her Beverly Hills, 90210 character. It all came out in a July 14 episode when the former teen drama star laughed at her own realization that Dean really meant every word of his early admiration.
Back when they first met, Dean would ditch his Wednesday night hockey games early to rush home and watch 90210, telling his buddies in the locker room, “I gotta go see my girlfriend.” That bit of trivia was funny, but Tori admits she wasn’t convinced it was genuine—until the “Donna Martin” moment in the boudoir. As she recalls, “I always thought, ‘Are you just making that up to get with me?’ But no.” At a certain point amid the intimate fun, he whispered, “Oh, my little Donna Martin,” and she “might have giggled back like Donna.”
Of course, Tori drew a firm line on exploring that character in real life again. She joked that if any man ever asked her to slip back into her high-school persona for bedroom antics, “that would really creep me out.” Beyond the playful flashback, she noted that playing Donna and being Tori is practically the same person—except for a potty mouth. “It was the ’90s,” she explained. “You couldn’t curse on primetime. So Donna is Tori, just Tori has a potty mouth. But Donna had a potty mouth.”
The revelations come amid Tori’s separation from Dean in 2023 after 18 turbulent years and co-parenting five children: Liam, 18; Stella, 17; Hattie, 13; Finn, 12; and Beau, 8. Tori also opened up about a turning point when daughter Hattie bluntly asked if her mom had ever considered life with someone else who might “get treated right.” That innocent question made Tori realize things had gotten too difficult for the kids to watch.
These candid moments highlight both the nostalgia for Tori’s iconic role and the real-life drama behind closed doors. As she forges ahead in her personal life—now dating Ryan Cramer since April—Tori balances her public persona with the messy honesty fans love. Whether she’s revisiting her teen drama days or rethinking her love life, one thing is clear: there’s never a dull moment in the Spelling-McDermott saga.
Stay tuned for more no-holds-barred anecdotes from the MisSpelling universe—because Auntie’s caffeine buzz isn’t wearing off anytime soon. Whew, I swear, I could talk about this all day!
Sources: Celebrity Storm and E! Online
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