Tori Spelling revealed that she is determined to break the vicious mother-daughter cycle in her family — right after Candy Spelling spoke out to the press regarding her daughter’s financial troubles.
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In an interview with
Lena Dunham, Tori, 42, admitted that she was devastated when she found out she was pregnant with a daughter — because of her relationship with Candy, 70, or "Mommy Dearest," as Lena called her.
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“I would always ask my dad, ‘Why is Mom like this to me,'” Tori said. “He would tell me, ‘She had a really bad relationship with her mom. Her mom was like that with her. There was a lot of competition. It was complicated.'”
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“When I found out I was pregnant with a daughter, I thought, F*ck. I am screwed,” Tori continued.
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“I cried when I found out I was carrying a daughter," she explained. "I didn’t know what to do. I thought, I’m going to repeat the past. This is just the way it goes.”
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Tori now has two daughters — Stella, 7, and Hattie, 4 — in addition to sons Liam, 8, and Finn, 3.
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“I just reminded myself every day I’m not my mom. I’d think, What would make me different? What’s my instinct of what would make that different?" Tori said of how she's different than her mom.
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"My instinct was touch. I just wanted to hug [Stella] and hold her and tell her how beautiful she was and make eye contact,” she explained.
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A rep for Candy refuted Tori's claims to
Page Six, and told the publication that "it’s disappointing to see that Lenny would resort to name-calling since, as I understand, it was created to empower and support women. Candy loves and supports her daughter.“
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In an interview with
Lena Dunham, Tori, 42, admitted that she was devastated when she found out she was pregnant with a daughter — because of her relationship with Candy, 70, or "Mommy Dearest," as Lena called her.
Photo credit: Splash News
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“I would always ask my dad, ‘Why is Mom like this to me,'” Tori said. “He would tell me, ‘She had a really bad relationship with her mom. Her mom was like that with her. There was a lot of competition. It was complicated.'”
Photo credit: Splash News
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“When I found out I was pregnant with a daughter, I thought, F*ck. I am screwed,” Tori continued.
Photo credit: Splash News
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“I cried when I found out I was carrying a daughter," she explained. "I didn’t know what to do. I thought, I’m going to repeat the past. This is just the way it goes.”
Photo credit: Splash News
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Tori now has two daughters — Stella, 7, and Hattie, 4 — in addition to sons Liam, 8, and Finn, 3.
Photo credit: Splash News
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“I just reminded myself every day I’m not my mom. I’d think, What would make me different? What’s my instinct of what would make that different?" Tori said of how she's different than her mom.
Photo credit: Splash News
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"My instinct was touch. I just wanted to hug [Stella] and hold her and tell her how beautiful she was and make eye contact,” she explained.
Photo credit: Splash News
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A rep for Candy refuted Tori's claims to
Page Six, and told the publication that "it’s disappointing to see that Lenny would resort to name-calling since, as I understand, it was created to empower and support women. Candy loves and supports her daughter.“
Photo credit: Splash News