Tori Spelling’s Fear: Having A Daughter
Posted by Sassy Smith at 9:15 AM on May 19, 2009
Tori Spelling, because of her rocky relationship with her mum Candy, was afraid of having her own daughter. Turns out, she didn’t need to worry after all!
Tori, 35, spoke with Cookie Magazine about motherhood and the challenges – and joys – it brings.
Tori on having a girl:
“My biggest fear in life was having a girl. How was I going to handle a girl? It turns out that Stella is a total mama’s girl,” she says of her 11-month-old. “For all my fears, without my even trying, Stella wants her mama. When she is in [husband] Dean’s arms, she lunges for me the way Liam did for him.”
How she deals with the public attention over her post-pregnancy body:
“After I’d given birth to Stella, some woman at the market grabbed my belly and asked when I was due. When she had the flab in her hand, she realized her mistake. And the first time I went out after I had Liam, the paparazzi were around and I remember trying to hold my stomach in, even though my muscles were shot to hell, because it’s not like they want a story, ‘Look at the happy couple, they just had a baby. Do you see her stomach? We thought she already had the baby.’”
Strangers used to touch Tori’s pregnant belly:
“During both pregnancies, people touched my belly a lot,” Spelling says. “I would never do that to a pregnant woman – it’s a personal thing. And if I did, I’d say, ‘Your belly is so cute, can I touch it?’ ”
But she eventually gave in. “At a certain point, ” she says, “I just decided that Stella was getting a lot of love in there.”
Tori loves her nanny Patsy and there’s no jealousy about her being close to Liam and Stella:
“I never understood being competitive with a nanny. If you have someone you trust and who loves your kids, then what an amazing thing you’ve done for them. [She is] a baby nurse to them and like a mother figure to me.”
Tori believes her unplanned pregnancy with Stella was a sign that Patsy was meant to stay in her life:
“I have this little bear that was Nanny’s, and I always bring it when I fly. I recently showed it to Liam (now 2)and explained that the bear is like a grandparent who looks out for us. He grabbed it and kissed it.”
Tori and husband Dean McDermott’snew show, Tori & Dean: Home Sweet Hollywood premieres on May 26 at 10 p.m. ET/PT on Oxygen.
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