Overview

• Tori Spelling expressed relief over Dean McDermott initiating their divorce, stating she lacked the courage to leave despite wanting a separation for years.
• The couple's marriage faced public scrutiny from the start, with Spelling feeling pressured to prove naysayers wrong by staying in a challenging relationship.
• Spelling and McDermott had ceased sharing a bed for three years prior to their separation, with McDermott attributing this to various reasons.
• McDermott's struggle with substance abuse led to a rehab stint following their separation, while Spelling filed for divorce citing irreconcilable differences.
• Despite the divorce, Spelling and McDermott are co-parenting effectively, and both have started new relationships while maintaining family dinners together.