Dean McDermott took to Instagram to celebrate his one-year sobriety anniversary.
Dean McDermott is celebrating a major milestone.
The 57-year-old actor and reality star took to Instagram on Monday to share that he's been sober for one year. McDermott posted an image of a homemade poster crafted by his children commemorating the special occasion.
In his emotional caption, McDermott expressed deep gratitude to his support system. "Last week was an incredible week of love, hugs, and recovery. Thank you to my Sponsor, my Sponsee Brothers, and everyone in the fellowship for celebrating my 1-year birthday," he wrote. He also gave a special shoutout to the team at Harmony Place, saying, "A special thanks to @_harmonyplace J, D, and H for saving my life."
McDermott's message extended beyond his personal journey as he reached out to those struggling with addiction. "If you’re struggling with addiction, just surrender and ask for help. We're here waiting for you, to love you, until you love yourself. A beautiful life awaits you. Just reach out your hand," he encouraged, adding hashtags #recovery and #change.
In April, McDermott shared a message on Instagram about his sobriety and staying positive amid his divorce from Tori Spelling, stating, "If all you did today was stay sober, you're still winning. Keep that s**t up."
In the caption, McDermott wrote, "I'm proud of you. Nuff Said!! #cleanandsober #thesoberlife 🙏🤟"
In a candid interview with the Daily Mail in November 2023, McDermott acknowledged that his struggles with substance abuse were a significant factor in his separation from Spelling.
"Alcohol made me feel good enough. I started feeling good enough until it got to a point where it didn’t -- I ended up in isolation," he said. "It ended up with me drinking a fifth of tequila every night, seven days a week, and a handful of narcos [prescription meds] by myself with a beautiful family in the other room."
McDermott continued, "That's what it led to and that’s what led to the brokenness and to what happened between me and Tori. I couldn’t do it anymore. I couldn't live that life anymore. I was tired of the anger and the yelling."
McDermott added that Spelling was a pillar of support and encouraged him to seek treatment.
Spelling filed for divorce from McDermott in March 2024 after nearly 18 years of marriage. They are parents to kids Liam, 17, Stella, 16, Hattie, 12, Finn, 11, and Beau, 7. McDermott is also the father of Jack, 25, from a previous relationship.
Spelling still has her moments where she doubts her decision split from McDermott.
"I'm not gonna lie, there are moments where I'm like, 'Should I have stayed?' What are the long-term ramifications on the children of staying in a marriage where they have a family, they're in the same house, it's all in tact, you move fluidly, but there's so much unhappiness, so much anger?'" the 51-year-old actress pondered on an episode of her misSPELLING podcast. "At what point is it worth it to have to go through that process where they're separated and they go see different parents? I don't know. I didn't know the answer until I was in it."
Both the Beverly Hills, 90210 star and McDermott have moved on in the romance department.
"There's still times where I'm like, 'Oh…,' because we do have family dinners with Dean and his girlfriend," Spelling revealed. "I like her a lot. I like Lily a lot. It's just different."
McDermott was first romantically linked to Lily Calo, a senior account executive at Conscious Community Global in Los Angeles, in October 2023.
"Dean is a very good looking man. That has never changed. I think there was just so much resentment that was built up that I couldn't go back to that," Spelling said on her podcast.
She also shared her newfound belief that she doesn't think everyone should end up with their co-parent.
"I don't know if I believe that everyone should end up with the person they have kids with. I just don't know if it's ultimately possible," she said, adding that having kids "breaks a relationship."
"It's my belief now we have two soulmates or two partners we're supposed to have -- one for that chapter and one for our chapter," she noted.
"Tori filing for divorce from Dean was not a surprise to either of them. They have both been getting their ducks in a row and a plan in place for the past couple of years," a source told ET. "They wanted to make sure that they're both taken care of individually and also as co-parents. It's not a volatile situation on either end and things are actually pretty cordial between them. Their co-parenting situation is fine and continuing to get better."
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