Tori and Candy Spelling have gotten close again in the past few years.
Tori Spelling was more than happy to celebrate her mother, Candy Spelling, on Mother's Day! The 50-year-old Beverly Hills, 90210 star took to her Instagram Stories to mark the holiday with a series of throwback photos of her and Candy, 78.
In one pic, Tori wrote, "Thank you for teaching me strength and resilience mommy {and, how to set a proper dinner party table and always how to spot a fake purse}," adding, "Love you @candyspelling."
In another pic of the mother-daughter duo, Tori wrote, "The flower doesn't fall far from the bush… yup, think on that one."
She also declared, "I still stand by this look," about a throwback pic of herself sporting a bold hairstyle with a daisy-covered dress while posing next to her mother, adding, "The wildflower & the rose."
The posts come after years of rumored estrangement between Tori and her mother. Tori and her younger brother, Randy Spelling, are the only two kids of Candy and her late husband, TV producer Aaron Spelling.
The feud intensified after the death of Aaron in 2006. Speculation surrounding the inheritance of her father's $600 million fortune added fuel to their disagreements, with Tori's ex-husband, Charlie Shanian, claiming that the inheritance decision exacerbated the conflict. Charlie explained that Tori's dad had hoped that the inheritance structure would bring Tori and her mother closer together, but it instead caused emotional distress.
Additionally, Charlie alleged that Candy had set up trust funds for her two adult children, which they would eventually receive.
In 2022, Tori shared a photo of herself and her brother, Randy, having dinner with their mother for her birthday and noting it was the first time in 20 years that just the three of them had dined out together without any of their kids or spouses present.
"It's so important and I feel like life is too short and we forget that," Tori told ET after the special moment. "I think because life keeps going and so you say to yourself, 'I gotta make plans with this person, I gotta make an effort,' and then you don't because your life keeps going. And it's important now to really take that time and I think I'm finally starting to get that."
She added that Candy loves being a grandma, saying, "She spoils the kids and she's, like, that funny grandma. She'll teach them about her jewelry and her Hermes bags."
It has been a challenging time for Tori after she filed for divorce from her estranged husband, Dean McDermott, last month. The TV veteran shares five children with Dean, and has opened up about her financial struggles on her podcast, misSPELLING.
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