It was a little more than a week ago that Candy Spelling wrote a snotty letter to her daughter Tori, through TMZ. Candy’s hissy fit was mainly about Tori sending her an invitation to baby Stella’s first birthday party. The party would have been part of Tori and Dean’s reality show, so of course the Spelling reunion would have been on-camera. So, instead of moving heaven and earth to meet her granddaughter for the first time, Candy sent the snotty open letter, calling Tori “middle-aged” and Tori’s kids “props”. She also seemed to be disrespecting Tori and Dean’s show all around, as if criticizing them for conducting their private lives in public – something Candy would never do – like, say, in an open letter posted to TMZ. Anyway, I was just thankful Candy didn’t say Tori killed her father again.
Now Candy seems to want to “make nice”. I’m starting to think she might be off her meds, the way she overreacts, has a hissy fit, then back-tracks. It makes me appreciate Tori even more. Granted, Tori has her issues, but she seems like a relatively nice, intelligent person who just happens to have a whack-a-doodle for a mother. In this new interview with USA Today (via US Weekly), Candy is back to playing the victim, and woe is she that “Maybe someday [Tori] will get it.” Candy also claims to wearing her little fingers to the nub calling and texting Tori, to no avail. Who buys that?
Seems Candy Spelling is ready to make nice with her estranged daughter Tori.
“I love you, and I always will,” she tells her in a new interview with USA Today.Candy’s remark comes a week after she penned a scathing note to Tori, 36, on her website, slamming her for treating her children, Liam, 2, and Stella, 1, as “reality show props.”
She said she was just angry at the negative way she was portrayed on Tori’s Oxygen reality show Tori & Dean: Home Sweet Hollywood, which Candy, 63, called “scripted.”
On the show, Tori laments that her mom was a no-show at Stella’s birthday party. “I’m mad that I actually got sucked back into holding out hope once again after 36 years,” she cries. (Candy has maintained that she didn’t want her reunion with her daughter to be filmed.)
Candy said she and Tori don’t speak because “my daughter doesn’t like the telephone. She doesn’t answer. I text her. I have left messages. I’ve e-mailed her, and she doesn’t respond.”
So when putting together her recent book Stories From Candyland — which featured stories written by friends and son Randy — she didn’t even bother asking Tori for a submission.
“It just didn’t seem comfortable to ask her,” Candy said. “I had written her so many times and really never received any kind of response.”
In the book, she wrote a letter to her grandchildren because she “wanted them to know some of how their mother grew up, and some of our wonderful memories.”
“I don’t really know what she tells her children about me, and it was important for me to say something positive to them that someday they may read,” she said. “I’m hoping that someday they see a different side than what they may have been told.”
So could Candy and Tori ever reconcile one day?
“It could be years of disappointment. Maybe someday she’ll get it,” Candy tells USA Today. “She’s my daughter. I may not approve of everything she does, but I love her.”
[From US Weekly]
Jesus, Candy. She needs that tiny mouse playing a tiny violin for her. I don’t really think Tori expects her mother to be completely behind every life choice she makes, but I do think Tori hopes that her mother stops being such a raging bitch. My favorite part is when Candy is whining about what Tori must be telling the kids about their grandmother. Because that’s all that’s important to Candy – what people are saying about her, not actually showing up and supporting your kids and grandkids, regardless of what they’re saying or doing.
Here’s Candy giving a reading of her book in April. Images thanks to WENN.com .
Candi Spelling needs to spend time speaking with a therapist and fire that tiny little mouse with the tiny out of tune violin ..good one Kaiser.
I agree with Candy. Tori should not force anyone on to her horrible show. if her mother wants to have a relatonship with her grandkids outside of the lime light, then so be it. some people like to have a private personal life. tori is a media whore trying to hold unto 15 seconds of fame — without her father. yes what is tori telling the kids about their grandma. i would wonder as well candy.
oh and the letter to tmz was to play at tori game of EVERYTHING private in public. candy continue with this b/c tori is annoying.
i have no love for tori. never have, never will. she was the worst character on 90210 as well.
She wants to be Tori so bad!
Her suit looks like Red Hot puke.
HA,HA,HA, Bitch!
She needs to start behaving like a parent instead of the child!
Here’s my take on the situation: Candy, is supposed to be the adult here, so with that in mind, you let your kid put her foot in her mouth and you take the high road by not going to TMZ with some bogus “Open Letter” calling your daughter middle aged and claiming the children are used as props. Bottom line, Candy may not approve of Tori, but I am sure Tori did not approve of her mother dating another man while Aaron was dying of cancer either. Tori may have “stolen” a man from his family, but Candy was “cheating” on Aaron with another man as well ( a subject you do not hear about at all) and just because she claims her husband said for her to date, does not mean that it is true or even if it was, that she couldn’t hold off until the poor man was dead.
Tori has opened up her private life to make money on a reality show, so what? At least she is not living off of her fathers money. If she is putting her life on television for the world to see, well it is hers to do with as she pleases, as it is Candy’s right not to want to be on the show. Bottom line, I am certain that if Candy really wanted a reunion with her daughter and her grandchildren, she could have it, camera free and out of the spotlight. Candy is selling books this way, just as Tori uses these things to sell her books. Candy is the parent and she should do whatever it takes to at least see her grandchildren.
Where is the duct tape for this woman’s mouth? = )
Unless there is a private agreement between Tori and Candy to help promote Tori’s program, I can’t see why this is a public issue.
I’m not interested in one more reality, non-reality show or Candy who might better spend her time and a fraction of her enormous wealth helping others, rather than writing a self-serving bio.
With family like this, no wonder Tori created a new family of loving friends and her tool husband.
I think you are right, Candy is WAY more interested in what everyone thinks of her, than she is about what her own children think of her.
I always wonder if, when she dies, if Randy will suddenly come out with “WOOO WEEE She was one craaaaaazy biatch of a mother” book deal himself, and will say how he always stood up for Tori…but he’ll wait until the will is read before he says anything against Candy. He ain’t no dummy.
Candy needs to hop on her broom and fly away. It sucks when you simply can’t get along with a parent. I speak from experience.
this woman is nuts
I hope Tori never speaks to this nasty witch. It amazes me how much venom this woman can spew on a weekly basis.
…she “wanted them to know some of how their mother grew up, and some of our wonderful memories.”
Uhm…Candy, I’m pretty sure those “wonderful memories” are a big part of why your daughter doesn’t speak to you. Just saying.
you know what i don’t approve of? a botoxed old broad calling herself “candy.”
I don’t know much about Tori, but what kind of mother says she doesn’t approve of her daughter. You gave her life, idiot, and it’s not your place to approve or disapprove. Your children don’t owe you anything. Now I can see what this girl had to put up with. I bet Tori doesn’t approve of her mother either. Your suppose to love your kids and wish them well. Unless your daughter is stealing or is a criminal or on drugs, leave her alone. Plus, her husband is her support. This women wants to sell books at her daughters expense. Yuck. Go away woman. What’s wrong, no more husband to ticke you ink, and now time to abuse your daughter. Not much makes me angry, but if this is true, this women does need to stay on her medication.
The woman sounds like my mother… everybody has it in with her but it’s always somebody else’s fault. Yeah, right.
These two are both media manipulators. Some day we’ll probably learn that they got along fine and agreed they would exploit their “broken relationship” to help hawk their show and books. I don’t trust any of these reality TV show/ book authors anymore. They’d all sell their souls to the Devil for a dime.
I have never been a Tori fan – until now. She is amazingly normal to have been born to a woman who would cheerfully eat her own young and not even burp.
I don’t think Tori ought to have expected her mother to have the “big moment” on camera at all. That kind of reconciliation, or whatever, should take place in private. Then her mom’s interactions with her grandkids at their party could be filmed, minus the awkwardness of their first meeting. I hate to say it, but a LOT of moms don’t approve of their daughters but it doesn’t mean they don’t love them. Moms & daughters damn near always have a frustrating relationship. It just goes with the territory. My mother, rest her soul, never approved of anything I did, even my college major, but I always knew she loved me. She was mean as hell a lot, but she would always be there in times of crises. It delighted her to no end to be able to point out to me how if I had only listened to my mother, my life would have rainbows and butterflies. Mothers and daughters just have a thing that includes friction and butting heads. Tori should stop using the issue on her show, in my opinion. That’s pretty messed up on her part.
Ms Candy… you are our poster girl!
Oh and your poster reads:
money can’t buy happiness!
Honestly, I love Tori’s show, and it is through watching it that I have come to really like Tori Spelling and her husband, friends and children. I think that if Candy wished to reach Tori, she would – plus we’d certainly see it on Tori’s show! – she could certainly have emailed (the same way she initially RSVPd to Stella’s party) and said “I won’t be filmed, but let’s get together anyway another time” and approached it that way. I just don’t think she cares.
I think Candy does not no how to be nice!! OMG Candy that’s your daughter!!!!
Correct me if I am wrong, but for a person to be “shown” on a Reality show, I thought they have to give their permission.
So if that is true, Candy could have gone to her Grand kids birthday, and NOT sign the permission to be shown on the show, in fact with the kind of cash Candy has, she could have hired a whole team of lawyers, who could have a contract drawn up stating any footage of her cannot be shown on the show, including the blurring thing. In fact, with the kind of cash she have, she could have the whole team of lawyers show up and follow her around like the Secret Service, barking “You will be sued!!!” every time the camera man turns in her direction.
Darlene: I too have come to really admire Tori from watching her show.
Unfortunately I can totally relate with her relationship with her mother. I think Candy is an evil Bitch and just don’t understand how some mother’s can treat their children the way they do. Everyone (who has watched her show) knows how important this was to Tori and I think Candy could have handled this with so much more class.
And – I call Bullsh*t on the fact that Candy has tried to call, text, or email Tori. Again, if you’ve watched the show, you know that Tori always has her phone within arms reach.
I completely admire the way that Tori is raising her kids and doing it herself. She works her ass off and is a good mommy. Team Tori here!!
I agree with CeeJay.
Somebody put this passive aggressive old bag out to pasture!
No, Candy does not love Tori. Love is an action word, and her actions are manifestations of nothing but jealousy and hatred. She is clearly self delusional if she thinks her public outburts make her look anything other than a pathetic, aging woman jealous of her daughter’s happiness and youth.
Candy needs serious mental help and Tori is smart to keep away from her (and especially to keep her kids away from her).
Adulterer is as adulterer does. I’m not saying that Candy isn’t a dragon-lady, but again, the apple doesn’t rot far from the tree. You can look as sainted as Joan when you have a camera crew and editing at your disposal, but candid moments reveal something more sinister.
I live in Canada, so naturally I was exposed to that whole cluster-f*** that was the divorce, re-marriage. Right, you can’t believe everything you read, if you say it live, be careful.
If anyone thinks that ‘A Low Vera’ was tacky and vulgar, imagine watching an awards show. An awards show where you are presenting one of the trophies. It was some MuchMusic thing, anyway…the hosts always talk to the presented for about 30 seconds before the deed is done. When asked if she was enjoying her stay, she went off talking about how Canadian men are great, too bad they have jealous, old ex-wives who won’t get out of her face.
This was the moment when thousands of people fell dead silent. The air was totally sucked out the room.
Where does this idea come from that makes these women think that they’re being victimized? The divorce papers aren’t being signed quickly enough for your liking? That’s rich, that takes gall. Two marriages decimated and you’re going to act so haughtily indignant? Um, advantage: Tori.
Let’s hope they never adopt, else that child too should be disowned by its father– when he takes up with an even younger, uglier wife.
Candy is a crazy old dame!!!
she is horrible..
She is acting like the only time she could reach out to Tori is on her show?? Tori has not had a show for that long, where the hell has Candy been. spending that Spelling money–which Tori received NONE of thanks to Candy–because by now-she should have given Tori some–if she SO disapproves of her being on a reality show..
Tori embrace life and handle it the best you can, because you can’t expect anything from your mammy–except child-like jealous behavior.
Candy to spite Tori when she dies will leave everything to her poodle, what a bitter old chick!
How do you treat your ONLY daughter like this? she is a sick old dame.
good points Firestarter!
Anyone who thinks that communicating with someone via TMZ is appropriate is a complete media whore and douche bad and should be treated as such. And as the apple never falls far from the tree well…
Candy has never taken the high road. She married for money, had kids for money and cheated on her dying husband while he laid in bed upstairs. Then screwed her kids out of the money their father wanted to leave them by turning him against his kids with lies. She is no grandmother just a money hngry bitch.
Candy Spelling and Ryan O’Neal should get together. They deserve each other.
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