Happy Easter from the Spelling-McDermott Family!

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Do the bunny hop! Tori Spelling, husband Dean McDermott, children Liam Aaron, 2, Stella Doreen, 10 months, and Dean’s son Jack Montgomery, 10, visited the Diet Pepsi house in Los Angeles on Thursday, raising awareness for Feeding America.

The family decorated Easter eggs, visited with the Easter bunny and mingled with other celebrity families before striking a pose for the camera.

Click below to see a shot of Tori, Liam and Stella painting eggs!

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Comments

I love this family…too too cute!

- ljc on April 12th, 2009

I am so happy to see Dean’s first son, Jack, be able to be with Dean and Tori and his brother and sister.. so touching…

- Judith on April 12th, 2009

Gorgeous Family. Glad to see Jack out with the family. Stella is growing and is absolutly adorable. Liam is getting so big and his hair color is changing! It looks to me like strawberry blonde. Don’ t know what is in Liam’s mouth in the first picture. HAPPY EASTER!

- Lisa on April 12th, 2009

I luv this family!

- mel on April 12th, 2009

adorable

- aubrey mackenzie on April 12th, 2009

HAHA! Liam’s hair looks pink in the first picture. It must be a reflection, but I thought they dyed it at first and realize it wasn’t so when I saw the 2nd picture. Phew!
I LOVE this family. Already have her book on preorder and can’t wait for a new season of their reality show.

- Becky on April 12th, 2009

Aww cute, but what is Tori doing in that second photo? Amazing how all three kids look like Dean.

- robinepowell on April 12th, 2009

cute!

- aimy on April 12th, 2009

How cute!!!
Happy Easter everyone!!

- Brooke on April 12th, 2009

aaw! I love stella’s chubby cheeks ♥ That is a beautiful photo of the whole family! I’m glad to see Jack included in the day!

- g!na on April 12th, 2009

Those kids are so cute! I love how they are dressed for Easter and I especially love Stella’s headband!

Happy Easter everyone!

- Erika on April 12th, 2009

I just love this family. They are so beautiful.

- Darlene on April 12th, 2009

stella looks so much like her dad!

- alex on April 12th, 2009

Is Montgomery Jack’s middle name or does he just have a different last name from Dean?

- Sadie on April 12th, 2009

Am I the only one to notice how skinny Tori is??? I am a thin girl myself, but she looks a bit frail. She’s very pretty though and the entire family is adorable!

- HeatherR on April 12th, 2009

beautiful photo!!i love these guys so much.i have tori’s book on order too but it doesn’t hit Australia til June.I read an advanced review online yesterday and I’ve read an excerpt too and it’s made me even more excited. Also cannot wait for season 4 of their show.Nice to see Jack in the photo-I realise they don’t want him photographed much, but often making him seem excluded makes things worse.

- ang on April 12th, 2009

Liam’s hair is probably darkening up as he gets older like some blonds who do when they turn brunette over time. You have to remember, Tori isn’t a natural blond, but a brunette . When my nephew was born, he was a red head, as he got a bit older he changed to blond and now he is a brunette.

- Kim on April 12th, 2009

Stella is a gorgeous baby!

- Stevie on April 12th, 2009

I’m just glad that Jack finally gets to be included, although the body language in that photo speaks volumes, with Dean seeming to need to pull Jack into the photo and Tori as far away from him as possible, looking uncomfortable as well.

- Mary-Helen on April 12th, 2009

Looks like the mothers didn’t get a lot of input as far as looks are concerned! They all seem to look like dean!
I love them. They honestly look like a loving family.

- Stephybear on April 12th, 2009

tory looks unbelievaly skinny…does she not?
stella is beautiful

- lucy on April 12th, 2009

It’s a bit strange to see Tori visiting Feeding America. She should feed herself.

- Anna on April 12th, 2009

I thinkn Liam looks more and more like tori’s brother…a lot more than he does dean..

- lori on April 12th, 2009

Jack is ALL MaryJo!

- rb on April 12th, 2009

“I’m just glad that Jack finally gets to be included, although the body language in that photo speaks volumes, with Dean seeming to need to pull Jack into the photo and Tori as far away from him as possible, looking uncomfortable as well.”

You’re certainly seeing something in the picture that I’m not. All I see are five people being photographed. If I went through my photo albums I would see tons of pictures where one family member seems to be at the edge of the picture, and lots of pictures where we’re all standing in weird ways. It doesn’t mean anything. It’s just a picture.

- Sadie on April 12th, 2009

I thought Jack was adopted as well?

my personal opinion is that altho I am pleased to see that Tori and Dean seem to have a great family life going…he HAD a great family life going before. To me, being in the process of adoption is no different than being in the midst of TTCing…either both parties are on board or it doesnt happen. I seriously doubt Mary Jo just up and decided one day to adopt a child and that Dean had no input. Therefore it is sad to me that he walked away.

Tori should be scarred that he will leave her…his track record stares her smack in the face..:(

- Courtney on April 12th, 2009

Stella looks JUST like her dad!!!!! I also agree that Liam looks a lot like Tori’s brother, Randy Spelling. how funny!

- Ryan on April 12th, 2009

“I thought Jack was adopted as well?”

No, Jack is not adopted.

- Sadie on April 12th, 2009

Sweet family, and tori seems like a good stepmom in my opinion, from what she has said and I’ve seen lots of pics of jack with dean. All the kids are so cute, liam and stella are looking a lot alike now, really cute babies. Jack looks like dean, he is a handsome boy.

- gianna on April 12th, 2009

Cute pictures! I know that Dean’s ex-wife in particular doesn’t like Jack pictured, but it’s nice to see him every now and then. And I don’t know a lot about what went on with Lola, but it sounds like a sticky situation that only those involved know the full story. It’s sad to think of a baby initially going to a family where she’d have two parents, only to have one back out at the last minute and say he doesn’t want her, but again, I don’t know the full story.

To whoever said that Tori seems uncomfortable with Jack though, I personally find that totally unfounded. If you’ve ever seen any of the episodes of Tori and Dean’s show that Jack is in, she seems really warm and like she genuinely loves him. I’m not really sure how anyone can come up with a complete family dynamic through just one photo.

- alice jane on April 13th, 2009

It irks me that people are so sure that Dean is this horrible person. We can speculate on the circumstances of his break-up with Mary-Jo, but we really don’t know what happened. My guess is that both of them probably made mistakes, just like we all do.

It must be so frustrating to be a celeb and have people that have never met you, and know nothing about you, passing such harsh criticism.

Tori and Dean seem like wonderful parents and are obviously happy. It seems to really bug some people. Which mystifies me.

All three of those kids look so much like Dean! =)

- gargoylegurl on April 13th, 2009

Thank you Sadie…proof that memory is the first to go..:)

- Courtney on April 13th, 2009

There’s no doubt that Jack is the spitting image of Dean. Liam and Stella, for now, look a lot like Dean too, but that could change.

As for hair colour, Tori was blonde as a child, her brother is a natural blonde, so it’s not surprising that Liam’s a redhead, though that might change. I’m not sure but Stella looks like she might be a red head too.

- robinepowell on April 13th, 2009

I’m not a fan at all of this family. I know that I will probably get slammed for stating my opinion, but there it is.
I do understand that people fall in love, and marriage isn’t necessarily forever, but I think Tori behaved without any class. It is one thing to start a relationship with someone who is already married, but her comments on Mary Jo’s infertilty, and her age were below the belt. To all Tori’s supporters- how would you feel if your partner left you and his new girlfriend said awful things like that? Would you still be so loving of this family?

- Louise on April 13th, 2009

Some of you are the most judgemental people I have ever seen! Same people on ALL the posts, just looking for something to pick at. Boy, your lives must be perfect huh?

I don’t see Tori looking uncomfortable and maybe Jack is camera shy like most ten year olds are (I’m a photographer so I can tell you first hand how many pre teens HATE having their photos taken)

As for Dean and Mary Jo…it’s time to let it go. He and Tori are very happy as I am sure MJ is too. I always thought Mary Jo had a thing with Ken Kostick on their cooking show, (they were always so touchy feely)so I was very surprised to know that she was married to Dean. I DO know however, that Dean and MJ had many problems prior to him leaving, so it wasn’t “just Tori” that he left the marriage for. He’s obviously a great dad or MJ wouldn’t let him see Jack so often.

- TracyG on April 13th, 2009

In light of how Tori and Dean’s relationship came about, I will never be a fan of those two. For those who think that Tori is a wonderful step mother, I would ask you what step mother would say the nasty things that Tori said about Mary Jo. The remarks about Mary Jo’s age were particularly insulting considering that everyone will get old and if Tori is lucky enough she’ll be in her 40s one day too.

Tori is a woman who has no class. She should kept her mouth shut after the affair. It was not just that Tori and Dean had an affair- they were so open about it ,almost proud of what they have done with no consideration for how much pain the divorce caused to others including Tori’s ex.

It’s nice that Jack gets to spend Easter with his dad, but let’s not forget that he spends most of the time with his mother in Canada and away from his father.

Lastly, I can’t believe people are blaming Mary Jo for the demise of her marriage. They assume that she must have played a role. Mary Jo and Dean were married for 10 years. According to Mary Jo, Dean goes to Canada for a two week film shoot with Tori. Two weeks a later he comes back, suddenly annouces he is madly in love with Tori (her last name/inheritance) and wants a divorce. I mean, how can anyone be so heartless and callous. I can’t believe adultery is so acceptable now. It is a shame.

- Di on April 13th, 2009

Di, you said it better than me.
I won’t support anything Tori or Dean does, because their behaviour appalled me. I don’t wish to ‘let it go’. There are other celebrities out there more deserving of my support.
If others find Tori someone they admire, that’s ok, but I have the right as well to point out her disgusting behaviour.

- Louise on April 13th, 2009

Di, I whole-heartedly agree with you. Especially your last line:

“I can’t believe adultery is so acceptable now. It is a shame.”

Well said. I have seen the destruction and termoil that adultery causes…and when others just accept/ignore that behavior…it is truly sickening.

…Just my two cents on a topic I feel strongly about. I don’t expect everyone to agree with me.

- Lis on April 13th, 2009

They are a wonderful happy family and Jack loves his dad and vice versa and enjoys being with them. Mary Jo was a controling, rude and mouthy co-host on their cooking show towards Ken. He is gay and a really nice guy. If not for Tori, Dean and MJ would eventually have separated anyways.

- Anne on April 13th, 2009

Well said Di!! Tori and Dean’s behavior was truly appalling to me. The way Tori made public remarks about Mary Jo’s fertility issues and age was completely horrifying. How does she plan on justifying that to Jack when he gets older?

And, Dean withdrew his name from the adoption papers and asked for a divorce after he decided he was madly in love with Tori after knowing her for a whole two weeks. What if MJ had lost Lola because Dean decided he didn’t want her anymore? His rash decision to leave her left her with a public messy divorce and having to start the adoption process all over again. Who does something like that?

Dean and Tori flaunted their relationship to the media like they were really proud of what they had done and people ate it up. I’m sorry, but I cannot believe that Dean is a good guy or that Tori is step-mother of the year.

- Sarah K. on April 13th, 2009

Happy Easter, YBU !

- Fredy on April 13th, 2009

Anne,
You know that Dean and Mary Jo would have seperated anyways? What is your proof?
Ken, Mary Jo’s host, has always defended her and said wonderful things about her. I hate to break it to you, but just because someone behaves a certain way on a TV show, doesn’t mean that is their real personality. If Mary Jo was so horrible to Ken, I doubt they would be such good friends outside of their TV show.

- Louise on April 13th, 2009

“I can’t believe adultery is so acceptable now. It is a shame.”

I don’t feel adultery is acceptable, but I also don’t feel the need to harp about it like a broken record for years on end. Every time there is a picture of this family someone brings it up, and it’s getting old. Not because I think it’s wrong for people to be disgusted, but because I don’t see the point in carrying on year after year about something that’s over and done with. No amount of complaining in the world is going to change what already happened.

- Sadie on April 13th, 2009

Regardless of what anyone else thinks, the bottom line is that both Dean and Mary Jo seem happy with their lives NOW. None of us knows what went on in their marriage–while Dean made some mistakes that the entire world knows about, Mary Jo may have as well–none of us know them personally and even if we did, those types of things are usually one-sided. Think about it. If your friend got divorced, his/her interpretation of what went wrong is most likely going to be skewed and put the majority of the blame on the other person. So even if we did know them, Mary Jo’s friends would blame the split on Dean and Dean’s friends would blame the split of Mary Jo.

Personally, I think regardless of what “caused” a split, it is ALWAYS both peoples fault. Maybe one person made more mistakes than the other but both people are at fault somehow. So instead of sitting here talking about how horrible Dean and Tori are and playing the “pity Mary Jo” game, we should all hope that they’re happy with their prospective lives. I doubt Mary Jo would want anyone to feel sorry for her; yes, Dean left her but she still has two beautiful children and a wonderful life. If I was her, I wouldn’t want to be pitied.

- Melanie on April 13th, 2009

Melanie, thank you…you posted what I was feeling, just much better than I ever could!

Sadie, you too! Great post! It’s getting old reading it every time. I agree wholeheartedly. Obviously there were problems before Dean met Tori or he wouldn’t have gotten together with her.

For the record, I don’t “agree” with adultery. I am just tired of hearing it about this couple. Nobody bats an eyelash when Brad and Angelina got together while he was still married to Jennifer. Nobody seems to bring THAT up again and again. (just as an example don’t get all wadded up that I used Brangelina please)

Yes, Brad and Jen were “separated” but they were still legally married when he and Angie “hooked up”..same thing IMO. I’m sure there are many many more celebs who commited adultery too, we just don’t have to hear about it every single time there’s a post about them.

- TracyG on April 13th, 2009

I don’t really care how they got together, I just think the top photo looks VERY uncomfortable. Tori looks stiff and distant, and Jack doesn’t look like he wants to be there. The second picture of Tori with Liam and Stella looks alot more natural. I wonder if there is still tension with Tori, Mary Jo and Dean. I wouldn’t be surprised if there is, but I think it’s nice that they seem to be making an effort (ie Jack being present @ a family event, less cattiness from Tori, etc)

- Mary-Helen on April 13th, 2009

Well said Melanie and Sadie – I totally agree!

- gargoylegurl on April 13th, 2009

DI,yes! you just explained exactly what happened! I vividly remember on their show together Tori confessing to a friend ” I’m so scared he left his wife for me,what happens if he lives me for someone else?”

- g!na on April 13th, 2009

TracyG, I agree with you too! While I’m sure Brad is a fantastic father, how he and Angelina got together is NEVER brought up yet whenever there is a Tori/Dean post, it’s always brought up.

But, in regards to Mary-Helen’s post (and a few other people who have made the same comment), I think the thing we’re forgetting about the ‘awkwardness’ of that first photo is that Jack is 10! That’s an age where it starts to become embarrassing to be photographed with your parents. I truly doubt it has anything to do with Tori and what went on with his parents. It just looks like he didn’t want to be in the picture with his dad and step-mom. That’s pretty typical for a 10 year old boy. My brother is 12 and he entered that phase a couple years ago.

I also think that Tori looks just fine in that first picture. In my opinion, she doesn’t look “uncomfortable.” She may not be flashing the huge smile we usually see but that doesn’t mean she’s uncomfortable. To be honest, I doubt they even allow the past situation with Dean’s wife to be a part of their life anymore–and I REALLY doubt that that’s what Tori’s thinking about as she’s at an Easter event with her family. The past is the past, let’s leave it there.

- Melanie on April 13th, 2009

sadie- Montgomery is Jack’s middle name.

lori- I agree! I recently saw a photo of Tori and her brother Randy as kids in PEOPLE magazine…and Liam is the spitting image of his uncle as a child!

TracyG- Normally I agree with your comments (and in fact I agrew with your first one on this post!), but in this case I don’t. Brad said in his interview with W magazine earlier this year that there was “no ‘dastardly’ affair,”. He has also said before that there was no affair, as has Angie, and even, to an extent, Jen. Jen also said a few years back that, once she and Brad were legally seperated, he was “free to do whatever the h*ll he wanted”.

I think Tori and Dean’s situation is different, as Dean and Mary Jo and Tori and her husband (Charlie Shangian or whatever his last name is) hadn’t even discussed seperation yet (at least as far as we know) let alone actually legally seperated!

I don’t condone adultry, either. I just have a different view than you do about what constitutes cheating and when a marriage is “over” than you do. And actually, I think that’s the whole point in a way.

What I mean is, everyone has different ideas about what constitues cheating, when a marriage can be considered “over”, and how long the divorcees should wait before moving on to new partners. Therefore, some of us, for example, don’t see a problem with how Angie and Brad got together, but others do. Bottomline: That’s something we’re never going to agree on.

Also, I’m pretty sure that the reason why people don’t usually bring up how Angie and Brad got together on Jolie-Pitt posts is the same as the reason you gave for why you don’t bring up how Tori and Dean got together on their posts: Plain and simple, most of us are tired of it being re-hased all the time.

Di- Actually, I believe Jack lives with Tori and Dean now.

garygoylegurl- ITA!

- CelebBabyLover on April 14th, 2009