Dean McDermott celebrates his 57th birthday.Photo:Dean McDermott/Instagram
Dean McDermott/Instagram
Dean McDermottis feeling grateful as he turns another year older.
On Thursday, McDermott celebrated his 57th birthday and revealed how the day had caused him to reflect on hissobriety.
He marked the occasion and his new year of life with a video onInstagram, sharing, “I am posting to let everybody know that it is my birthday today I turned 57. And yes, I’m fishing for birthday wishes."
He continued, “I’m having an amazing day. I’m sober. I’m healthy. I feel fantastic.”
“So wear your experience like a badge of honor, happy birthday to all those fellow Scorpios out there — and especially on November 16," McDermott concluded, “Bless you all. I’m having an amazing day. And I love life.”
McDermott’s birthday comes as he navigates his ongoingdivorcefrom estranged wifeTori Spelling. He first revealed they were splitting in June in a since-deleted Instagram post. On Wednesday, heopened up for the first timetoThe Daily Mailabout their relationship andthe role he playedin their downfall.
“I posted that because I was at the end of my rope,” he told theDaily Mailof their split announcement, explaining that hisissues with substance abuseand theirfinancial insecurityhad left him feeling helpless. “I didn’t know what to do. I had burned everything down yet again.”
He explained how he was feeling “drunk and angry” after a particularly nasty fight with his estranged wife, and owned up to causing a lot of “pain” for Spelling.
“All Tori’s ever done to this day is want me to be happy and healthy and I inflicted a lot of damage and pain on that woman,” he told the outlet.
ori Spelling and actor Dean McDermott attend Monster Energy Supercross January 23, 2016.Allen Berezovsky/WireImage
Allen Berezovsky/WireImage
Since McDermott announced the couple’s separation, he entered asober living home, Harmony Place, but said his financial insecurities still persist.
In September, McDermott was photographed signing up for food stamps. He addressed those photos during hisinterview withDaily Mail,saying: “Today I’m broke - you’ve all seen the food stamp pictures and I’m so grateful that that exists, that people can go in their time of need and get assistance with food.”
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He noted how these changes and Harmony Place have “showed [him] how to live," and added, “[It] right-sized my life and it showed me what’s important.”
“It was great going from all the glitz and glamour of a 6,500-square-foot house into treatment into a 3,000-square-foot house with nine guys and having a roommate,” said McDermott. “I’m so grateful, and I’ve never been happier in my life. I’m in sober living and going to be 57 this month while on food stamps. But I’ve never been happier.”
Tori Spelling and Dean McDermott at the FOX Summer TCA 2019 All-Star Party on August 7, 2019.Gregg DeGuire/FilmMagic
McDermott also said he has not seen the couple’sfive childrensince June and hopes to reunite with them — and Spelling — soon.
Throughout the interview, he only had gushing words for Spelling and expressed his support as she moves on. In early November, theBeverly Hills, 90210alum was seenkissing Ryan Cramer. McDermott has also moved on and is nowdating Lily Calo.
The former couple share five children — daughtersStella Doreen, 15, Hattie Margaret, 12, and sonsLiam Aaron, 16,Finn Davey, 11, andBeau Dean, 6. The two married on May 7, 2006, and renewed their vows on May 8, 2010.
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source: people.com
