Tori & Dean Need Some Air
What do you think?
When we think of Hollywood love on the rocks, we often imagine things like financial woes, Oscar buzz and horrific casting choices as being at the core of the split. We never expected we’d be able to add “Lifetime TV movies” to the list of things that sour Cupid’s sensitive stomach*, but here we are.
In a life-mirrors-basic-cable move, Tori Spelling and Dean McDermott got together on the set of 2005’s Mind Over Murder. Yes, they were both married at the time, and yes, they set an icky precedent.
Check out what Moonit had to say about LeAnn Rimes and her Lifetime drama.
Anyway, now that burblings of a Spelling-McDermott rift are rising to the surface, we’re reminded of that bitter old saying, “what goes around comes around.” (Also, the one that goes, “get off our lawn,” but for different reasons.)
In case you haven’t seen their reality show on Oxygen, the fifth season of Tori & Dean: Home Sweet Hollywood has been Bickerfest 2010. But have they genuinely been locking horns, or is their sniping just a PR stunt to score ratings? It’s hard to tell.
In any case, Tori’s been known to vent, complaining that “it’s like [Dean] got more and more unhappy and angry.” Yeesh. Didn’t they ever see “Newlyweds: Nick and Jessica?” Don’t they know that shows featuring real-life couples don’t exactly end well? And will they be the exception to the reality-ruins-romance rule? Moonit’s on the case.
According to their birth date analysis, Tori (born on May 16, 1973) and Dean (born on November 16, 1966) are a classic case of “opposites attract.” (Pledge your undying love to us now for sparing you from an Abdul related knee-slapper.) When it comes to this pairing, Moonit begs the question, “if you and that special someone–the one you love to hate–have completely different views on just about everything, why are you so drawn to each other?” (Wow. Not exactly an auspicious start.)
See what Moonit has to say about your relationships.
The answer: “even though you aren’t always going to be on the same page, you tend to agree on one really important thing; you want to be happy and make things work.” Moonit explains that, “this desire is so strong…that it usually wins out over your differences and bodes for a long, mostly positive relationship.”
So, if things have the potential to be so sunshine-and-roses-y, why exactly are Dean and Tori mired in drama? (You know–other than the ridiculous, tawdry part where they CHEATED ON THEIR RESPECTIVE SPOUSES FROM DAY ONE AND HOOKED UP ON THE SET OF A LIFETIME TV MOVIE AND THEN STARTED A REALITY SHOW ABOUT THEMSELVES AND HOLY CRAP PLEASE MAKE IT STOP. Ahem.)
“Disagreements arise because his laid-back style can get on her ambitious, over-achieving nerves. Even though they can be on opposite ends of the spectrum, everything usually ends up working out because, underneath it all, he’s all about giving her the one thing she craves above all else in the whole wide world: his undying support.”
*They definitely sour our stomachs, but we thought the cherubtastic doughboy had a stronger constitution. Case in point: Speidi.
