{"id":2456732,"date":"2026-06-12T18:31:52","date_gmt":"2026-06-12T18:31:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2456732"},"modified":"2026-06-12T18:31:52","modified_gmt":"2026-06-12T18:31:52","slug":"tori-spelling-and-dean-mcdermott-reunite-for-daughters-high-school-graduation-7-months-after-finalizing-divorce","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/tori-spelling-and-dean-mcdermott-reunite-for-daughters-high-school-graduation-7-months-after-finalizing-divorce\/","title":{"rendered":"Tori Spelling and Dean McDermott Reunite for Daughter\u2019s High School Graduation, 7 Months After Finalizing Divorce"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div data-article-body=\"true\">\n<h3 class=\"mb-4 text-lg font-bold\">NEED TO KNOW<\/h3>\n<ul class=\"mb-4\">\n<li class=\"ml-4 list-disc\">\n<div class=\"\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Tori Spelling and Dean McDermott reunited for their daughter Stella&#8217;s high school graduation<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"ml-4 list-disc\">\n<div class=\"\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The former couple finalized their divorce in November 2025<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"ml-4 list-disc\">\n<div class=\"\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Spelling previously told PEOPLE that the two are on good terms, adding, &#8220;It&#8217;s just a different version of a family now and we&#8217;ll always be family&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"link \" href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/tag\/tori-spelling\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:Tori Spelling;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Tori Spelling&quot;}\">Tori Spelling<\/a> and <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"link \" href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/tag\/dean-mcdermott\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:Dean McDermott;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Dean McDermott&quot;}\">Dean McDermott<\/a> reunited to celebrate their <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/parents\/all-about-tori-spelling-dean-mcdermott-kids\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:eldest daughter Stella;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;eldest daughter Stella&quot;}\" class=\"link \">eldest daughter Stella<\/a>&#8216;s high school graduation on Thursday, June 11.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The former couple sat together to watch Stella, 18, receive her high school diploma in the California heat. Spelling, 53, and McDermott, 59, also posed for pictures with Stella.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Spelling and McDermott are also parents to <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"link \" href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/tori-spelling-gives-update-on-son-liam-after-his-foot-surgery-8416467\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:Liam Aaron;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Liam Aaron&quot;}\">Liam Aaron<\/a>, 19, <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"link \" href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/parents\/the-spelling-mcdermotts\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:Hattie Margaret;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Hattie Margaret&quot;}\">Hattie Margaret<\/a>, 14, <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"link \" href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/tori-spelling-celebrates-son-finn-s-11th-birthday-7964083\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:Finn Davey;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Finn Davey&quot;}\">Finn Davey<\/a>, 13, and <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"link \" href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/parents\/tori-spelling-dean-mcdermott-son-beau-1st-birthday-big-party\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:Beau Dean;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Beau Dean&quot;}\">Beau Dean<\/a>, 9.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"relative\"><button aria-label=\"View larger image\" class=\"group absolute bottom-0 size-full\" data-ylk=\"elm:expand;itc:1;sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;\"><span class=\"absolute bottom-3 right-3 rounded-full bg-primary p-3 opacity-100 shadow-elevation-3 transition-opacity duration-300 group-hover:block group-hover:opacity-100 md:p-[17px] lg:bottom-6 lg:right-6 lg:bg-primary\/90 lg:p-5 lg:opacity-0 lg:shadow-none\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\" class=\"flex-none size-4 -scale-x-100 text-primary lg:size-6 [&amp;_path]:fill-current\"><path fill=\"currentColor\" d=\"M3.1 3.1V11h1.8V6.314l5.392 5.393 1.415-1.414L6.313 4.9H11V3.1zm17.8 17.8V13h-1.8v4.686l-5.393-5.393-1.415 1.414 5.393 5.393H13v1.8z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/button><dialog aria-label=\"Modal Dialog\" aria-modal=\"true\" class=\"fixed bottom-0 left-0 right-0 top-0 z-4 size-full max-h-none max-w-none bg-primary hidden\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"relative text-sm mt-1 pr-2.5\">\n<p><i>Tori Spelling and Dean McDermott<br \/>Credit: BACKGRID<\/i><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"link \" href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/where-is-the-beverly-hills-90210-cast-now-11736349\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:Beverly Hills, 90210;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Beverly Hills, 90210&quot;}\"><em>Beverly Hills, 90210<\/em><\/a> star and McDermott <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"link \" href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/tv\/tori-and-dean-10-years-5-kids-and-all-the-ups-and-downs-in-between\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:married in May 2006;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;married in May 2006&quot;}\">married in May 2006<\/a>. In June 2023, McDermott announced in a since-deleted Instagram post that the two were separating after 18 years of marriage. Spelling <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"link \" href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/tori-spelling-files-for-divorce-from-dean-mcdermott-7562658\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:filed for divorce from McDermott;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;filed for divorce from McDermott&quot;}\">filed for divorce from McDermott<\/a> in March 2024.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">They settled their divorce in November 2025, <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/tori-spelling-and-dean-mcdermott-settle-divorce-8627817\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:according to documents obtained by PEOPLE;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;according to documents obtained by PEOPLE&quot;}\" class=\"link \">according to documents obtained by PEOPLE<\/a> at the time. They listed \u201cirreconcilable differences\u201d as the reason for the split and June 17, 2023, as the date of separation.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">In March, <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/tori-spelling-on-why-she-is-choosing-not-to-date-anyone-exclusive-11937220\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:Spelling told PEOPLE;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Spelling told PEOPLE&quot;}\" class=\"link \">Spelling told PEOPLE<\/a> she had no immediate interest in dating again due to other priorities.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">\u201cI am not thinking about dating. I am in my power era and I&#8217;m rebuilding and reinventing and taking it to the next level,\u201d the <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"link \" href=\"https:\/\/podcasts.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/misspelling\/id1738355230\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:misSPELLING;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;misSPELLING&quot;}\"><em>misSPELLING<\/em><\/a> podcast host told PEOPLE at the iHeartRadio Music Awards.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">\u201cAnd I&#8217;m like, \u2018Yeah, I&#8217;m back. This is my second chapter,&#8217; \u201d she continued. \u201cSo I really &#8230; I have so many businesses that I want to build, [and build] my empire and I can date later. That can always come.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"relative\"><img alt=\"Stella McDermottCredit: BACKGRID\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"768\" height=\"960\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/Rvjk3ZmJr85cUR46b4vZeg--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTk2MDtoPTEyMDA7Y2Y9d2VicA--\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/people_218\/4278187a5b73f0421ef49d9a7d8dd5ad\"\/><button aria-label=\"View larger image\" class=\"group absolute bottom-0 size-full\" data-ylk=\"elm:expand;itc:1;sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;\"><span class=\"absolute bottom-3 right-3 rounded-full bg-primary p-3 opacity-100 shadow-elevation-3 transition-opacity duration-300 group-hover:block group-hover:opacity-100 md:p-[17px] lg:bottom-6 lg:right-6 lg:bg-primary\/90 lg:p-5 lg:opacity-0 lg:shadow-none\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\" class=\"flex-none size-4 -scale-x-100 text-primary lg:size-6 [&amp;_path]:fill-current\"><path fill=\"currentColor\" d=\"M3.1 3.1V11h1.8V6.314l5.392 5.393 1.415-1.414L6.313 4.9H11V3.1zm17.8 17.8V13h-1.8v4.686l-5.393-5.393-1.415 1.414 5.393 5.393H13v1.8z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/button><dialog aria-label=\"Modal Dialog\" aria-modal=\"true\" class=\"fixed bottom-0 left-0 right-0 top-0 z-4 size-full max-h-none max-w-none bg-primary hidden\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"relative text-sm mt-1 pr-2.5\">\n<p><i>Stella McDermott<br \/>Credit: BACKGRID<\/i><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><strong>Never miss a story \u2014 sign up for<\/strong><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/people-news-daily-newsletter-sign-up-8692701\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:PEOPLE's free daily newsletter;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;PEOPLE'&quot;}\" class=\"link \"><strong> PEOPLE&#8217;s free daily newsletter<\/strong><\/a><strong> to stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Spelling and McDermott are also on good terms when it comes to co-parenting their children.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">\u201cIt&#8217;s just a different version of a family now and we&#8217;ll always be family,\u201d she told PEOPLE. \u201cSo it&#8217;s really great for the kids, and I&#8217;m the lucky &#8230; We&#8217;re the lucky ones. We got good ex-partners.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Spelling, four of her children and three of their friends were involved in <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/tori-spelling-and-four-of-her-kids-taken-to-hospital-after-car-crash-11943011\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:a car accident in Temecula, Calif., in April;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;a car accident in Temecula, Calif., in April&quot;}\" class=\"link \">a car accident in Temecula, Calif., in April<\/a>. She later thanked first responders and \u201cguardian angels\u201d in an April 7 <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"link \" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/reels\/DW2bYPJDhXn\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:Instagram;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Instagram&quot;}\">Instagram<\/a> video.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;We are so grateful and so lucky, because it could have been so much worse,&#8221; <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"link \" href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/tori-spelling-speaks-out-after-car-crash-with-her-kids-11945200\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:Spelling said;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Spelling said&quot;}\">Spelling said<\/a>. &#8220;I&#8217;m just really grateful that in a split second, guardian angels were definitely with us that day.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Read the original article on <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/tori-spelling-dean-mcdermott-reunite-daughter-high-school-graduation-11996382\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:People;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;People&quot;}\" class=\"link \">People<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.yahoo.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>NEED TO KNOW Tori Spelling and Dean McDermott reunited for their daughter Stella&#8217;s high school graduation The former couple finalized their divorce in November 2025 Spelling previously told PEOPLE that the two are on good terms, adding, &#8220;It&#8217;s just a different version of a family now and we&#8217;ll always be family&#8221; Tori Spelling and Dean [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":2456733,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"jnews-multi-image_gallery":[],"jnews_single_post":[],"jnews_primary_category":[],"jnews_social_meta":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[25177],"tags":[365971,482858,482859,314645],"class_list":["post-2456732","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-celebrities","tag-dean-mcdermott","tag-high-school-diploma","tag-stella-mcdermott","tag-tori-spelling"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Tori-Spelling-and-Dean-McDermott-Reunite-for-Daughters-High-School.jpeg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2456732","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2456732"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2456732\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2456734,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2456732\/revisions\/2456734"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2456733"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2456732"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2456732"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2456732"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}