BURBANK, Calif. (August 6, 2006) — Tori Spelling poked fun at her estranged mother, Candy Spelling, and told Access Hollywood she is getting by with the support of her friends and husband.
Saturday evening at a Much Love Animal Rescue event in Malibu, Calif., Spelling received an honor for her “time, enthusiasm and amazing ideas” that she has contributed to their animals and volunteers.
Upon accepting her award, she poked fun at her estranged mother in her acceptance speech, saying, “?My family tells me that the word ‘dog’ was one of my first words. They told me first it was ‘dad,’ second it was ‘dog,’ and then third, oddly enough, it was ‘mom.’” Spelling told Access Hollywood backstage, “?that was a joke. I was trying to be funny up there.”
When asked how proud her father would have been of her for receiving this honor, Spelling said, “Oh, my dad was, next to me, probably the biggest animal lover ever, so this would be the award he’d be the most proud of.”
In regards to how she was feeling in the wake of her father’s recent passing, Spelling said, “I’m doing okay. I have a lot of love and support around me ?I have a tight group of friends that give me endless support; they’re like my family. And I have my loving husband.”
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