Tori Spelling: "I Thrive In Chaos"

(CBS)  Actress Tori Spelling has come a long way from her "Beverley Hills 90210" Donna Martin days.

With a hit reality TV show, "Tori & Dean: Home Sweet Hollywood" on the Oxygen network (with her husband Dean McDermott), a seven-week old daughter (Stella) and a 17-month old son (Liam), a new book and a jewelry line, Spelling has been one busy mommy.

Spelling and McDermott sat down with Early Show co-anchor Maggie Rodriguez to discuss their busy lifestyle.

"She's (Stella) amazing. She's growing like a weed," McDermott gushed.

"They grow so fast, then you blink and they change," Spelling said.

Spelling is a fan of change however.

"Things are good. I thrive in chaos - good chaos. I love to have a million balls juggling in the air at once. I get bored if I have nothing going on," she said.

This is the second time that Spelling and McDermott have decided to have Oxygen follow them around again for their reality TV show since their attempt at running a bed & breakfast.

"We were out there in the press, in the media. This is a way to show who Tori and Dean are, our way, not the preconceived notions everybody has," McDermott said. "This season we have gone from a half-hour format, lost the bed & breakfast and gone to an hour format where you get deeper in our relationship, our family and our lives. You get an in-depth look of who we really are."

"We proved them all wrong, right?" Spelling proudly said.

Amidst the chaos, the two lovebirds make their relationship work and keep the fire alive.

"It doesn't seem like work," Spelling said.

"We're just madly in love with each other," McDermott said. "And I wake up more in love with her every day."

Spelling and McDermott thrive when they are with each other.

"What works for some people doesn't work for other people," Spelling said. "What works for us is being together all the time. We do everything together. It just makes sense to work together and do a reality show together."

The happy couple expects to have more children in the future.

"We can make that happen, too," Spelling said. "We would like a bigger family."

McDermott has to often pinch himself because he can't believe that he actually married Donna Martin.

"I had a huge crush on her," he said.

Spelling anticipates that Donna Martin will be brought back to the CW's new "Beverley Hills 90210" sometime in the near future.

"I was supposed to film the pilot and timing didn't work out; I gave birth," Spelling said. "They were filming the pilot. We'll see what happens later in the season."

Her Donna Martin days may not be over just yet, but her past is something that she has put behind her and come to terms with.

Spelling's book "sTori Telling" tells about her life in the spotlight and the scrutiny of the tabloids. She was thought of only as the spoiled rich girl and the daughter of Aaron Spelling. Her relationships and life have been talked about so much that this time she wanted to set the record straight.

"It's been so many years waiting for someone to make it happen for me and people kind of just pushing me down. I thought I would create one myself. So, now I can't stop. I have to keep going," Spelling said.

[justatexan1]

I could not stand to watch Tori Spelling on 90210 because I thought her father just "gave" his spoiled daughter the role. ouch! Now I know that I was wrong.

I absolutely love, love, LOVE the Tori & Dean reality series. It is nice to know that she turned out to be such a sweet, caring person AND she is such a hard working, creative girl. I must believe that her husband, Dean, has been a wonderful influence on her, too. He seems so considerate of and in love with her. Sometimes I catch myself crying while watching the show because I wish for a love like the one they share.

Best of luck to you, Tori and Dean (and Liam and Stella, too)!

My wife and I only remembered and thought that Torri was that spoiled brat we saw on 90210 years ago. We went so far as to forbidding our daughter from watching for fear that she would emulate her character on that show and how she was perseived and reported on by the youth mags of the time that our daughter subscribed. We have been watching and look forward to all the episodes of Torri and Dean. We have become fans and feel that they are shining examples of new parents and good people that deserve all the good things that come thier way. God Bless them and good health.

[eggy1620]

She is not busy. There is a camera crew in her house. No work there. Someone else wrote the book for her. No work there. She shows up for a photo shoot to put her face on the labels of the jewelry. One day of work there. The only juggling in her life are the kids. Just sit back and cash the checks.