Tori Spelling Admits She Was 'Really Insecure' While Starring on Beverly Hills, 90210 as a Teen
Tori Spelling‘s life may have appeared to be picture-perfect during her decade-long run on Beverly Hills, 90210, but behind-the-scenes, the starlet was battling insecurities.
Reflecting on her latter teen years while starring as Donna Martin on the drama, Spelling, 46, admitted in a candid Instagram post on Thursday that she “didn’t feel at all beautiful.”
“Fake it till you make it… I was a young really insecure teenager that never thought I was good enough. Yet, I was on a hugely successful tv show playing a beautiful popular teen that had it all together. A character that girls everywhere looked up too and boys adored. Off camera I didn’t feel at all beautiful or good about myself,” Spelling began the post, which accompanied a throwback photo of herself striking a pose and looking confident in mini black shorts, a red and white leather jacket and black cowgirl boots.
“But, in this pic I was ALL IN for the camera! ‘Playing’ Donna Martin would be model Goes to show that perception is not always reality,” she continued.
View this post on Instagram Fake it till you make it… – I was a young really insecure teenager that never thought I was good enough. Yet, I was on a hugely successful tv show playing a beautiful popular teen that had it all together. A character that girls everywhere looked up too and boys adored. Off camera I didn’t feel at all beautiful or good about myself. – But, in this pic I was ALL IN for the camera! “ Playing ” Donna Martin would be model Goes to show that perception is not always reality. – Now, I look back at that young insecure girl and I give her HUGE props. She stepped up and went for it. I wish I could have off camera hugged her and told her she was good enough and was beautiful just the way she was. Life is hard enough for teens living up to the expectations the world, society, and peers put on us… let alone being on camera weekly in front of millions. Don’t get me wrong… one of the best times of my life!So blessed and grateful for the successful tv series I got to be a part of and will always cherish the #90210 cast that became my family and friends and relationships that would continue for a lifetime. I just wish I wouldn’t have been so hard on myself. Let myself “off camera” be the girl I felt I was “on camera”. – Bc of Donna Martin I tell my girls everyday they are good enough, smart, beautiful, and can be anyone they want to be. But never be who everyone expects you to be! Be you. #donnamartingraduates #beverlyhills90210 #bh90210 #tbtA post shared by Tori Spelling (@torispelling) on Dec 12, 2019 at 11:16am PST
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Thankfully, in the almost 20 years since she said goodbye to Donna on the original series, Spelling said her perspective has changed for the better.
“Now, I look back at that young insecure girl and I give her HUGE props. She stepped up and went for it,” said Spelling.
If she could go back in time, “I wish I could have off camera hugged her and told her she was good enough and was beautiful just the way she was,” said Spelling.
“Life is hard enough for teens living up to the expectations the world, society, and peers put on us… let alone being on camera weekly in front of millions,” she wrote.
View this post on Instagram To my two beautiful amazingly smart and kind daughters: – Being a mother to daughters is a lesson to oneself. A chance to step up with all the wisdom we have learned thru heartache and life’s journey of teachings to be a role model to another female. Your journeys will be your own but as I watch as you grow it’s important to me to show you a strong powerful woman who leads with her heart and matches that drive with her kindness. – Always know your worth. It’s priceless. Keep your fire burning and your determination , drive, and passion in high gear! Protect your energy and always tell YOUR STORY! It’ll be the greatest novel of your lifetime. You have one life… live it your way and for you! – Stir your soul and follow your dreams. You truly can be anything you want to be. Life will have ups and downs and it’s all part of our interesting and finely tuned journey. Don’t be mad at mistakes. Make them with an open mind and heart , learn from them, and vow to never make them again. Welcome change as it is growth. Let your change guide you from chapter to chapter in your novel. Always live your best life. You deserve it. We all do! – Oh, and PS… from time to time you might feel a little itch on the top of your head or wind in your hair when there is no wind and that’s ok. That’s simply your crown. The crown we all wear proud as strong empowered females adjusting itself! – So proud of my daughters Stella and Hattie! – In our alternate reality I’m a unicorn , Hattie a mermaid , and Stella is the Pink Queen . – What does your invisible crown look like? Mine is rose and yellow gold entwined and covered in moonstones, malachite, and pyrite .A post shared by Tori Spelling (@torispelling) on Nov 4, 2019 at 8:34am PST
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Despite the internal battles she was dealing with at the time, Spelling is thankful for the show and the gift of her costars-turned-lifelong friends.
“Don’t get me wrong… one of the best times of my life! So blessed and grateful for the successful tv series I got to be a part of and will always cherish the #90210 cast that became my family and friends and relationships that would continue for a lifetime,” she said. “I just wish I wouldn’t have been so hard on myself. Let myself ‘off camera’ be the girl I felt I was ‘on camera.'”
Now, the mother of five — she shares Liam, 12, Stella, 11, Hattie, 8, Finn, 7, and Beau, 2, with husband Dean McDermott — is taking the lessons she’s learned and passing them along to her own daughters.
View this post on Instagram Our yearly tradition… a family outing to the local pumpkin patch … – Loved the pumpkins, bouncy castle, slides, and family fun! – Do you have a local pumpkin patch you always goto with your family each year? – #pumpkinpatch #familyfun #familytraditionA post shared by Tori Spelling (@torispelling) on Oct 27, 2019 at 10:09am PDT
“ of Donna Martin I tell my girls everyday they are good enough, smart, beautiful, and can be anyone they want to be,” said Spelling. “But never be who everyone expects you to be! Be you. #donnamartingraduates #beverlyhills90210 #bh90210 #tbt.”
Over the summer, the actress was able to revisit the role of Donna Martin once again for BH90210, a six-episode revival of the iconic 1990s hit that was co-created by Spelling and Jennie Garth.
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Original stars returned to play “heightened versions of themselves in a brand-new serialized drama – with a healthy dose of irreverence – that is inspired by their real lives and relationships.”
During the premiere, Gabrielle Carteris, Shannen Doherty, Garth, Brian Austin Green, Jason Priestley, Spelling and Ian Ziering reunited on-screen.
But despite the reboot being the highest-rated summer debut ever (with a total three-day streaming average audience from Hulu and Fox Now of 879,000 viewers), the show will not be returning for season 2.
In early November, Fox announced the news in a heartfelt statement to Entertainment Tonight.
“We are so proud to reunited in a very special summer event one of the network’s legacy series and casts with 90210 fans across the country,” Fox said. “Profound thanks to and respect for Brian, Gabrielle, Ian, Jason, Jennie, Shannen and Tori, who, along with the entire crew and everyone at Fox and CBS Television Studios, poured their hearts and souls into this truly inventive and nostalgic revival.”
Spelling is now starring in her own web series Tori Tried and True, which airs weekly on YouTube, Facebook Watch and Instagram.
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