Tori Spelling has addressed the public for the first time following her involvement in a car accident in Southern California.
In a social media video shared on Tuesday, April 7, Spelling, 52, stated, “Hi, I just wanted to reach out to everyone. This took me a bit to post, because as most of you know, four of my kids and I and three of their friends were in a car accident a few days before Easter in Temecula. And we’re OK, but it’s been really overwhelming. We are so grateful and so lucky because it could have been so much worse.”
Spelling recounted that the driver who collided with her vehicle was “speeding, going crazy, crazy fast” and “went through a light” before the crash. She described seeing the collision about to occur and doing everything possible to shield the children in her car.
“Guardian angels were definitely with us that day,” she reflected. “In a split second, I looked and saw he was going to full on impact into the side of our car. And I turned hard left as hard as I could, as fast as I could, to avoid as much impact on the children as possible. He spun us out.”
She expressed gratitude to “all the first responders” for their excellent care of her and the children, and thanked everyone who has sent their well wishes.
“I’m grateful to everyone who has reached out and repeatedly checked on us and offered to do whatever we needed to get us through this and all the blessings everyone has sent,” she said. “Thank you, everybody. Still putting my thoughts together about everything that happened and just so much gratitude for life and the bravery for all the kids in the car for what they went through. So thank you to everyone.”
She captioned her post, “Grateful to all the first responders, to everyone that has reached out and checked on us, to all of you and your prayers, and to our guardian angels ✨♥️.”
Recently, news emerged that Spelling, 52, along with seven children in her vehicle, were reportedly hospitalized following the car accident.
“On April 2, 2026, at 5:44 p.m., deputies were dispatched to the 28000 block of Rancho California Road regarding a vehicle collision,” the Riverside Sheriff’s Department shared in a statement to Us Weekly. “Upon arrival, deputies located two vehicles with collision damage. All occupants were medically evaluated at the scene.”
The police have stated the cause of the collision is still under investigation, and no arrests were made at the scene.
A representative for Spelling confirmed to Fox News that the Beverly Hills, 90210 actress was taken to a hospital after the crash. Four of her children and three of their friends were also transported in three separate ambulances. (Us has reached out to Spelling’s representative for comment.)
Spelling is the mother of Liam, 19, Stella, 17, Hattie, 14, Finn, 13, and Beau, 9, whom she shares with her ex-husband Dean McDermott. (McDermott also has a son, Jack, 25, with his ex-wife Mary Jo Eustace.) When the accident news surfaced, it was unclear which of her children were in the car.
A week prior to the accident, Spelling attended the 2026 iHeartRadio Music Awards at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood.
While speaking with Us, Spelling provided updates on her eldest children.
“Liam is out of school. He’s 19. He’s graduated and going into fashion, like, as a designer,” she revealed. “He has so many creative instincts that come from me.”
Stella is a high school senior getting ready to graduate before summer.
“We’re in the prom phase. My daughter is crafty. She came out of utero crafting. I did it to myself,” Spelling joked. “She has a Pinterest, she has a mood board and she has inspiration picks.”
In this phase of her life, Spelling described herself as being in her “power era,” focusing more on being the best mom to her children and less on dating.
“My whole life, I’ve always been with somebody. I went from relationship to relationship. I never was, like, the dating person,” she stated. “I want to focus on building my empire, and then if a man comes around, he can fall in line.”
