Tori Spelling Says Son Beau, 7, 'Reminds' Her of Late Father Aaron Spelling: 'So Perceptive' (Exclusive)

Mar. 15, 2025

(L-R) Aaron Spelling and Tori Spelling, Beau Mcdermott.Photo:Mickshaw/WireImage for PMK/HBH; Stefanie Keenan/GettyTori Spellingis happy to have a piece of her late fatherAaron Spellingin her 7-year-old son,Beau.PEOPLE caught up with theBeverly Hills, 90210alum, 51, ahead of the premiere of her Lifetime movieAbducted in the Everglades,out March 2, during which she discussed unique qualities about her son.“He’s a very smart, super funny guy. Like, we watch things all the time. He reminds me of my dad a lot,” says Spelling.Aaron Spelling and Tori Spelling.Steve Granitz/WireImageThe PEOPLE Puzzler crossword is here! How quickly can you solve it? Play now!While Spelling believes she got many of her storytelling abilities from her father,who died in 2006 at the age of 83, she thinks some of those were also passed down to Beau.“Beau will watch a movie, and he’s just like, ‘Oh. Mom, that’s a flashback. Oh, see, that didn’t happen now. And you know what’s going to happen. They’re setting it up so when she meets him later’ and I’m like, ‘What is happening? Like, this is crazy.’ ““He always says, ‘Do I talk too much during movies?’ And I can’t say no because I love that he’s so perceptive in speaking of everything,” she adds.Beau McDermott.Dean McDermott InstagramIn addition to Beau, Spelling is also a mom toLiam, 17,Stella, 16,Hattie, 13,Finn, 12, with exDean McDermott. Spellingfiled for divorcefrom McDermott in March 2024.Spelling tells PEOPLE that because he is the youngest, his siblings are also like parents to him, but he is still very “self-sufficient.““He does everything for himself. And he, knows probably way too, way more than he should,” says Spelling, noting that he is also “really, really funny.“Tori Spelling attends the Los Angeles premiere of Freeform’s “Cruel Summer” season 2 at Grace E. Simons Lodge on May 31, 2023 in Los Angeles, California.Rodin Eckenroth/FilmMagicBeing thatAbducted in the Evergladespremieres the same day as Beau’s 8th birthday, she jokes that the film will not be discussed on Sunday because “it’s Beau day.“As for what Beau will be doing for his birthday Spelling tells PEOPLE he “wants to go to like one of those gaming zones on his birthday so he can do like the trampoline and the arcade and the claw machines.“Never miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from juicy celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.Abducted in the Evergladespremieres March 2 on Lifetime.

(L-R) Aaron Spelling and Tori Spelling, Beau Mcdermott.Photo:Mickshaw/WireImage for PMK/HBH; Stefanie Keenan/Getty

Mickshaw/WireImage for PMK/HBH; Stefanie Keenan/Getty

Tori Spellingis happy to have a piece of her late fatherAaron Spellingin her 7-year-old son,Beau.PEOPLE caught up with theBeverly Hills, 90210alum, 51, ahead of the premiere of her Lifetime movieAbducted in the Everglades,out March 2, during which she discussed unique qualities about her son.“He’s a very smart, super funny guy. Like, we watch things all the time. He reminds me of my dad a lot,” says Spelling.Aaron Spelling and Tori Spelling.Steve Granitz/WireImageThe PEOPLE Puzzler crossword is here! How quickly can you solve it? Play now!While Spelling believes she got many of her storytelling abilities from her father,who died in 2006 at the age of 83, she thinks some of those were also passed down to Beau.“Beau will watch a movie, and he’s just like, ‘Oh. Mom, that’s a flashback. Oh, see, that didn’t happen now. And you know what’s going to happen. They’re setting it up so when she meets him later’ and I’m like, ‘What is happening? Like, this is crazy.’ ““He always says, ‘Do I talk too much during movies?’ And I can’t say no because I love that he’s so perceptive in speaking of everything,” she adds.Beau McDermott.Dean McDermott InstagramIn addition to Beau, Spelling is also a mom toLiam, 17,Stella, 16,Hattie, 13,Finn, 12, with exDean McDermott. Spellingfiled for divorcefrom McDermott in March 2024.Spelling tells PEOPLE that because he is the youngest, his siblings are also like parents to him, but he is still very “self-sufficient.““He does everything for himself. And he, knows probably way too, way more than he should,” says Spelling, noting that he is also “really, really funny.“Tori Spelling attends the Los Angeles premiere of Freeform’s “Cruel Summer” season 2 at Grace E. Simons Lodge on May 31, 2023 in Los Angeles, California.Rodin Eckenroth/FilmMagicBeing thatAbducted in the Evergladespremieres the same day as Beau’s 8th birthday, she jokes that the film will not be discussed on Sunday because “it’s Beau day.“As for what Beau will be doing for his birthday Spelling tells PEOPLE he “wants to go to like one of those gaming zones on his birthday so he can do like the trampoline and the arcade and the claw machines.“Never miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from juicy celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.Abducted in the Evergladespremieres March 2 on Lifetime.

Tori Spellingis happy to have a piece of her late fatherAaron Spellingin her 7-year-old son,Beau.

PEOPLE caught up with theBeverly Hills, 90210alum, 51, ahead of the premiere of her Lifetime movieAbducted in the Everglades,out March 2, during which she discussed unique qualities about her son.

“He’s a very smart, super funny guy. Like, we watch things all the time. He reminds me of my dad a lot,” says Spelling.

Aaron Spelling and Tori Spelling.Steve Granitz/WireImage

Steve Granitz/WireImage

The PEOPLE Puzzler crossword is here! How quickly can you solve it? Play now!

While Spelling believes she got many of her storytelling abilities from her father,who died in 2006 at the age of 83, she thinks some of those were also passed down to Beau.

“Beau will watch a movie, and he’s just like, ‘Oh. Mom, that’s a flashback. Oh, see, that didn’t happen now. And you know what’s going to happen. They’re setting it up so when she meets him later’ and I’m like, ‘What is happening? Like, this is crazy.’ "

“He always says, ‘Do I talk too much during movies?’ And I can’t say no because I love that he’s so perceptive in speaking of everything,” she adds.

Beau McDermott.Dean McDermott Instagram

In addition to Beau, Spelling is also a mom toLiam, 17,Stella, 16,Hattie, 13,Finn, 12, with exDean McDermott. Spellingfiled for divorcefrom McDermott in March 2024.

Spelling tells PEOPLE that because he is the youngest, his siblings are also like parents to him, but he is still very “self-sufficient.”

“He does everything for himself. And he, knows probably way too, way more than he should,” says Spelling, noting that he is also “really, really funny.”

Tori Spelling attends the Los Angeles premiere of Freeform’s “Cruel Summer” season 2 at Grace E. Simons Lodge on May 31, 2023 in Los Angeles, California.Rodin Eckenroth/FilmMagic

Rodin Eckenroth/FilmMagic

Being thatAbducted in the Evergladespremieres the same day as Beau’s 8th birthday, she jokes that the film will not be discussed on Sunday because “it’s Beau day.”

As for what Beau will be doing for his birthday Spelling tells PEOPLE he “wants to go to like one of those gaming zones on his birthday so he can do like the trampoline and the arcade and the claw machines.”

Never miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from juicy celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.

Abducted in the Evergladespremieres March 2 on Lifetime.

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