Tori Spelling Details Horrifying Experience Escaping L.A. Fires with Her Kids & Pets
Tori Spelling and her family are luckily safe amid the Los Angeles fires.
On Friday (January 10), the 51-year-old Beverly Hills, 90210 actress took to Instagram to detail the horrifying experience she went through while escaping the fires with her five kids and pets.
“The post I didn’t want to have to do… days of watching destruction and monitoring and living in fear,” Tori started. “I haven’t posted or shared bc social media was saturated. Amazing kindness, sorrowful loss, helpful shares, and pleas. I didn’t want to be redundant.”
Keep reading to find out more…“But, last night we were evacuated. I tried my best to hang in there and not just flee to flee but we had too finally,” Tori continued. “My hearts are with everyone who have lost and suffered so much. But, as a mama bear with 5 kiddos & fur babies your gut tells you when it’s time to take action. And, all the amazing apps and LIVES that have been keeping us updated. In a SUV me and 5 kids, 3 large dogs, 1 cat, and a ferret left unplanned.”
Tori shares her five kids – Liam, 17, Stella, 16, Hattie, 13, Finn, 12, and Beau, 7 – with ex-husband Dean McDermott.
She wrote, “Friends who care, told me for days to pack and have a plan. I should have listened. I fit us all in barely. No clothes. But grabbed photo albums. And fled. In a non planned panic I reached out to my friend I made recently Jami Schwartz. She had mentioned at Iheart jingle ball in December she works with @airbnb. I knew it was a long shot but as I just drove my kids onto the 101 N with no plan she responded! @airbnb saved us! Literally! They stepped in and found something to house our massive family and pets and same night. Jami and Taylor I will forever be grateful! With terrified kids and one with terrible asthma…I drove.”
“My kids said ‘Mom. You sure we should go this way? Freeway is standstill other direction. We are headed right into the fires,’” Tori recalled. “Indeed we were. Mother instinct took over and I pressed on north on 101. As we drove literally thru it and smoke coming thru car vents… I told my children to take a deep breath and hold and put Tshirts over their noses and mouths. I said then ‘This is scary but hopeful. We will drive thru it and past. It will be ok. I promise you all.’”
“We pressed on. Leaving behind a burning LA. Indeed we were ok. We are some of the lucky ones. It looked and felt like a movie I’d seen too many times,” Tori concluded. “But, while on the road @taylorgandy w/ @airbnb stayed with us. My daughter Stella texting him as I drove. 1 place popped up. Taylor and amazing owners of our current #airbnb connected. We are safe. Woke up to koi pond & a monarch butterfly sanctuary. Thanks Dad! #synchronicity ????”
Even more stars are evacuating amid the fires. Our thoughts are with everyone affected by the tragedy.