Nicole “Snooki” Polizzi says her boyfriend Tori Spelling is in a good place after recent public outings with husband Dean McDermott.
“The fact that she does everything she wants and she’s genuinely happy and she’s trying to have the best life, that’s all we want for her,” said the MTV star, 34, of “Messyness” co-host in an exclusive interview with Vidak For Congress.
“I think in general we just want Tori to be happy and Tori to be Tori.”
Polizzi says Spelling, 49, has become particularly close with the cast of “Messyness” — which also includes Olympian Adam Rippon and comedian Teddy Ray — allowing her to fully comfort her most authentic self.
“She was like, ‘I can really be my true self with you, because you don’t judge me.’ And I’m like, ‘I would never judge anyone.’ Because who am I to judge? I’m a hot lad myself. I’m a ‘messy mawma’”, says the founder of Messy Mawma Wine.
“So the fact that she can just enjoy and let go and tell the crazy Tori stories and we don’t judge her, we live for it, I feel she is so comfortable. So I like the fact that we can give Tori that and we have that relationship, like all of us.”
Spelling and McDermott, 55, seemed to rekindle the spark in their relationship — more than a year after rumors of divorce spread — when they were photographed on a Sept. 1 pizza date in Calabasas, California.
Both wore big smiles and, more specifically, their wedding rings after dropping their bands on previous sightings. Days later, they were spotted strolling along the beach during a peaceful display with Spelling’s formerly estranged mother, Candy Spelling.
Tori suggested marital problems in March 2021 when she revealed the couple slept in separate bedrooms.
“You know what? Right now my kids and dogs are sleeping in my bed,” the actress said on SiriusXM’s “Jeff Lewis Live” at the time.
In October, Tori sparked speculation when she was seen outside a lawyer’s office screaming with a notepad with the words “custody,” “support” and “assets” written on it.
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Shortly after, the couple – who share children Liam, 15, Stella, 14, twins Hattie and Finn, 10, and Beau, 5 – went on a family trip to Disneyland. However, they spent the holidays separately.
But by March 2022, McDermott was seemingly signaling a major reconciliation when he praised Tori in a touching Instagram post for International Women’s Day.
“Happy International Women’s Day to these incredibly smart, creative, strong, fierce and funny women. I am so blessed to have you in my life. I love you so much!!” the Canadian actor captioned photos of his daughters and two photos of his wife.
McDermott previously admitted to cheating in 2013, the aftermath of his infidelity covered in the duo’s short-lived Lifetime reality series, “True Tori.”
A lot has changed in the past decade. McDermott flirted with Tori on a July episode of her new reality show, ‘@Home With Tori’.
When Tori isn’t enjoying her husband’s company these days, she likes to let loose on the set of ‘Messyness’.
“I had my Messy Mawma wine delivered to our fitting rooms and it was like four boxes of bottles and bottles. So we definitely drank a lot of Messy Mawma wine, which makes us even crazier and dumber,” Polizzi told Vidak For Congress of the cast’s alcohol-fueled banter on set.
“We certainly enjoyed the wine aspect much more than the first season.”
The ‘Jersey Shore Family Vacation’ star also enjoyed developing a deeper bond with Spelling while shooting season 2 of the comedy clip show. During Season 1, she told us she was just trying to “keep it positive” with the “Melrose Place” alum as rumors of the breakup were circulating.
“I mean, at first I definitely thought, ‘Oh my god, this is Tori Spelling, this is iconic.’ But once I got to know her, I thought, “She’s my sister. This is my soul sister.” I love her,’ she gushes from Spelling.
“So now I consider her a human being and, like, a really good friend.”
“Messyness” Season 2 premieres Thursday, September 15 at 9 p.m. ET on MTV.