Tori Spelling’s Realization After Returning Home Post-Evacuation

Why Tori Spelling Thought Looters Had “Trashed” Her Home After Evacuating Due to the Los Angeles Wildfires.

Why Tori Spelling Thought Looters Had “Trashed” Her Home After Evacuating Due to the Los Angeles Wildfires.

“I walked in, and I gasped,” said the Beverly Hills, 90210 star before explaining how she quickly realized that her home hadn’t actually been broken into.

Tori Spelling recalled the moment she and her family returned home after evacuation orders were lifted during the devastating Los Angeles wildfires and why she initially believed her house had been burglarized.

On her misSPELLING podcast, the 51-year-old actress admitted she mistakenly thought looters had “trashed” her home during her absence because of the “state” it was in. However, she soon realized that her house looked exactly as she had left it before evacuating.

“I walk into our house. You know, I’m not someone who panics easily... I walked in, and I gasped,” Spelling shared.

“[I thought], ‘While we were gone, evacuated, someone broke into our home and burglarized it. Looters must’ve been here. Look at the state of the house,’” she continued. “There was stuff everywhere. I mean, it looked like people had come in and completely trashed the place.”

“Then, upon closer inspection, I realized, ‘Oh, s--t, no, this is just the way I live,’” the actress added.

Spelling, who shares five children — Liam (17), Stella (16), Hattie (13), Finn (12), and Beau (7) — with her ex-husband Dean McDermott, said the experience gave her a moment of clarity.

“That’s when it really hit me — when all of this settles, I need to realize it’s just stuff,” she said. “I’ve seen the devastation, the loss, the displacement of friends, families, and people who lost everything.”

“When you’re lucky enough to still have your home and your belongings, it puts things into perspective. I have so much stuff — I’m so blessed to have it — but I need to let go of it,” Spelling added.

The actress explained that she’s now “ready” to declutter and hopes to donate items to those displaced by the wildfires.

“I just haven’t had the time, but I’m ready to let it go. So many people in LA have lost their things and need help,” she said. “Now that we’re back, we can donate what we can to those who’ve lost everything.”

Ultimately, the experience of “not recognizing” her home after staying in a “clean” Airbnb served as a wake-up call for Spelling.

“My point is, I walked into my home and didn’t recognize it because it was in such a state of disaster that I thought it had been looted,” she concluded.

The Los Angeles wildfires, which began on January 7, have destroyed entire neighborhoods and claimed at least 28 lives, according to Cal Fire.

As of January 25, the Palisades Fire had burned 23,448 acres and destroyed nearly 7,000 structures. Meanwhile, the Eaton Fire scorched over 14,000 acres and destroyed more than 9,400 structures.

Celebrities such as Ricki Lake, Paris Hilton, Cameron Mathison, Billy Crystal, Adam Brody, Leighton Meester, Anna Faris, and others have lost their homes. Many took to social media to share their evacuation stories.

Spelling was among those who evacuated. On Instagram, she shared an emotional account of fleeing her home with her five children and five pets in an SUV and finding refuge in an Airbnb.