Tori Spelling's Children Show Support at Their Mom's First 'Dancing with the Stars' Performance

Tori Spelling's children are her primary supporters.

On Tuesday, Sept. 19, the Beverly Hills, 90210 alum, 51, shared her love for her little ones after they got here to her first Dancing with the Stars reside efficiency as a contestant on season 33. The proud mother posted a candy snap of herself and her 5 children, Liam, 17, Stella, 16, Hattie, 12, Finn, 12, and Beau, 7, whom she shares with ex-husband Dean McDermott, on Instagram after the present.

“Here’s my WHY…” the actress started in her caption. “My 5 babies coming to see me perform LIVE on DWTS! Showing my kids that at any point or age you can push past your fears and believe in yourself!”

She admitted, “This so far has been the hardest yet one of the most rewarding experiences of my life,” including, “I danced to my personal anthem ‘Trust Fall' with my amazing partner @pashapashkov . I’ve never had any dance experience, training, or lessons. I do not workout {except hustling and taking care of 5 kiddos} and I have a huge fear of performing in front of an audience.”

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“But, I’m doing it!” she added. “I’m putting my heart and soul into this journey. I’m finding ME! The ballroom is my therapy ❤️. Having the time of my life.”

Spelling then mirrored on her youthful self, whom she says at all times let her worry get in the method of going for the mirrorball trophy.

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“So proud of that young version of myself who was shy, fearful, insecure, and didn’t feel worthy. Finding your worth is POWERFUL!” she shared. “Thank you @dancingwiththestars for this chance to do that for myself, my children, and everybody on the market who has ever felt this fashion about themselves. I dance this season 33 for all of us 💃xo.”

On the Sept. 6 episode of her misSPELLING podcast, Spelling opened up about the casting course of for the present, revealing, “I got multiple calls over the last previous 32 seasons. Maybe in fact, 32 calls.”

She continued. “The answer was always no and I always had a different reason why I couldn't do it. Every season I [watched it], and I was like, ‘Good for her [or] for him. Oh, god. I wish I was brave enough to do it.'”

When her crew was approached with one other provide, Spelling determined to take the probability regardless of it being “literally one of my biggest fears in life.”