Tori Spelling Pays Tribute to Mom Candy on First Mother's Day Since Filing for Divorce: 'Thank You for Teaching Me Strength'

Tori Spelling is celebrating her mom — and the important things she taught her — this Mother’s Day.

In a series of throwback photo slideshows on her Instagram Stories on Sunday, May 12, the mom of five paid tribute to Candy Spelling.

“Happy Mother’s Day,” Tori, 50, captioned the first photo, which shows a young Candy presumably holding her only daughter as a baby.

The next slide was a photo of Candy, 78, standing next to Tori, who is wearing a black dress with daisies printed on it and what appear to be tiny daisies in her hair.

Tori Spelling (left) and Candy Spelling in 2015.

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“I still stand by this view… the wildflower and I rise,” Tori wrote on the slide.

“The flower doesn’t fall far from the bush … yes, think about it,” the Beverly Hills, 90210 the actress wrote another memory of the photo of young Tori and Candy in white formal dresses.

The podcaster took a more serious tone in the fourth and final slide, writing, “Thank you for teaching me the strength and resilience of moms — and how to properly set the dinner table and always how to spot a fake purse.”

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Sunday marked the first Mother’s Day Tori has celebrated since filing for divorce from her ex Dean McDermott in March. The former couple announced that they are separating in June 2023 after 18 years of marriage.

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Candy Spelling with young Tori Spelling.

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Although Tori and her mother have had ups and downs in their relationship over the years, Candy exclusively told PEOPLE in April that she was there for her daughter amid her divorce.

“She really needed it [support]” said Candy.

Tori is the mother of Liam (17), Stella (15), Hatti (12), Finn (11) and Beau (7), whom she shares with McDermott.

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