Tori Spelling Explains Why She Is So Skinny
June 16th, 2010 by Rian | Filed under Skinny Celebrities, Tori Spelling.
Reality TV personality Tori Spelling was spotted departing ‘The Today Show’ earlier today in NYC, where she promoted her new autobiography and addressed (and shot down) the rumors that she is suffering from an eating disorder.
Photos via BauerGriffin
Tori claims her weight loss has to do with a combination of: having the swine flu, several rounds of antibiotics, nerve problems and migraines.
According to USA Today, Spelling, 37, blames swine flu, stomach pain, migraines and nerve problems for her weight loss. She says she had to take three rounds of antibiotics that caused severe stomach pain. “I’ve never had a great stomach, but (being ill) just completely tore up my stomach and broke down my immune system, and I’ve basically just been a mess ever since, stomach-wise,” she says. “It’s about rebuilding my immune system.”
Last year, tabloid rumors got so wild that it prompted the “90210″ alum to declare last fall on Twitter that she weighs 107 lbs.
“I’m a role model for a lot of women out there, so I hate that they say these things unwarranted, without any research and facts,” she says. “I think it’s doing a disservice to women out there that look up to any celebrity.”
I know from personal experience that she is right about how several rounds of antibiotics wreak havoc on the digestive and immune systems!
What do you all think?
Tags: blonde, candids, skinny, thin, Tori Spelling
way too skinny! she looks sick
she doesn’t look THAT bad. And I really think she is super sweet on her show and I hate how people dog her because THEY don’t think she is good looking.
then I hope she’s drinking ginger tea, because coffee wreaks HAVOC on the gut, immune system, adrenals, hormones, and makes nerves/anxiety, and meds way worse.
way to cover tori, way to cover.
“I think it’s doing a disservice to women out there that look up to any celebrity.”
ummmm could not be more true
i call sheninigans!
If all of her medical problems and antibiotics were causing that bad of stomach reactions, her doctors should have been able to intervene to keep her at a healthy weight. It’s definitely not healthy to continue medications that are making you that sick. I feel bad for her because I really don’t believe she’s healthy.
I’ll believe it when she gains some weight back..
I think she’s so sweet and real on her show, too. I don’t know what to think about her claims of why she can’t keep weight on, but I’m not going to pass judgment just because she’s a celebrity who can’t defend every comment ever made about her. Just hope she’s taking the right measures to fix her stomach problems so she can be around for her kids for a long time.
Awww, Tori Tadpole is so slight! I hope that she achieves and maintains good health.
She looks good!
Sure.. she has the flu. The flu called anorexia.
I had swine flu in december. I lost 5 kilos, and I’m STILL trying to gain weight since then. believe me, she is probably telling the truth
I think it’s time for her to get a new doctor… swine flu is a virus – antibiotics will do squat.
Poor thing, I hope she starts to feel better soon, no matter what she’s suffering from.
first i would like to start out by saying, that SHE IS NOT UGLY, i realy hate those who say she is, shes not the most beautiful women on tv, but shes NOT UGLY!!as for the eating disorder thing, i dont think she has one,because the sighns arnt showing,ok she lost wieght but when somone with an eating disorder loses wieght the way they see themself changes since they always asosiate wieght loss with beauty, they would look uncomfortable with there havier selfs, and they would look more confident with there slimer selfs, but if you watched one of her rialetys showes you would notice that she always seemed to behappy with the way she looked and she always seemed to be confident at everysize. therefor in my opinion, i dont think she has an eating disorder
I don’t find her attractive and I’m not buying her ‘why-im-skinny” excuse.
I agree that meds and stomach illnesses can cause major weight issues, however… this is been going on for far too long it seems to be compiled into, “it’s from this this and this combo.” I hope she gets better, and l for one think she looks fine, a bit bony, but otherwise not super horrible.
liar! those issues would only last a few weeks to a month max, not a year. at least she is creative in her lies instead of saying she has a fast metabolism. hahaha!
Well, I guess she’s had swine flu for the past 3 years because she’s been quite thin for a while now. I wish people would cut the crap, she obviously restricts her diet. Why not just say I don’t eat much, who exactly does she thinks she’s fooling. It may not be pretty to hear but it would be the truth.
Aaron Spelling in drag!
BULLS**T
she looks very plasticy and leathery… its gross
I just love Tori Spelling!! I don’t think she looks too bad. I love her show and everything. I’m not sure if she tells the truth about her weight, but she’s never really gotten down so low that is was scary. She just needs to eat a bit more. I still love her, though.
not to sound mean, but i don’t know who she thinks she is fooling with that padded bra
Eating disorder written all over!
Yeah this has been going on for too long to blame it on the flu and antibiotics. I mean its been like a year and a half or something… I would buy that she lost weight due to these circumstances, but not THAT much weight. And even if she did, why would it take SO long to put on ANY weight? Doesn’t make much sense.
But she looks much better in these pictures. She looks like she has putting on some much needed weight and doesn’t look like skin and bones.
Oh and Shayda, Thats not a padded bra… Thats the worst boob job ever. Wish she would get the implants taken out…
She actually looks better! And who cares if she is skinny-thats her health, life- not ours. I think it’s jealousy on our parts- I wouldn’t want to be that thin, but would rather be too thin than too big! I think she could stand to put on 10lbs to look more femimine and curvy.
Come on swine flu, really? Really? Although I do think she is super cute on the show and she has a sweet personality, I am not buying the whole antibiotics line.
I’m not buying it one bit! Nobody could lose over that much weight for two years. Denial,denial,denial!
Ditto Dawn0
She has been like this for YEARS. So I don’t think she can blame it forever.
107 is clearly still fairly underweight for her anyway…
she’s sooo skinny! it seems like it’s taking a long time for her to gain weight back.
I like her, and she has ALWAYS been tiny. SHe is a bit too thin now, but only 5-10 lbs less than she normally is.
I like her dress, looks cute!!
her hair looks cute like that…i don’t know if i believe her or not, that said i hope it’s true and time will tell if she starts looking more healthy and less sickly thin…we’ll see i guess…
That is a very elaborate story. Who knows? When I don’t want people on my case about my weight I make up crazy stories…it appears she is doing the same.
In her tweet she lied about her weight, she is really 104lbs, she made up being 107lbs.
i LOVE her but think she might be just a little on the “too skinny” side.
i think she is really sweet and that it is none of our business if she has an eating disorder or not. i know women with children who lost so much weight after giving birth because of overall stress, breastfeeding and the like. add diseased, antibiotics, being a generally tiny person – e voila
I was regular weight and then had stomach problems and got way too thin. The thing is, I really liked being that thin and then tried to maintain it. Now, after 4.5 years of trying to maintain 109 lbs (5′8″) I am back to a normal weight of 135. And sadly, I really, really miss being that small.
Getting thin, no matter how it happens, can really mess with your psyche. Clothes are more fun and people really do treat you differently.
Salsa, that is a very interesting post. Medically, you would expect Tori to experience a significant gain, almost automatically–15 pounds or so, because her body would be thinking I have been starving with all that is going on–please feed me. But that could conflict with some of the feelings you describe, which she might also experience. Let’s see what her situation is by thankgiving.
I agree with DawnO, I have had stomach issues in the past as well; that being mainly due to being in a third world country. I too lost a lot of weight, but you better believe when it was taken care off, the weight couldnt have welcomed itself back any faster.
Many women see the weightloss and they foster it, because they like the way they look. She is just suffering from some mental problems right now
What do I think? I think all that weight loss does no justice to her long oval-shaped face.
i like the outfit!!
amazing legs!!
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Dear Tori,
Three words: Plain freaking yoghurt.
Investigate.
Swineflu….suuuuure…..
I’ll file this story with: the Easterbunny, Santa Claus & the Toothfairy
However on the today show she admitted to lying about 107 even, and that she was really 104. Afterwards, she mentioned “why would I lie about 3 lbs?, but I think it was those 3 lbs that would give me some umph in my argument….” I second Kristen. I want the best for her but, I’ll believe it when I see it.
I think she looks good in these pictures – and I”ve definitely experienced some stomach woes after antibiotics (which I took to HELP with stomach issues – not pleasant). She was sick, she’s getting better. She’s just naturally thin. If she was anorexic, she probably couldn’t have gotten pregnant.
@Jo “It’s definitely not healthy to continue medications that are making you that sick.” umm, sometimes the benefits outweigh the temporary side effects. How about chemo???
I actually could believe all that since she seems to have gained some weight back. But the boob job and her over sized head make her body look all out of proportion. In the last pic her hair looks like a one of her children cut it!
Wow she is too thin!! I hope she gets better
her whole history shows that she has never learnt to except her body…her “nerve problems” are the main reason for her look…
i’m not buying it. im sure some of was the medical issues but She’s been losing weight like thisfor a while. she hasn’t gained any of it back. she very underweight and if the medicine cause so many problems the docs would have found something more sutible to keep her healthy
I think that I could believe her justification(s) of her weight loss being a combination of this and that and the other thing(s), etc…but she’s been exceptionally thin for quite some time now. If medication(s) are causing ALL the things she claims…then she needs to get another med or meds.
However, just prior to my problems w/ana…I had extensive problems (infections) in my teeth/gums (and was on antibiotics as well)…and I lost about 18 lbs & AFTERWARDS I really did lose my appetite & enjoyed the thinner me (which garnered me lots of compliments) BUT which led me deeper & deeper into losing just a few more lbs until I was critically ill and grosssly underweight and hospitalized about 8 or 9 times. With Tori, time will tell if she is really telling the truth about her combinations/justifications for her extreme thin-ness!
**ITs funny how celebrities have all these medical problems which make them lose weight, but us regular people have medical problems that make us lose our hair, or our money, and we might even gain weight.
Geez I wish I had celebrity medical problems that made me lose weight rather than my life.
she also said in the interview that when she said she weighed 107 pounds she actually weighed 104…. whether or not she has an eating disorder, that is WAY TOO SKINNY!!!
I’ve had Swine flu, I suffer from migraines and stomach problems. And guess what? I’m nowhere near her weight (and I’m pretty glad because I’m looking… well… 30 years younger than her) !
You can always see her holding starbucks- I know for sure that coffee is NOT good for your stomach especially when you are having problems with your digestive system. However, coffee is good when you are trying to lose weight as it is duretic and gives you energy. Maybe she should stop drinking coffee and start eating?
That outfit looks good on her.
I think she gave a few too many “reasons” (excuses!) for her low weight… doesn’t sound healthy.
@mer– good point on the coffee thing!
Why do skinny people always have to explain her figure ? Noone would dare to ask overweight people why they are so “fat”. Most people that are scary skinny do have eating issues as obese people do. It´s their own business.
She seems like a sweet woman and hopefully she is feeling better soon.
BS
noway she weight 107 ,,i weight 104 and iam way fatter
i think she weight 90 lbs
and she look sick
She may be speaking the truth – when I had the flu I dropped down to 94, but I was ashamed for my looks and would never have gone out showing of my pity arms, like she does. Hope she recovers !
Sorry, but you don’t treat swine flu with “antibiotics”. It’s a VIRUS. I think it’s bogus.
she could well be telling the truth, or she could be lying. i hope she is telling the truth because physical illness is easier to live with than psychological illness, but it is clear that she is sick in one way or another. if she is not telling the truth there is really no room for us to judge. i feel and worry for her if she does, indeed, have an eating disorder.
I love Tori, but she is lying! She is simply not eating. Did anyone see the episode where she and Dean got remarried, and it showed her walking down the “aisle” in her short white dress, she looked absolutely horrible. There is definetely a problem here. And not being able to gain weight back from an illness six months ago is complete bull sh–.
@ Salsa, if you were ever 109 lbs @ 5′8″, you were a skeleton. You do not need to want to get back to that! Be happy with where you are now. I guarantee you look like a human and not an alien now.
HEY….we didn’t just born lol, she has anorexia- every celebrity would say so many bull crap when they are sick…..
She can say whatever she wants, but she looks ill. 107 at her height is anorexic. How is she a good role model for women? Is she out of her mind. Anyone that wants to look like her has their own personal body image issues. Tori Spelling, keep your mouth shut and go back to the 90210 hole you crawled out of.
ew, 5′8 and 109 lbs? that’s death.
If she knew she was sickly thin because of an illness she would not dress this way. Instead she want’s to flaunt her skeletal body, and is obivously lying. I do not see why she wanted to lose weight up to this point and then try to explain it through medical problem. That kind of takes all of the glam out of it, if there even was any of it left.
@Ehhh, you’re so right!!
@Salsa, 5′8 at 109 means you were not thin, you were emaciated.
and about Tori – she always has excuses for her skinny body huh? If it were not for her breast implants, I could just imagine how she would like with a flat chest and skinny body! My gosh, Tori, eat a sandwich girl!
Nice dress though
Personally, I think a combination of being in starvation mode + the antibiotics reduces her appetite. I say starvation mode because she’s at such a low weight for her height. Therefore, she eats “enough” to subsist, but not nearly enough to gain weight.
I’ve been on some very hardcore antibiotics before and they’ve made me nauseated. However, it only lasts for the duration of the antibiotics and I gain any weight I’ve lost back pretty darn quickly.
Not really a fan of the whole “Why I lost weight” bit because I’m not buying it. Antibiotics don’t work on viruses like the flu, and I doubt with her money and fame she’s going to a horrible doctor who seems to think three rounds of antibiotics would work. She also said she was “embarrassed” that she had swine flu. Why would she be embarrassed by that?
Even though she’s a celebrity, she doesn’t have to tell us she has an eating disorder or go into detail about it. It’s your personal life, so just don’t talk about it. But don’t feed us BS excuses that we can see are lies…
@Salsa: 109 pounds at 5′8 is not enough. I am 5′11 and a bit and at one point I weighed just over 50 kilos which made me look like a skeleton. Not a nice look.
As for Tori Spelling… I like what she’s wearing and actually think she looks a bit better now.
the dress is plenty frock by Tracy Reese “Alix” 2-fer dress, and i dont like it, she is small, but i have seen smaller, i agree she shouldnt lose anymore!
I would buy the antibiotics wreaking havoc on her system if she hasn’t been this thin for so many months. But I do believe that she is actually battling an illness that has nothing to do with an eating disorder. Whatever it is I hope she gets well soon.
I guess I’m the only one who thinks she’s at a good weight… I don’t think she’s as light as she claims, though. Probably 5′8, 112ish.
I don’t think she’s ugly either. I’ve liked Tori since the 90s. I do think she starves herself though. The swine flu is just an excuse, imo.
Hmm…I don’t know if I believe her or not. Why did she wait so long to deny all the gossip? I completely agree with the coffee comments. I have a weak stomach and cannot drink anything that acidic when I’m on meds, especially antibiotics. Isn’t Catherine Zeta Jones also supposedly ill? She admitted to being anorexic when she was younger and she seems to be struggling a bit. The problem with being a recovered ana is that if you do get sick and cannot eat for a bit or even only eat small amounts is that it is very easy to relapse. Regardless of what’s causing their weight drops I hope both of them are/get healthy.
She’s always been super-skinny, ladies.
Tori, you are great, don’t need to be an stupid object, do some yoga or swim on the sea. You are nice just how you are, stop please doing boob jobs or things on your face. You are just beautiful.
I believe it. I became really ill 8 years ago and lost a lot of weight. It took me about 2 years to gain it back because of stomach problems. I became depressed and suffered from anxiety which also exacerbated my stomach issues, so her explanation may be true.
Love her dress! Why is she drinking coffee if she has a horrible stomach? She may be lying.. Although it could be tea I suppose..
Eating Disorders Really mess up your stomach too!! I think she loves the attention. Its a vicious cylce and once you are in it, its hard, nearly impossible to escape
Lies, Lies, Lies IMO. I love Tori and thinks she’s adorable but seriously? It’s pretty obvious that she’s always had issues w/ food and from the bikini pics I’ve seen floating around she’s a skeleton w/ airbags. NOT GOOD.
her hair is fried
She looks kind of pretty in these pictures and gained a little.
What a bunch of excuses
Simple fix for antibiotic stomach problems: probiotics.
I am more apt to believe the ‘nerve problems’ aka anxiety due to her nutbar family and mother. But in reality my gut tells me that she is lying. Do ED sufferers ever tell the truth about their illness?
I hope she gets well soon.
People…Tori has an eating disorder. Any doctor would have given her intravenous nutrition for such severe weight loss. She wants to stay that way. I’m not buying anymore celeb stories about how they actually want to gain weight but can’t (like Keira Knightley). There’s thin, and then there’s celebrity thin.
I actually believe her. She’s always been thin and having a digestive and immune problem from antibiotics can definitely cause this. My mom is 5′10″ with a large frame and got down to 132 lbs because too much meds killed all the good bacteria in her tummy. You can take meds to help the “issue” but once the weight is lost and your body is repairing itself it’s hard to gain it back. Spend all your time in the loo everytime you take a bite and you’d be put off eating too.
No, she hasn’t always been this thin. I have the TV channel on right now and they are playing a movie she made about 6 years ago-she clearly weighed more and actually looks good in the movie. (I’d say at least 10 lbs more than she weighs now, maybe closer to 15)
And if this story is true, why did it take her so long to say so? I just don’t buy it. When I had anorexia, you wouldn’t believe all the lies I made up to try to cover up what was really going on. She seems to be doing the same.
Hum, she also said she only “appeared” skinnier because she had spent like 2 years pregnant.
It doesn’t really matter if it’s 107 or 104. She looks underweight and unhealthy. I don’t believe her. Eating disordered people are addicts and addicts are liars. They say anything to cover up their problem. Some people are very thin but they don’t look unhealthy… there is a certain “look” someone who starves themselves has and those of you that have had or know people with eating disorders know what I’m talking bout. She looks like she has a problem.
I consider eating disorders as addictions and most people don’t want to admit to having them. I did have an illness that made me lose around 18 pounds–too much for my frame–but unless you have a chronic ulcer and can’t keep any food down, you are going to gain at least some of the weight back when you lose it very quickly due to illness. Also, you would eventually end up in the hospital for dehydration and need to be on a feeding tube if you had all the problems that Tori is saying.
I have also never lost weight from taking antibiotics (not that you can’t) and you are supposed to take probiotics and do things to boost your immune system while on them and for quite some time after taking them.
Also, as someone who gets stomach problems from stress, the absolute worst thing you can do is drink coffee–the most acidic thing on the planet–and you will feel the pain right away.
everything about here just screams out plastic and fake…she is not a pretty girl. it is sad what has happened to her…she looks like a skeleton halloween costume…i hope she gets better
She looks thin, but I think this is believably her natural weight when she is avoiding junk food & staying busy. I think she’s one of those people who is even prettier in person than in just a still photograph, since she seems to have a really great personality.
yeah she’s always been thin but I don’t think it’s natural, she doesn’t look healthy. also, I remember during the (original) 90210 days reading an interview with a former Spelling staff member, and they commented on how they’d never seen Tori eat a proper meal. I’d say she’s battled an ED on/off since her teenage years, sad.
Well she does say she’s sick. E!News quoted her saying the photos of her boney back frightened her. I’d like to believe she’s being genuine. There are lots of tiny women out there that are naturally so.
I can attest to the fact that the swine flu is terrible for your system. I had it in October of last year and I was out of school for 3 weeks. I lost 10 lbs. in 2 days and it just spiraled out of control from there. The antibiotics were horrible, while I was on them I couldn’t even keep in water. I had to have an IV. But I gained all the weight back in 2 weeks, a total of 25 lbs. lost and 18 lbs. gained back. She should have gained all the weight back already. Once you start eating a healthy balanced diet you can gain the weight back easy. I don’t believe her story and I’ve gone through the swine flu.
@DawnO said ” I’m 5?9 and 109 and have all kinds fat on me, especially around my hips (i’m slightly pear-shaped)”
—-DawnO, I have a friend who is 5′8 1/2 at 108 lbs. She is super skinny almost skeletal looking. You can’t pinch fat from her. You definitely are lying. LOL!!!
@KIANA: I agree it may have started as an illness but turned into an eating disorder, i had a similar thing happen to me
@SALSA: no! 135 is a much much better weight, you need to stay there and dont go back to 109, i know its hard but its healthier and im sure you look better
@DAWNO: if you are 5″9 and 109 (like anyone cares about your stats) then you are very very dangerously underweight!! and if you cant see that maybe you need some counseling, sorry just my imput
how convenient to have all those happen at once soon after having a baby… :/ and then not tell anyone the cause until at least a year later… god why is it such a big deal to admit you want to be skinny, so you restrict your diet??
I hear you DawnO! I once weighed as much as you do and I’m taller (I win!) and there was all sorts of unsightly fat and pimples on my butt too. Maybe some Spanx till you get to a better weight?
@siennagold: so sorry to input my opinion, and no, l’m not lying!
fat, skinny, stupid tori you’ll always look like a horse. You probably lose and gain weight to take attention off your ugly equine features.
Seems kind of sketchy. I had swine flu and they don’t give you antibiotics for it because it is a virus. I only lost 5 lbs and I gained it back within about a week of getting getting better…it was probably water weight.
Pretty sure in the first photo that’s a wax figure of Tori Spelling, not the actual Tori herself. Propped in front of Madame Tussaud’s to lure in some business.
I don’t know anything about her apart from the pictures I have seen but I think it’s pretty obvious that stomach problems from various illnesses and medications are not to blame for her weight. Not that I expect her to come out and admit she has an eating disorder to the world but… seriously. I don’t think it even needs to be said it’s so obvious.
Excuse me, but who in the world considers HER a role model?!?!?!
Well, I don’t know everything that’s going on because she sure doesn’t look that great in photos… THAT said, antibiotics can be torture on a person’s stomach. I was on them for a few weeks straight, at very high doses a few years ago, and they made me so sick. She’s right in that they do tear up your stomach, so I can see some validity to what she said regarding the antibiotics. I definitely doubt that’s the ONLY issue here though….
She looks all around awful. How is she famous again?
I agree with above posters; I’ll believe the medical stuff when she gains the weight back.
I think her face, skin, body , hair looks young and vibrant. I don’t like the heavy beading on the top of that dress though. She could pick out a better dress.
I wonder what she would look like as a brunette?
Maybe a golden brown?
one comment about losing 5 kilos… tori has lost far more than 5 kilos. i think this is bs. she’s been skinny for too long. and toris face has always been horrendous imo.
She needs to be this thin – it’s the only way she can get attention. She’s a fugly, washed up old hag. If you lose weight when you’re sick, you totally binge it back on once your appetite is back.
she is probably not lying about part of it- i can relate to the stomach problems- when I have a bad bout of indigestion- i can’t eat & loose a few kilos, so on her when she already has a tiny frame- it makes her look anorexic. The flu also withers your muscles, so she could also look smaller from muscle wastage.
In general, i’d say she does have an eating disorder, but the sicknesses do exagerate the problem.
I don’t know if she is lying or not… However.. I do know she def needs 10 lbs.
What a bunch of bull. At least it’s a clever lie…I bet she fooled at least some people. Although I think she looks a little better than she used to…it could be because you can’t see her thighs, though. I’ve always thought that was the scarriest part of her skinniness.
couldn’t she just say that she doesn’t eat doughnuts and does a lot of yoga?
FAIL DONT BELIEVE
I believe her when she explained the causes of her weight. But I bet there’s also something else at play, maybe she must like being that thin and wants to stay that way.
I love her and I hope she gets well soon.