Tori Spelling to write a book about motherhood; will be in 90210 spinoff after all

35 year-old Tori Spelling is said to be working on another memoir as a follow-up to her first biography, sTori Telling, which detailed her materially rich but emotionally troubled life growing up as the daughter of one of Hollywood's most successful TV producers. Spelling was left virtually nothing by her insanely wealthy father, Aaron Spelling. The elder Spelling was worth $300 million and left Tori just under a million dollars. In her first book Spelling revealed that she was deep in credit card debt after spending massive amounts of money in her twenties. She's now working hard to keep earning cash and has a reality show, a jewelry line on HSN, and another book. In the upcoming book, tentatively titled Mommywood, Tori will discuss how her life changed as she went from a minor celebrity to a minor celebrity mother to two children. Tori could easily become the next Katie Price and start putting out a book every six months.

The 35-year-old, who gave birth to her second child with husband Dean McDermott last month, has signed a deal with publishers Simon Schuster to pen her second tome, tentatively titled "Mommywood."

The book will focus on her life as "a Hollywood princess-turned-parent" and the growth of her 1-year-old son Liam, and newborn daughter, Stella, according to the press release.

[From SFGate via WeSmirch]

The book is due out around April, 2009 and I wonder what kind of advance they gave her. Tori will also be in the 90210 spinoff on the CW channel along with her old co-stars Shannen Doherty and Jennie Garth. There were conflicting reports as to Tori's involvement, but one of the producers revealed that Tori is on board and that she was said to have dropped out because "she was exhausted from having the baby." He added that the door is open for her when she wants to return and said "I think that when she's up for it, she'll be in." Tori also confirmed that she will reprise her role as Donna Martin and said she's excited for it. [Details from STLToday.com]

Tori is doing whatever it takes to keep the cash coming in, and she's doing a pretty decent job of it. She's not my favorite person after the way she cheated on her then-husband with a married guy with children, but she's trying to make a living the best way she knows how and it seems to be working for her.

Tori Spelling is shown at the NBC Universal 2008 Press Tour on 7/20/08. Credit: WENN