Dr. Oz: Dean McDermott On Being a Reality Star
Dr. Oz has been sitting down with Dean McDermott to talk about his marriage with Tori Spelling and their reality show True Tori. Dean McDermott has very publicly been dealing with infidelity and drug and alcohol abuse and as a result, his marriage with Tori Spelling has been suffering.
Dr. Oz wondered if it bothered Dean McDermott was bothered by people who get enjoyment out of watching him struggle with drugs and alcohol and infidelity.
Dr. Oz has been talking to Dean McDermott about his marital struggles with Tori Spelling. Why is he allowing cameras into his life? How important to him is the money he’s making? (s_bukley / Shutterstock.com)
“It’s hurtful that people would look at that for entertainment, for lack of a better word,” he said. “There seems to be like a buffer that people can say anything they want about a celebrity and it doesn’t affect them. Well, you know, I’m here to say yeah, it does. It hurts a lot.”
He said it hurts him that people would make up stories about them or criticize them. The intention of doing the show, he said, was to help others. Dean has clinical depression and he wanted people to know there’s help out there and they’re not alone.
Dr. Oz: How Important is Money to Dean McDermott?
Dr. Oz asked Dean McDermott how important the money was to him. Is that why he’s letting people into his life? “Money is always an issue. We live in a feast-or-famine business. You know. You got a show one day, you don’t the next. Did it help make money? Absolutely. I don’t think anybody would scoff at trying to make a living,” he said.
He went on to say that being reality stars is what he and Tori have been doing to make their living for a while. He said the earlier reality shows showed the good of their relationship, this one was intended to show the dark spots and show people that if you truly love someone, you can get through anything.
He also said that he’d “fulfilled his obligation” for season 2, but he won’t be back if there’s a season 3. He said he couldn’t do it emotionally because it took a toll to bare his soul every week.
Dr. Oz: Is Dean McDermott a Sociopath?
Dr. Oz wondered how he responded when people called him a “sociopath” and “narcissist.” He said that sociopath seemed a bit much to him and that those people don’t know him. They might watch the show, but they don’t know him personally. “I’m not the only person who’s ever had an affair. I won’t be the last. But to sit back and judge me and name call is unfair, because you don’t know me,” he said.
Dr. Oz: Can Dean McDermott and Tori Spelling Save Their Marriage?
Dean said he was going to work hard to salvage his marriage and that he loved Tori. Dr. Oz said his opinion changed of Dean McDermott throughout the course of the interview. He said he believed Dean loved Tori, but that he had to deal with his self-esteem issues or he would continue to have issues in his marriage and might even ruin it. Dr. Oz said he also thought if Dean didn’t overcome those issues, he might return to drugs and alcohol.
“When you realize what a beautiful soul you really are inside and make peace with all those demons, then I think you’re going to be in a better place across the board, including with Tori,” he said.
He also said he thought it was a great decision for him not to continue the reality show for Dean’s own mental health.
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