Candy Spelling has never been one to praise her daughter, tell her she is pretty or build her confidence.

Instead, throughout her daughter’s life she has belittled her, competed with her and blamed her for pretty much anything and everything.

As you may have heard, Candy, 63, is selling the 56,000 square-foot Spelling estate for a whopping $150 million. The family has lived there since 1991.

And why is she selling? Candy essentially says it’s because she and Tori are not speaking, again, and there is no hope for a reconciliation.

Of course, the way she paints the picture is that Tori is being unreasonable, angry and unwilling to make amends. She says, “I don’t see Tori and Dean anymore. I used to see Liam, but no longer. And I’ve never met Stella. I’ve tried to talk to her, but that doesn’t work. She may not even know why she’s angry.”

Well, I have read Tori’s book, sTORI Telling, and I can list multiple reasons why Tori should be angry with her mother. Mainly that Tori has never been good enough for her.

So in true Candy Spelling fashion, she twists the situation around and makes it Tori’s fault, saying, “If I had any hope that I would have a relationship with my grandchildren I would never sell this house. I’ve fantasized for years about a wonderful playhouse on the grounds for children.” She adds that she does have a playroom in her new 17,000 square-foot condo, just in case she is reunited with her grandchildren.

Then, as though trying to impress the public, she lets it be known that she’s financially set the children up.

“Someday my grandchildren will know who I am because of the trust funds I’ve set up, but I would like to be part of their lives now. I would have loved to have built that playhouse for them.”

Candy is so spiteful she will probably leave her millions to Tori’s children, not Tori. It’ll be her last hurrah.

Editor’s Smack:  Mommy Dearest, anyone?

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