Tori Spelling breaks down in tears as lookalike daughter Stella gets learner's permit

Tori Spelling has revealed she 'cried like a baby' when her 16-year-old daughter Stella earned her driving learner's permit.

On Tuesday, the  51-year-old Beverly Hills 90120 star took to Instagram to share a photo of her cheerful daughter behind the wheel of a Chevrolet vehicle and penned a lengthy message celebrating her teen's accomplishment.

'Permitted to Drive. So proud of @stella_mcdermott08,' she wrote of Stella, who she shares with her ex-husband Dean McDermott.

The Mistle-Tones star continued: 'She’s officially on the road with her drivers permit! She worked hard and nailed the written test. Started her driving lessons. And, can now be my personal uber. Life moves pretty fast. 

'But, the rewards are amazing all around. I can still picture her in her car seat. Me, checking constantly to make sure she was ok in the back. Now, my view is quite different literally, physically, mentally, and emotionally.

'Couldn’t be more proud of this sweet 16. And, not gonna lie I cried like a baby when she passed. Tears of pride. Now, I officially have 6 months till she gets her license to figure out a car situation. I Love you Buggy.'

Aside Stella, the Scary Movie star shares Liam Aaron, 17, Hattie Margaret, 13, Finn Davey, 12, and Beau Dean, seven, with McDermott.

The blonde bombshell's celebratory post comes just days after she opened up about navigating her June 2023 split with the Canadian actor on Friday's episode of her MisSpelling podcast.

'With five kids, I feel like I'm sorry. I'm constantly letting them down because my life is not stable. Their lives are not stable,' she admitted to psychotherapist Dr. Hillary Goldsher. 

'I can give love in abundance, but they're on this roller coaster with me, unfortunately,' she added.

Spelling also confessed that, at the moment, her life is not 'financially consistent, nor is it stable.'

The Saved By the Bell star went on to suggest that her children's lives were much different financially prior to the birth of her youngest child, Dean.

'They were able to have [a] certain life that I provided for them through work. And then all of a sudden, things weren't stable,' she said emotionally.

The A Friend To Die For actress explained that she used to be a 'workhorse in an empire' boasting 'multiple shows, multiple product lines and brands.'

'And I'm not saying poor me — here I am defending myself again — but I feel like since my soon-to-be ex-husband and I separated, it's been fight or flight,' the mother-of-five added.

Later on Friday, Spelling made a special appearance with Stella and Hattie at the iHeart Radio Jingle Ball red carpet.  

Later in the podcast, the former Dancing with the Stars contestant admitted to feeling 'mom guilt' as a single parent ahead of the holidays and that she feels bad that the bulk of home chores fall solely on Stella.

'When I'm working and I'm gone all day, it falls a lot on my 16-year-old to really oversee the family,' she said candidly. 

'I feel really guilty when I come home at the end of the day.'

She added: 'People have babysitters or nannies or housekeepers or things like that, but we're just us — I know that's probably really hard for the public to understand, but it's true.'