Tori Spelling shares her experience living in the Spelling family’s iconic 56,000 square foot home, “The Manor,” revealing its secret rooms, luxurious features, and why she never felt emotionally attached to the property.
Bollywood Fever: Tori Spelling recently opened up about her experience living in the iconic Spelling family home, known as “The Manor,” during the August 19 episode of her MisSpelling podcast.
“When I was 12, my parents purchased property that became ‘The Manor,’ and it was Bing Crosby’s house,” Spelling, 51, shared. She noted that her mother, Candy Spelling, was a huge fan of Crosby, which made the connection even more special—until they decided to tear down the original house. “She tore all that s–t down,” Tori recalled with a laugh.
Before making the purchase, Aaron and Candy Spelling took Tori and her siblings to tour the estate. For Tori, the property was reminiscent of a scene straight out of a Nancy Drew novel, filled with hidden passageways and an underground library that led to secret rooms. “It was full on to the point where I was like, ‘Oh my god, this is my life. Mom, you have to keep it,’” Tori reminisced.
Despite her wishes, her parents opted to bulldoze the existing structure and build their dream home from the ground up. The construction took six years, and Tori officially moved into the new home when she was 17. The final result was a sprawling 56,000 square foot mansion featuring two driveways, two entrances, and an estimated 125 rooms. The estate also included a massive kitchen with a breakfast room, a dining room, a pool, a jacuzzi, and a pool house with its own kitchen and bathroom. The family had round-the-clock security and staff, who lived in their own wing on the second floor.
Interestingly, despite the grandiose nature of the home, Tori revealed that the family rarely used the main entrance, instead opting for the side door and driveway. A unique feature of the home was the projection room, which doubled as the family’s living room. The room had leveled seating with couches, allowing the family to host friends for movie nights. The screen was cleverly hidden behind a collection of Monet and Renoir paintings that would lower to reveal it.
One of the more intriguing aspects of the estate was its underground level, which housed all of the home’s special rooms. “When you enter the house, on the ground level there’s everything that you would think of on a ground level,” Tori explained. “And there was an elevator … you would take the elevator [or] stairs [up] for the bedrooms and you would take the elevator downstairs almost like going to the basement level [and] that’s where all these unique rooms you hear about.”
The lower level featured a two-lane bowling alley, a small gym, an arcade, a bar, a pool table room, and even a doll museum. The doll museum showcased Candy’s collection of figurines and toys, including custom-made dolls of Tori and her mother. However, Tori and her brother found a different use for the room—they would often prank their friends by dimming the lights and making the room appear even creepier.
Candy Spelling sold the home after Aaron Spelling’s death in 2006 at age 83, but Tori admitted that she didn’t have a strong sentimental attachment to the property. “I can honestly say I have no emotional attachment to the house and I never did,” she confessed. “I have good memories there, but my best memories with my parents were created at the other house. The house wasn’t my dad’s jam. He liked small and cozy, and my mom loves to decorate.”
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