In a heartfelt explanation of what happens under the unusual pressures of being “Hollywood Royalty,” Randy Spelling — son of the late TV producer legend Aaron Spelling (Beverly Hills 90210, The Love Boat) and brother to Tori — tells The Hollywood Reporter things haven’t been easy. Sure, his problems weren’t finding enough food to eat, but despite adequate provisions Randy still felt empty. He fed himself alcohol and drugs to stave off the feeling and, as you’ve read and seen before, that technique doesn’t ever work for long.
Telling his story to THR’s Chris Gardner, Spelling now revels in family life and works as a life coach in Portland, Oregon — a far cry from Beverly Hills. One of the biggest surprises in Spelling’s revelations is that he’s not rich — or not as rich as is said. (His sister Tori, a reality show regular, has said a similar thing about her financial circumstances.) Just because you grow up in the mansion with the bowling alley in the basement doesn’t mean you get to keep the loot, apparently. Spelling says of the claim that he’s worth millions: “I worked my ass off to get here. CelebrityNetWorth.com says that I’m worth $10 million. I know some great vacations I would take if it were true!”
