Former Beverly Hills 90210 actor Tori Spelling let fans in on a little secret about her aversion to drinking water.
"First of all, I don't drink water, which, if you know me, you know me, and you know that's just crazy weird," she divulged on a recent episode of her misSPELLING podcast.
She admitted she was an "anomaly" despite "the factual numbers, the percentage, our body is comprised of 75 percent water".
She clarified:
"And when I say I don't drink water, I don't drink water, like how I'm still living, no one knows."
The 51-year-old author of her 2008 biography Stori Telling compared herself to "cacti," adding, "Just water me once in a while, and I'll somehow survive."
You can listen to her comments here.
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Spelling explored the origins of her aquaphobia in another recent episode of her podcast.
It went back to when an individual presumed to be her ex-husband, Dean McDermott, took a suspiciously long time getting her a drink after she had asked him to grab her one before they left for an outing.
"And he brought it to me and I looked down at it, and he said, 'What?' she recalled, telling him, "It took you a long time."
"I'm the kindest person, you guys know that, and I would never say anything mean," she said, but remained half-jokingly concerned about the time it took for her ginger ale to be brought to her, fearing McDermott might've poisoned the beverage.
"It's not Dean-specific," she clarified. "I think that's important to know. It's like anybody who took that long, we would assume is poisoning."
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Spelling further joked about her penchant for drama stemming from her roots.
Her late father was a famous TV producer for nearly four decades, with credits for hi-camp drama series like The Love Boat (1977–1986), Dynasty (1981–1989), 90210 (1990–2000), Melrose Place (1992–1999), and Charmed (1998–2006).
"I mean, I'm Aaron Spelling's daughter. Hello! The creator of drama-rama storytelling. Hello!" quipped the Hollywood scion.
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The anecdote of McDermott taking forever to bring her the ginger ale triggered a past memory, reminding Spelling of when her mother crushed some baby aspirin and spoon-fed it to her mixed with Coca-Cola.
She said:
"So this goes back to childhood. This is crazy."
"This irrational fear of handed-over liquids from other people, but it ties into my fear of water because I don't drink water. I don't call it a fear of water. I just call it—I like to say, you know, I hate water."
While a cup of water will never be a top priority, the actor said on the podcast that she drinks ginger ale, Diet Dr. Pepper, and wine to hydrate.
Her distaste for H20 has taken its toll; she's been hospitalized twice after fainting.
In last April's episode of misSPELLING, she explained she passed out, "Most likely because I was dehydrated, because I hate water. I don't drink water."
"I'm like a succulent or a cactus. What's the one you ... never have to hydrate, but yet it still lives barely considering that. I don't know. I'm not thirsty, like I never crave liquids," she said and added that she doesn't sweat or get thirsty.
She also theorized that she may have "drowned in a past life or something, or poisoned."
"I was definitely poisoned," she said.
Sounds like a plot point from one of Daddy Spelling's TV shows.