Tori Spelling claims she’s PREGNANT with her SIXTH child but gets SLAMMED by fans for what appears to be an April Fool’s prank after showing off her ‘bump’ on Instagram
Tori Spelling was slammed after posting a fake pregnancy announcement as an April Fools Day gag this Thursday.
The 47-year-old actress and mother-of-five cause a stir with her April 1st Instagram post, where she cradled her bare belly while posing in what looked like a doctor’s office and suggested she was expecting another kid with the caption: ‘No. 6.’
Fans were unclear if the post was an ill-timed announcement or a terribly tasteless April Fools Day prank, with the comments split between confusion and congratulations before the snap was revealed to be a stunt by one of Spelling’s friends.
Poor taste: Tori Spelling sent people into a frenzy when she pretended to be pregnant for an April Fools Day joke, with many slamming the gag as ‘insensitive’ and ‘tacky’
‘This has to be an April Fools’s [sic] joke????’ wrote Bravo’s notoriously blunt Flipping Out star Jeff Lewis.
Others reminded Tori that practical jokes about pregnancy are a big no-no on April Fools Day, with one commenter explaining: ‘This better be true cuse it’s NOT funny joking about being pregnant[.] A lot of women would be triggered by thi ! Hopefully it’s true and congratulations.’
‘If this is an April Fools joke you’re gonna get so roasted,’ wrote another, adding a ‘see no evil’ monkey emoji.
Continuing that message, others told the Beverly Hills, 90210 actress joking about expecting was ‘tacky,’ ‘trashy,’ ‘tone deaf.’
‘If this is an April Fools joke shame on you. Pregnancy is not a practical joke!’
Confusion: There was tons of confusion in the comments, with some congratulating the mother-of-five while others reminded her pregnancy is a nothing to joke about
Others took the post at face value and flocked to the comments to sent their love..
Actress Dawn McCoy seemed happy for Spelling, commenting: ‘Ohhhhhhh!!! This is the BEST news!!! I’m so happy for you!! A delicious little half dozen!!!’
While fans and friends seemed split in the comments, Tori’s hairstylist friend Laura Rugetti later revealed it was a gag on her social media.
Rugetti shared to her Instagram Story with Spelling in the morning, only to repost the faux-nouncement in the afternoon and add, ‘Tori, did you not tell me something this morning?’
All a joke: Tori’s friend and hairstylist Laura Rugetti seemed to confirm Spelling was kidding after reposting the faux-nnouncement and writing ‘Tori, did you not tell me something this morning?’