# Is Tori Spelling a "very attractive" woman or not? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [February 15, 2003, 4:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-tori-spelling-a-very-attractive-woman-or-not/155223 "2003-02-15T04:37:02Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Brynda](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e79b87/32.png) [@Brynda](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Brynda)\ **Post date:** [February 15, 2003, 2:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-tori-spelling-a-very-attractive-woman-or-not/155223/21 "2003-02-15T14:44:05Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Boyo Jim \* > \*\*Now that you mention Sarah… what a Hound! Big sniffer and all! How did SHE get to be a sex symbol? > > Tori Spelling is MUCH sexier than her, which isn’t saying a whole lot. \*\* Thank you so much!!! I can’t believe all the fuss about her. Her body is good, I will give her that, but geez, that face (well, what you can see of it behind her nose)! I hope her kid got Matthew Broderick’s looks. ---
**Author:** ![Airman\_Doors\_USAF](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e36b37/32.png) [@Airman\_Doors\_USAF](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Airman_Doors_USAF)\ **Post date:** [February 15, 2003, 2:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-tori-spelling-a-very-attractive-woman-or-not/155223/22 "2003-02-15T14:54:21Z")
I’ve always found her to be attractive. ---
**Author:** ![peepthis](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/9d8465/32.png) [@peepthis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/peepthis)\ **Post date:** [February 15, 2003, 3:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-tori-spelling-a-very-attractive-woman-or-not/155223/23 "2003-02-15T15:12:06Z")
She’s finally grown into (and, I’m assuming, had surgically modified) her body since the 90210 days. She’s definitely more attractive than any average women, but I wouldn’t put her in the top half of “Hollywood” beauty. That said, she’s definitely looking good these days. ---
**Author:** ![ftg](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ftg/32/2801_2.png) [@ftg](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ftg)\ **Post date:** [February 15, 2003, 5:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-tori-spelling-a-very-attractive-woman-or-not/155223/24 "2003-02-15T17:17:46Z")
Ug…ly. Bottom 10% lookswise. If her daddy wasn’t the producer, we would have been saved from this bad actress. ---
**Author:** ![Debaser](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/3da27b/32.png) [@Debaser](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Debaser)\ **Post date:** [February 15, 2003, 6:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-tori-spelling-a-very-attractive-woman-or-not/155223/25 "2003-02-15T18:36:53Z")
Not attractive. I have heard that she recieved more fanmail than anyone else on 90210. I always assumed that’s because more regular women out there can relate to her plain looks and relate to her. ---
**Author:** ![japatlgt](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/df705f/32.png) [@japatlgt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/japatlgt)\ **Post date:** [February 15, 2003, 6:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-tori-spelling-a-very-attractive-woman-or-not/155223/26 "2003-02-15T18:47:57Z")
She’s “cute.” That’s a kind sort of cute. She seems fit. I’ve always thought she had a “clean” and “hygenic” look that translated well but I can’t believe she would be anywhere near where she is today without Dada. Oh well, Hollywood… ---
**Author:** ![angelicate](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/d6d6ee/32.png) [@angelicate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/angelicate)\ **Post date:** [February 15, 2003, 6:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-tori-spelling-a-very-attractive-woman-or-not/155223/27 "2003-02-15T18:48:31Z")
Her head looks way too big for her body on the Stuff cover. I’ve never thought she was very attractiveat all, in either a Hollywood or a “hometown” type way. ---
**Author:** ![AZCowboy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/97f17d/32.png) [@AZCowboy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AZCowboy)\ **Post date:** [February 15, 2003, 6:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-tori-spelling-a-very-attractive-woman-or-not/155223/28 "2003-02-15T18:56:02Z")
Not. ---
**Author:** ![lezlers](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/258eb7/32.png) [@lezlers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lezlers)\ **Post date:** [February 15, 2003, 7:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-tori-spelling-a-very-attractive-woman-or-not/155223/29 "2003-02-15T19:35:05Z")
Now, you know without Daddy, no one would’ve ever heard of Tori Spelling. I’ve never found her attractive, only an example of how the right connections can make anyone successful in Hollywood. She’s a shitty actress who can’t rely on her looks. Even when she’s barely wearing any clothes, (on the Stuff cover) she’s _still_ fugly. Her features are just too damn big for her face. It makes her look…off. ---
**Author:** ![lezlers](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/258eb7/32.png) [@lezlers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lezlers)\ **Post date:** [February 15, 2003, 7:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-tori-spelling-a-very-attractive-woman-or-not/155223/30 "2003-02-15T19:36:17Z")
oh, I forgot to add: I think most of the people who find her attractive aren’t looking at her face… ---
**Author:** ![Boyo\_Jim](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/87869e/32.png) [@Boyo\_Jim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Boyo_Jim)\ **Post date:** [February 15, 2003, 7:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-tori-spelling-a-very-attractive-woman-or-not/155223/31 "2003-02-15T19:56:53Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by lezlers \* > \*\*oh, I forgot to add: I think most of the people who find her attractive aren’t looking at her face… \*\* Is that a requirement? _Chef_ of _South Park_ (to the Bus Driver): > [@](#): > > Would you like to try a sex toy? (hands bus driver a brown paper bag) ---
**Author:** ![typhoon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ed8c4c/32.png) [@typhoon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/typhoon)\ **Post date:** [February 15, 2003, 8:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-tori-spelling-a-very-attractive-woman-or-not/155223/32 "2003-02-15T20:19:52Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by peepthis \* > **She’s definitely more attractive than any average women, but I wouldn’t put her in the top half of “Hollywood” beauty.** Am I the only one who thinks that “average” women can often be just as or more beautiful than actors and whatnot? I certainly don’t rate them on a different scale, anyway. ---
**Author:** ![yosemite](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/3ab097/32.png) [@yosemite](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/yosemite)\ **Post date:** [February 15, 2003, 8:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-tori-spelling-a-very-attractive-woman-or-not/155223/33 "2003-02-15T20:27:44Z")
I always thought it was kind of sad because it seemed so obvious to me that the only reason she had a job was because of her father. She’s not beautiful, and her breasts look very unnatural. But as others have said, the standards in Hollywood and the standards on the street are two different things. Of course she is “attractive” by street standards. To be honest, most of us, (providing we get in shape a little and have a good “makeover” artist working on us) can look “attractive”. I’ve always believed this. There’s a big difference between “attractive” and “beautiful”. To me, “attractive” means that you’ve done the most with what you’ve got (or done enough with what you’ve got) and you are not horribly disfigured or anything. ---
**Author:** ![dahempfaerie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/779978/32.png) [@dahempfaerie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dahempfaerie)\ **Post date:** [February 15, 2003, 9:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-tori-spelling-a-very-attractive-woman-or-not/155223/34 "2003-02-15T21:36:03Z")
No, no, no…a thousand times, NOOOOOOOOO!:eek: ---
**Author:** ![Boyo\_Jim](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/87869e/32.png) [@Boyo\_Jim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Boyo_Jim)\ **Post date:** [February 15, 2003, 9:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-tori-spelling-a-very-attractive-woman-or-not/155223/35 "2003-02-15T21:46:07Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by typhoon \* > \*\*Am I the only one who thinks that “average” women can often be just as or more beautiful than actors and whatnot?.. \*\* Yes, yes you are. 🙂 By definition, “average” women are not especially attractive. If they were, they would not be average. Hollywood selects for beauty more than any other single factor. Of course actors and actresses are more beautiful than the rest of us. It’s by design. ---
**Author:** ![Rysdad](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/7cd45c/32.png) [@Rysdad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rysdad)\ **Post date:** [February 15, 2003, 10:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-tori-spelling-a-very-attractive-woman-or-not/155223/36 "2003-02-15T22:00:44Z")
Her makeup crew has to work overtime just so she doesn’t scare small children when she goes outside. Ucky. ---
**Author:** ![Green\_Bean](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/green_bean/32/1760_2.png) [@Green\_Bean](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Green_Bean)\ **Post date:** [February 16, 2003, 12:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-tori-spelling-a-very-attractive-woman-or-not/155223/37 "2003-02-16T00:06:05Z")
Woah! That magazine cover is scare-y! I find her homely by any standard, Hollywood or otherwise. I always thought she had a nice figure, though. Unfortunately it’s marred by too-obvious implants And I never heard of anyone thinking she was attractive (until this thread) ---
**Author:** ![samarm](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/4da419/32.png) [@samarm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/samarm)\ **Post date:** [February 16, 2003, 12:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-tori-spelling-a-very-attractive-woman-or-not/155223/38 "2003-02-16T00:15:10Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by typhoon \* > \*\*Am I the only one who thinks that “average” women can often be just as or more beautiful than actors and whatnot? I certainly don’t rate them on a different scale, anyway. \*\* No, no you’re not! I sometimes see women on the street, or on the train, who are stunningly attractive (at least to me). There a plenty of hollywood actresses who I don’t rate. Reese Witherspoon, Alicja Silverstone… just two I can think of right now as an example. ---
**Author:** ![samarm](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/4da419/32.png) [@samarm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/samarm)\ **Post date:** [February 16, 2003, 12:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-tori-spelling-a-very-attractive-woman-or-not/155223/39 "2003-02-16T00:16:42Z")
Oh, and I’m sure I misspelled at least one of those names - sorry! ---
**Author:** ![Gyrate](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gyrate/32/3588_2.png) [@Gyrate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gyrate)\ **Post date:** [February 16, 2003, 12:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-tori-spelling-a-very-attractive-woman-or-not/155223/40 "2003-02-16T00:21:35Z")
I vote for not particularly attractive. And whatever physical attractions she does have are more than offset by her personality, from what I’ve seen on interviews. Aaron Spelling claimed that he didn’t know Tori was auditioning for 90210, and that she got the job on her own merits. The casting people claim Aaron didn’t lean on them but they sure as hell knew who she was (and presumably could guess the consequences if they didn’t offer her a part). And count me in as another person who dislikes the generic Hollywood ideal of what is attractive. I prefer women who are less artificial-looking. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-tori-spelling-a-very-attractive-woman-or-not/155223.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-tori-spelling-a-very-attractive-woman-or-not/155223.md?page=3)