Tori Spelling is jealous of her mom Candy’s close relationship with Josh Flagg

As if she needs another thing to worry about, beleaguered Tori Spelling is in a snit that her mother Candy is getting so close to Million Dollar Listing star Josh Flagg – splurging on him while her daughter is  feeling the pinch.

A Spelling family friend tells DailyMail.com that Candy, 77, has been spoiling Flagg, 37, with trips abroad, lavish gifts and is even letting him stay with her at a time when Tori is facing marital strife with husband Dean McDermott and staying at a cheap motel with her kids. 

‘Tori and Candy have long had a fraught mother-daughter relationship,’ the insider said. ‘But now, when Tori is feeling particularly vulnerable with money being tight and her relationship with Dean in limbo, she can’t help but be jealous of the attention Candy is paying to Josh.

‘He’s her friend too. But she resents the attention he’s getting and believes he’s practically living with her mother since his split from his husband.

‘Let’s face it. Tori is needy and so is Candy. It’s just that their needs don’t often intertwine.’

Candy, 7.7, has been spoiling Flagg, 37, with trips abroad, lavish gifts and is even letting him stay with her. ‘She can’t help but be jealous of the attention Candy is paying to Josh,’ the source said. ‘She resents the attention he’s getting’

Flagg and Candy have posted pictures traveling together to Vienna, Prague and Paris this summer

Flagg and Candy have posted pictures traveling together to Vienna, Prague and Paris this summer. 

And he’s reportedly been staying at her home in LA since divorcing his husband Bobby Boyd.

The insider claims that Candy has stopped giving Tori money and that it’s put a strain on their already delicate relationship.

Dean McDermott announced their divorce before deleting the statement 

And it looks like Tori, 50, could use the financial help from her mother. 

DailyMail.com revealed Tori checked into a Los Angeles area motel – the Travel Inn – on Saturday alongside her brood amid marriage issues with her 56-year-old husband of 18 years. 

She was pictured leaving the no-frills accommodation – which is a stark contrast to her luxury life growing up in one of LA’s most expensive mansions with her kids; 16-year-old Liam, 15-year-old Stella, 11-year-old Hattie, ten-year-old Finn, and six-year-old Beau.

DailyMail.com can reveal the ‘roadside lodge’ where Spelling and her five children spent the weekend is actually a shabby $83-a-night motel tucked away in an industrial area of Los Angeles that sits directly opposite a strip club.

Staff at the green-painted motel confirmed that the 90210 star had stayed at the property but said she checked in under a fake name with no record of her stay under either ‘Spelling’ or ‘McDermott’.

Just last week, Candy told TMZ that she is supporting her daughter throughout her marriage problems. 

The outlet caught the star as she left Hermes in Beverly Hills last week – accompanied by none other than Josh Flagg.

‘I love my daughter, and I support her in whatever she does. I support my daughter, what can I tell you?’ Candy said. 

Candy, who is reportedly worth over $600million, became estranged from her daughter following the death of Tori’s father Aaron Spelling in 2006

Tori was pictured staying at a motel with her five children just weeks after Dean McDermott announced their divorce before deleting the statement 

The budget motel rooms sleep up to four people and feature wood furnishings, flat-screen TVs, and free Wi-Fi and parking

DailyMail.com can reveal the ‘roadside lodge’ where Spelling and her five children spent the weekend is actually a shabby $83-a-night motel tucked away in an industrial area of Los Angeles that sits directly opposite a strip club

Candy, who is reportedly worth over $600million, became estranged from her daughter following the death of Tori’s father Aaron Spelling in 2006.

After he died, it emerged that the bulk of his estimated $500million fortune would go to his widow. 

Tori, whose struggles with finances have been making headlines for years, received just $800,000 under the terms of her dad’s will.

In addition, Candy was critical of her daughter in an open letter she published in 2009 and the duo spoke openly about one another in their respective memoirs.

But all that seemed to be water under the bridge as Tori revealed in October she was getting along very well with her mother.

‘We have had a good relationship… it’s like next level right now. I’m really really happy,’ she told Jeff Lewis during his SiriusXM show.

And it was actually Flagg who helped them mend their fractured relationship after the reality star suggested they all get together.

It was actually Flagg who helped Tori and Candy mend their fractured relationship after the reality star suggested they all get together

Flagg has reportedly been staying at her home in LA since divorcing his husband Bobby Boyd 

‘I hadn’t seen her since before COVID,’ Tori said. ‘And then Josh was like, ”Okay, we’re gonna do a family dinner at her place.” So we went and had a great night.’

She said they had been texting each other everyday ever since and have gotten together many times. 

Tori wrote on Instagram about her first dinner out with Candy and brother Randy.

‘This was a special moment in time. I don’t think the 3 of us { just the 3 of us} have gone out to dinner together in 20 years,’ she wrote.

‘All to celebrate our mom! Happy Birthday @candyspelling !!!! @randyspelling and I love you so much! Such an iconic woman! Loved Mom and Grandma! Can’t wait to keep celebrating your birthday with you!’