Actress and reality TV star Tori Selling has become the latest celebrity to launch a children’s clothing line. According to reports published online she recently revealed the new line, Little Maven at Bloomingdale’s in Century City. The new brand will offer clothes for children up to the age of four. The prices range from $26 to $88. At the launch, Spelling with her daughter Stella in tow, signed autographs and chatted with fans.

Spelling has said that with Little Maven she wants to incorporate style and comfort, as well as the bright colors that usually appeal to children. As the daughter of the late TV mogul Aaron Spelling, she had to endure suggestions of nepotism when he helped her early in her career. Now she seems to be forging ahead on her own in the wake of his passing. Nicole Richie, the daughter of Lionel Richie has also come out of her father’s shadow to star in a reality series and launch her own line of maternity clothes for A Pea in a Pod.

Spelling was previously married to Charlie Shanian, but the marriage ended in April 2006. She has been married to actor Dean McDermott since May 2006. Aside from the aforementioned Stella who is one, they have two-year old son, Liam. Spelling’s reality show was originally titled, Tori & Dean: Inn Love for its first two seasons. This was changed to Tori & Dean: Home Sweet Hollywood for its third season. The first episode premiered in March 2007 on the Oxygen Network. Recently Spelling’s mother Candy Spelling, with whom she has a strained relationship, accused her and her husband Dean of using the children as “props’ in their show in an open letter to Tori which was posted on TMZ.

I wish Tori Spelling luck with her children’s clothing line, as well as her future career plans. Here’s hoping too that she and her mother will be able to reconcile. After all, the grandparent – grandchild relationship is important too.

No matter what some people may think, motherhood, or should I say parenthood, is universal. For celebrity parents, however, there are some pitfalls that come with fame. One of these is the paparazzi who constantly hound celebs for that perfect picture. Recently two celeb moms, Jennifer Garner and Tori Spelling, gave an insight into raising their children and dealing with the ever present shutterbugs.

For Tori Spelling, her two children, two-year-old Liam, and ten-month-old Stella have gotten used to the paparazzi. “They’re definitely very socialized,” the actress said. “They’re friendly with everyone. It is strange sometimes to think that people know my 2-year-old by name, but that’s the world we live in.” I can’t help but feel that so many of these people knowing her child by name poses at least some sort of risk. It is a tough call though, her job pretty much dictates that she will be followed constantly by people she doesn’t know who may know a lot about her.

Spelling is currently doing the rounds promoting her book, Mommywood. So for anyone who wants to see how a celeb mom does it I guess they can pick up a copy. I do admit to being mystified by the support that such books tend to get from the public. Is it simply a matter of their celebrity status? Or does it have to do with moms out there genuinely looking for shared experiences?

Jennifer Garner uses a different method for dealing with the ever present shutterbugs. She relies on making her daughter feel as comfortable as possible. In an interview for the May issue of In Style magazine, Garner was quoted as saying, “I try not to look, but when I see these pictures of Violet and me, I’m always smiling like a monkey, trying not to let her feel my anxiety.”

It seems however that little Violet has already grown tired of the presence of the photographers. In fact, according to her mom, she will ask them politely to stop, but of course her pleas fall on deaf ears. Many people might not support this idea, but I think that paparazzi should be prevented from taking pictures of the children of celebrities without permission. The parents may be stars but surely the children still have a right to privacy.

Garner also talked about hubby Ben Affleck’s attempts to fixing up Violet’s hair. She said, “He dresses her and does her hair. It’s pretty funny. You can always tell when he has been at it, just two random barrettes hanging in there. It’s so sweet.” Well now that the couple has another daughter, three-month-old Seraphina, Affleck may l be able to brush up on his styling skills.

Actress Tori Spelling is looking to join the ranks of folks like Kimora Lee by launching her own line of clothing for children. According to reports the deal has already been signed. Spelling felt motivated by her own life as a mom to enter this new arena.

Spelling and her husband Dean McDermott have two children; Liam, who is two-years old, and Stella who is ten-months old. The name of the upcoming line will be Little Maven by Tori Spelling.

The actress was quoted on People.com as saying of the new venture, “I’ve always loved fashion. It’s one of my big passions in life. When I had kids I knew I wanted to use my flair for style to make stylish yet comfortable clothing for my children. Liam and Stella inspired me to make stylish yet accessible clothing for infants, toddlers, and children.”

Spelling pays close attention to the clothing her children are most comfortable in. She plans to use that as a basis for creating her own items. She said in the interview, “The comfort (and) functionality factor really influences the styles I include in my collection. I pay close attention to what styles and materials Liam and Stella feel most comfortable in, and then I add the stylish element.”

No doubt Spelling will be hoping for the kind of success experienced by Kimora Lee’s Baby Phat. Glamour model Katie Price also has her own clothing line for children called KP Equestrian. She says it was inspired by her love of horses. Britney Spears’ ex, Kevin Federline also waded into the crowded pool with his own line which he hopes will be easier on the pockets of parents everywhere. Actress Gwyneth Paltrow launched a clothing line to benefit a charity called London’s Kid’s Company.

I can only wish Tori Spelling luck in this new venture. I hope that she will put out quality products that are affordable for most parents and not just celebrities. I think there may be more celebs going this route in the future, so stay tuned for any updates.

Hold the personal trainer, crash diet and the plastic surgery: Tori Spelling says she’s losing her baby weight the way that real moms do. And she’s finding it hard work.

Tori and husband Dean McDermott welcomed baby daughter Stella in June, a little sister to 18-month-old Liam, and four months later she’s says she still needs to shift several stubborn pounds.

Tori cites other Hollywood mothers, in particular Jessica Alba, who gave birth within days of Tori, but is already as thin as she was pre-baby. Celebrities like Nicole Kidman, Victoria Beckham and Nicole Ritchie were back at size 0 within weeks of giving birth, amidst rumors of plastic surgery, c-sections combined with tummy tucks, and intense workouts with a personal trainers.

Us real-world moms can get down seeing models and actresses looking so gorgeous right after giving birth. We all know that they have nannies, dietitians, personal trainers, and make-up artists. They don’t have to get up in the middle of the night as much as we do, they don’t need to do the laundry, they have staff working on getting them fit and gorgeous and they’ve got the make-up artists to erase any potential dark circles under their eyes.

But it can still be a drag especially when we are too tired to make anything to eat healthier than frozen pizza, we got three hours sleep and making time to go to the gym is impossible when it seems like there’s not even time to brush our teeth.

I think Tori Spelling looks phenomenal, and I’m very glad she’s focusing on her family, rather than spending hours at the gym to get skinny again. I hope that she can inspire some other celebrities to do the same thing, and I hope she’ll make some other new moms feel a little better about themselves too.

While preparing to write about the birth of actress Tori Spelling?s second child and first daughter, I decided to do a follow-up blog re 2008 being a bumper year for celebrity births.

In early march I reported that 18 celebrities had become parents. The number of celebrities welcoming new addition to their families has not abated. Since March sixth, my unofficial count has seen another 28 births to celebrities, and these are just the more popular ones.

Well-known celebrities who have given birth or whose wives have given birth since our last post are:

March

Punky Brewster star, Soleil Moon Frye, and husband, Jason welcomed a son on March 17. On March 20, director Rob Cohen and his wife Barbara welcomed not one, but three new celebs into the world. The Cohen?s triplets are two girls and a boy.

March births continued with celebrity actress Halle Berry, chef, Giada De Laurentiis, country singer Darryl Worley, singer Kellie Coffey, and Angela Kinsey, star of The Office all welcoming new additions to their families.

April

Nine celebrity births were recorded for the month of April. Those making the list are Australian actress Cate Blanchett, baseball star Alex Rodriquez, actresses Jodie Sweetin, Elisabeth R?hm and Tracey Gold, reporter Thea Andrews and Atomic Kitten singer, Kerry Katona.

May

Another civil rights leader may well be on the way with the birth of Martin Luther King, Jr?s first grandchild. His son, Martin Luther King III and his wife welcomed their daughter into the world. Actor Sean Patrick Thomas and his wife, Aonika also expanded their family during May.

May births were also recorded for rapper T.I., figure skater Nancy Kerrigan, star of Lost, Harold Perrineau, Jr., Zac Hanson of the Hansons, and twins for Coldplay drummer Will Champion and his wife, Marianne.

June

One of the most anticipated births of the year was the daughter of Fantastic 4 star Jessica Alba. June also saw actor Vin Diesel, guitarist of Joe Don of the Rascal Flatts, and funny man Jack Black welcoming their bundles of joy to the world.

Stay tuned for another updated list in August with Angelina Jolie, Ashlee Simpson, Jamie Lynn Spears, Gillian Anderson, Nicole Kidman, Matthew McConaughey, Natascha McElhone, Minnie Driver, Clay Aiken and Gwen Stefani. There are also confirmed reports that Beyonce Knowles may also be in this group.

First a baby boy, Liam just turned 1 yr. old, and now a baby girl on the way! Tori Spelling has announced that ultrasound confirms she’s having a baby girl, due early June.

She admits that she’s thrilled at the prospect of a baby girl, but also had feelings of dread at the idea. Having had a complicated relationship with her own mother, she wanted a daughter to prove that the past does not have to repeat itself, and that she cannot wait to be her daughter’s friend. But there’s also the fear of that same complication repeating. Anyone that has ever had a love-hate relationship with their own mom can probably relate.

She’s got another thrill she admits to though; that of outfitting a girl! This “girly-girl” mom has already started shopping. Congratulations to Tori and her husband, Dean Mc Dermott!

ET has confirmed that Tori Spelling and Dean McDermott are pregnant with their second child. This fantastic news is coming along the heels of another good news, that ‘Tori and Dean: Inn Love’ has been picked up for a third season. ‘Tori and Dean: Still Inn Love’ will follow the couple going back to Los Angeles and looking for a pre-school for son Liam Aaron (now ten months old) while preparing for the newest addition to their family.

The couple’s reps have yet to issue an official announcement, however. Tori waited till she was already four months along with Liam before confirming her pregnancy which will probably be the same case for this one. The couple has been outspoken about their desire for another baby soon after having Liam so they must be ecstatic about being blessed yet again.