Tori Spelling is mourning ex Patrick Muldoon after his death at age 57.
“This post took me a couple days,” Spelling, 52, wrote via Instagram on Tuesday, April 21. “I wasn’t ready to write because then it felt real. And, this shouldn’t be real. @thepatrickmuldoon and I met on a blind date. Which thankfully wasn’t a blind date at all because we were both on a tv series. Like every other girl in the world I crushed on his character Austin from Days of Our Lives. Not sure I ever disclosed that to him.”
She continued, “What I met and ultimately fell in love w/ was not just a beautiful on the outside creature but the most beautiful soul. He was special and one of a kind. The kindest most caring human w/ raddest weird sense of humor. We got each other! Laughed a lot ! I laughed w/him and at him and he loved it. Was multi talented. Passionate about everything he did.”
Spelling wrote that Muldoon “had a knack for making others smile” and “brought absolute joy to everyone that was blessed to be in his orbit.”
“A true gift. We shared a love of Broncos, guitars, goofing off, playing tag, and Grease! Loved to belt out Grease. I was Sandy to his Danny! That’s us singing & dancing in 1st pic! 1995 my 22nd birthday. I also fell in love w/his sister @shanazappa,” she wrote. “Their close brother sister relationship reminded me of my brother. His parents are amazing as well. I loved how close their family unit was!”
She continued, “Professionally he always showed up. And, was a true hype man 4 those he cared about. He was a huge part of my formative 20’s. We went on to be good friends! Still laughing & always caring. Decades later I found him to be such a true friend/hype man when I was going thru my divorce. He would call and check on me and send me the worst jokes to make me laugh. He loved when I rolled my eyes. Now I miss those stupid jokes.”
Spelling shared that she last saw Muldoon this “past summer,” where she met his “soulmate” and girlfriend, Miriam Rothbart.
“He said we would get along & I instantly got it!” Spelling recalled. “She was his perfect balance. He was just having his moment. His element. Found true love, acting & producing became his ‘jam’ as he would say. Crushing it! Don’t believe in regrets but regret not setting that dinner w/him & Miriam after that. Life is short. Set that dinner. We called each other F***face 😂. That was us! I’m sorry to his family and the world for a beautiful light 🔥put out too soon. LoveU 4EVR F***Face 💔.”
Alongside the message, Spelling shared a series of throwback photos of the pair, including one of Muldoon smiling as a dog lay in his lap.
Deadline reported that the Days of Our Lives actor died on Sunday, April 19, following a heart attack. His death was confirmed by his manager to Variety.In 2025, Spelling and Denise Richards talked about Muldoon being their mutual ex-boyfriend.
“He said he was dating you and could not see you,” Richards recalled on an episode of Denise Richards & Her Wild Things. “And I was very jealous.”
