Round Two for Tori

Tue., Dec. 27, 2005 3:40 PM PST by Marcus Errico

Tori Spelling is ready for a second shot at marital bliss.

The former Beverly Hills, 90210 fixture became engaged to fellow actor Dean McDermott over the holiday weekend, just months after separating from her first husband.

Spelling's publicist, Cece Yorke, confirmed the betrothal to E! News Tuesday.

"We're so incredibly happy and in love. We cannot wait to start our lives together," the couple said in a joint statement to People.

Per accounts in Us Weekly and People, McDermott, 39, popped the question Christmas Eve while the couple were in Toronto with his family. The proposal came during an evening horse-drawn carriage ride and was sealed with a diamond and sapphire ring.

There was no immediate word on a wedding date, but both Spelling, 32, and McDermott have to finalize their respective divorces before they can swap vows.

Spelling and Charlie Shanian separated in August but didn't publicly announce their split until a month later. Shanian, in turn, filed for divorce in October, seeking to legally terminate their 15-month marriage. The former twosome, who wed in a lavish, $1 million ceremony bankrolled by her father, TV titan Aaron, didn't have any children.

Under California law, divorce becomes official after six months.

Spelling and McDermott hooked up after spending three weeks in Canada in August filming the Lifetime TV movie Mind over Murder. Within days of Spelling confirming the demise of her relationship with Shanian, McDermott and wife Mary Jo Eustace, a Canadian TV personality, filed for divorce after 12 years of marriage and two children.

Despite appearances, both Spelling and McDermott have denied their budding romance had anything to do with their respective splits.

McDermott, like his intended, has plied the lucrative TV-movie trade. Aside from Mind over Murder, which aired in November, his 2005 credits include the USA Network's update of Kojak, opposite Ving Rhames, and a guest gig in a November sweeps episode of CBS' Without a Trace. McDermott also appeared in the 2003 Kevin Costner western Open Range.

Since moving out of 90210, Spelling appeared in such films as The House of Yes, Trick, Scream 2 and Scary Movie 2, as well as a slew of made-for-TV fare. Most recently, Spelling has been in Seattle working on a low-budget horror film called Cthulhu, appearing in a role the Tacoma News Tribune characterized as a "seductress."