Tori Spelling’s character, Donna Martin, was different from the rest of the cast of “Beverly Hills 90210.” She was a late bloomer — thanks to Aaron Spelling laying down a strict rule before he gave the role to his daughter. She had to remain a virgin. Awkward.
Tori never knew why Donna had clung so tightly to her V-card. She discovered the reason during a chat with the show’s producer and writer, Charles Rosin, on the “90210 OMG” podcast (via People), which Tori cohosts with Jennie Garth. “I remember very clearly when [Aaron] said to me, you know, that Donna should be a virgin. And it was like, ‘Yes, absolutely she should,'” Rosin shared. “[Donna] would be dressed, you know, provocatively, stylishly — but it didn’t matter,” he continued. “Because certainly, if you were, for whatever reason, a virgin at that point, you could dress like that…You could blend in but not actually be ‘doing the deed’ as it were.” Tori wasn’t shocked by the big reveal. She admitted that she’d always figured it was down to her dad.
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Per Vulture, Donna eventually managed to get it on in the Season 7 finale, aptly titled “Graduation Day.” Well, it only took 206 episodes. “It was scary after so long to think it was finally going to happen,” Tori said. “I think she stayed a virgin because once we established that she was a fan-favorite, people really started relating to her,” she continued.
