She was a huge TV star of the 1970s who starred in several sitcoms, one of which starred Matthew Perry (and no, it’s not Friends).
And this brunette beauty was married to a very big rock star, although they divorced in 2007 and he sadly passed away in 2020.
Her popularity is enormous, which means she has never disappeared from the spotlight.
She was even on a TV show with Betty White.
This multi-hyphenate has also written cookbooks and appeared on morning TV shows. Now she works with Drew Barrymore.
On Thursday, the pin-up – who is now in her 60s – shared a flashback photo from when she was 16, with a caption about wishing she had slowed down a bit in her youth.
‘Glam photo from 1976. At the age of 16. Crazy. Sometimes I wish I could go back and tell this little girl to slow down. It’s okay to slow down,” she wrote.
Who is she?
She was a huge TV star of the 1970s who starred in several sitcoms. Who is she?
She is Valerie Bertinelli.
It was when she starred in One Day At A Time that she became famous; she was also in Sydney with Matthew Perry and starred in Hot In Cleveland with Betty White.
Her ex is Eddie Van Halen who died in 2020. They were married from 1981 to 2007 and had Wolfgang, 33. She was then married to Tom Vitale from 2011 to 2012.
In July, Bertinelli said she was struggling to maintain her own relationship rule.
The 64-year-old actress started dating lifestyle writer Mike Goodnough, 53.
In March, she noted at the time that she had created a “three-week rule” whereby they would never go longer than that period without seeing each other, but admitted that this was a “challenge” for them both.
She told People: “It was a challenge. Summer is fully booked. It’s a challenge!’
The former Touched by an Angel actress also noted that she is ready to keep her relationship more private this time.
She said, “Part of me is like, it’s been so public and now I’m trying to back off and make it so much less public and try to keep some things private for now.
It’s like, “Oh, but yeah, I let the cat out of the bag.” Don’t know. I’d like to keep it between us and make it a little more special.’
She is Valerie Bertinelli; seen in June
‘Even though I was so public about it, now part of me just wants to protect. He’s great.’
Valerie previously explained that during one of their first meetings earlier this year, she knew everything felt “incredibly good” as she started her new relationship.
She said, “I drive up to meet him, and he’s already at the hotel, standing outside. I just jump out of the car, run to him and hug him. It was the best hug. I immediately felt like I was at home. This is where I belong, in this man’s arms. It all feels incredibly good.’
Bertinelli seen in her backyard in a bikini on Instagram
She used to pose in a swimsuit as a big star in the TV series One Day At A Time
In April, Bertinelli said she “can’t just blame” her ex-husband for their “toxic, horrible marriage.”
The actress acknowledges that Vitale was not fully responsible for their failed marriage.
During an appearance on The Drew Barrymore Show, Valerie explained, “I can’t just blame my ex-husband for a toxic, horrible marriage. It’s not his fault.
‘What made me do this? Oh, childhood! Those are the things I need to work on.
“I’ve found that when my gratitude is truly expressed, even in the challenging, difficult times, that’s when growth really happens.”
Valerie explained that she is still processing her own childhood trauma.
The actress acknowledges that her troubled past continues to influence her life.
Valerie said: ‘The company can really mess with a child’s mind. I’m going back to things from my childhood and working on them.’
Bertinelli with her boyfriend Mike Goodnough in June