Valerie Bertinelli announces she is taking a ‘social media break’ after experiencing feelings of exhaustion

Valerie Bertinelli announced her plans to go offline for some time to prioritize her mental health.

On Friday, the 64-year-old actress told her 1.6 million Instagram followers that she was embarking on a “social media cleanse” after experiencing feelings of exhaustion and overwhelm.

“The last six weeks have been…A LOT,” the former Food Network star, who recently wrapped up her book tour for her latest work Indulge: Delicious and Decadent Dishes to Enjoy and Share, captioned a selfie of herself with her hand underneath rested. her chin.

She continued, “And while I’m incredibly grateful for all your support of my book and everyone I’ve been fortunate enough to meet, this introvert in extrovert clothing needs a mental health break.”

While the New York Times bestselling author acknowledged that she didn’t “have to” announce her departure, she explained that she knew some fans “worry about” her if she “doesn’t post often enough.”

“But I’m fine,” she assured her followers. ‘Honestly. Doing a little social media cleansing/detoxing and taking a mental health break is a good thing and I’m grateful to be at a place in my life where I’m aware enough to know when I’m overwhelmed and mentally/emotionally exhausted am. ‘

The mother-of-one concluded: “You all take care of yourselves. I’ll be back before you know it.’

Before making the choice to take her social media hiatus, Bertinelli went Instagram official on April 20 with her new boyfriend, writer Mike Goodnough.

She debuted their relationship by sharing a photo with her new man, which she captioned with lyrics from Taylor Swift’s song So High School.

The caption read: “I drink what you think and I’m high from smoking your jokes all night.”

Her post came just two days after Goodnough, 53, revealed his identity in a Substack post and confirmed their romance.

Goodnough went into detail in a post titled Rumours, Rumours, Rumours… in which he explained how his romance with Valerie came about.

On Friday, the 64-year-old actress told her 1.6 million Instagram followers that she was embarking on a “social media cleanse” after experiencing feelings of exhaustion and overwhelm (seen in March 2024).

“I’m Valerie Bertinelli’s boyfriend… and that might be one of the most surreal sentences I’ve ever picked out,” Goodnough wrote in an essay.

“But it’s true… and nothing about our actual relationship seems surreal. It just seems… good… happy… a gift,” he added.

He continued, “Life is crazy, kids. It’s just like that. It will rain hellfire on you for years and bring you to your knees… and then the sky will open up to deep blue and love and call someone “Honey” because you just love her so much and feel so very much. grateful for the gift of that feeling, the gift of her.”

Goodnough said that amid “a certain bit of gossip” they were involved in, he decided to “address it head-on” and consult Bertinelli “out of respect” and “contact [her] in question directly to discuss the matter [her] before I wrote this.’

He listed Bertinelli’s impressive achievements over decades in show business, noting her successful TV career on both cooking shows and sitcoms, two Emmys, two Golden Globes and six books.

“The whole thing is crazy,” Goodnough said. ‘Still, now that it was getting out of hand, I thought I should say something about it.’

The writer added that he and his new girlfriend “had a humorous conversation about this whole thing,” and that “she was sweet and warm-hearted and just as you would imagine.”

Before making the choice to take her social media hiatus, Bertinelli became Instagram official on April 20 with her new boyfriend, writer Mike Goodnough.

Goodnough previously hinted at the romance earlier this month when he read a People magazine cover story about the actress talking about her love life

Bertinelli previously opened up about her romance in an appearance on The Drew Barrymore Show.

“He wasn’t supposed to come into my life, and here he is. He’s 10 years younger,” the Hot in Cleveland star said without naming him.

“He’d like to think he’s complicated and brooding, but he’s thoughtful, kind and ridiculously talented,” Bertinelli said.

‘He’s a great writer. He’s beautiful, so hot. He does it for me. We all have our type, like he’s just hot,” she said.