Valerie Bertinelli’s new beau reveals himself as writer Mike Goodnough … who has large social media following as The Hoarse Whisperer: ‘Life is crazy, kids’
Valerie Bertinelli’s mystery man has revealed his identity.
Writer Mike Goodnough, 53, announced on his social media platforms on Wednesday that he is romantically involved with the One Day at a Time star, 63.
Goodnough has amassed over 412,400 followers on Twitter/X on The Hoarse Whisperer under the handle @TheRealHoarsemainly because of his musings on politics and news.
Goodnough went into detail about his Substack in a post titled “Rumors, Rumors, Rumors…” in which he explained how his romance with the Wilmington, Delaware-born actress came about.
“I’m Valerie Bertinelli’s boyfriend… and that might be one of the most surreal sentences I’ve ever picked out,” Goodnough said in an extended essay on his page. “But it’s true… and nothing about our actual relationship seems surreal. It just seems… good… happiness… a gift.”
Valerie Bertinelli’s mystery man has revealed his identity as writer Mike Goodnough, 53, who announced via his social media platforms on Wednesday that he is in a romantic relationship with the One Day at a Time star, 63
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 grateful for the gift of that feeling, the gift of hair.”
Goodnough said that amid “a certain bit of gossip,” 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.
Goodnough cited Bertinelli’s impressive reputation over decades in show business, noting her successful TV career in 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.’
Goodnough said he and Bertinelli “had a humorous conversation about this whole thing,” and that “she was sweet and warm-hearted and exactly as you would imagine.”
Goodnough said he asked Bertinelli in a very journalistic voice, “Anyway, Mrs. Bertinelli, is the rumor true that you are dating me? Would you like to comment?”
‘She said, ‘It’s true. That’s totally me. You’re my boyfriend.’ Then we both laughed and I said, ‘Wow. You’d think I’d remember something like that.’
Goodnough ended by saying, “Crazy as it may be, the rumor is true. Valerie and I have been together for a while…I guess most of you already knew that. Well, you all do.”
Goodnough hinted at the romance earlier this month when he read a People magazine cover story about the actress talking about her love life
Goodnough went into detail about his Substack in a post titled “Rumors, Rumors, Rumors…” in which he explained how his romance with the Wilmington, Delaware-born actress came about.
Goodnough spoke about the new romance on his Substack on Wednesday, teasing the announcement via his popular Twitter/X account
Bertinelli was pictured with her musician son Wolfgang Van Halen, 33, and his wife Andraia at an Oscars party in LA last month
The Touched by an Angel actress opened up about her romance with Goodnough, and how they were connected, earlier this week during an appearance on The Drew Barrymore Show Monday.
“He wasn’t supposed to come into my life and here he is, he’s ten years younger,” the Hot in Cleveland star said of her new love, without directly 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.”
Speaking about how she connected with Goodnough via Twitter, Bertinelli said: “I actually started following him on Twitter back in 2016 or 2017.
“He really has a great Twitter following. He’s very funny, very caustic and political at the time. And I started following him. I thought, “There’s something about this guy, I’ve learned more about him.”
She added: “I got a little bit of butterflies when I followed him, and then he stopped following me for two years.”
Bertinelli said they eventually started following each other on Instagram and gradually exchanged DMs.
Goodnough had been with Bertinelli on April 3 when she filmed the talk show in New York City, as she was about to plug her cookbook Indulge.
Bertinelli opened up about her romance with Goodnough, and how they connected, earlier this week during an appearance on The Drew Barrymore Show, airing on Monday
The actress said of her boyfriend: ‘He’d like to think he’s complicated and brooding, but he’s thoughtful and kind and ridiculously talented’
Goodnough had been with Bertinelli on April 3 when she filmed the talk show in New York City to tie in her cookbook Indulge. Pictured with Barrymore and Ross Mathews
Bertinelli was previously married to rock legend Eddie Van Halen between 1981 and 2007, and they are the parents of 33-year-old musician son Wolfgang Van Halen.
The legendary guitarist died in October 2020 at the age of 65 after suffering a stroke and a long battle with cancer.
She was married to Tom Vitale from January 2011, prior to their split in May 2022 after 11 years together, when she filed for divorce.