Valerie Bertinelli, 64, strips down to her underwear in her latest move, proving she’s a Hollywood outsider

Valerie Bertinelli, 64, strips down to her underwear in her latest move, proving she’s a Hollywood outsider

Valerie Bertinelli continued to win over fans and followers on social media with a vulnerable post that showed off her figure.

Bertinelli, 64, fully embraced her body as she peered into her bathroom mirror for a moment, wearing only a black bra and matching underwear, before taking a selfie with her black and white checkered phone case.

The Food Network star embarked on a journey of self-love and healing last year and has since gained the support of millions of fans by sharing relatable anecdotes from her everyday life online.

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Valerie Bertinelli posed in her underwear for fans on social media. (Unique Nicole)

Bertinelli stood in a hallway bathroom wearing nothing but her underwear. She admitted that even though she had a lot on her mind, she was happy.

“At some point I’ll talk about the craziness my body has been through this year,” she wrote on Instagram.

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“But right now, every lump, bump, and saggy part of me just feels acceptance and simple appreciation, standing in front of a mirror in a hotel bathroom in downtown Manhattan, ready to color my roots late on a Monday night.”

However, her road to acceptance was not an easy one. At the beginning of the year, Bertinelli decided to give up alcohol and focus more on her future and less on her past.

“Right now, every knot, wrinkle, and saggy part of me just feels acceptance and simple appreciation as I stand in front of a mirror in a hotel bathroom in downtown Manhattan late on a Monday night, ready to color my roots.”

— Valerie Bertinelli

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She has shared videos and inspirational messages encouraging her followers to “never forget the wonder of being here.”

Valerie Bertinelli smiles on the carpet in a white blouse

Valerie Bertinelli says giving up alcohol has helped her see other aspects of her life more clearly. (Rodin Eckenroth/Getty Images)

In a message, Bertinelli wrote: “I have always been very good at badmouthing my past and how I could have done it better. I became a master at judging myself. Judge, jury and executioner.”

“I don’t want to do that anymore. I want to live a completely authentic life, with an open heart to experience everything. No more judgment. I accept who I am, flaws and all. What defines me, me.”

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Bertinelli addressed her followers, encouraging them to think about any coping mechanisms or unhealthy habits, such as drinking or binge eating, that they may have developed that can “prevent us from fully opening our hearts.”

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“I think we’ve built a really nice community here and I love it when you all talk to each other. The last post is a great example of everyone sharing their journey. It was inspiring. If we work together and share our stories, we can. “Let’s inspire each other,” she wrote.

Part of her “intentional” healing journey has been working on her newest cookbook, “Indulge.” She told People that the healing process wasn’t linear and involved “a lot of therapy sessions, a lot of learning that I deserve to feel good.”

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“Work came first,” she said. “Why I thought I didn’t deserve to be loved. Why I used food to numb my feelings. All the drama and trauma I hadn’t been able to deal with – with Ed and my last marriage.”

Valerie Bertinelli and Eddie Van Halen in a restaurant

Valerie Bertinelli and Eddie Van Halen married in 1981 and divorced in 2007. (Ron Galella/Ron Galella Collection)

“The cookbook was an offshoot of the emotional and mental healing I was doing,” she said. “I know it’s a cookbook, but this cookbook got me through everything.”

“Ed” refers to the late musician Eddie Van Halenher first husband and father of her only child, Wolfgang Van Halen. Her last marriage was to financial planner Tom Vitale, whom she divorced in 2022.

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“The more I let myself cry, the better I felt. I wasn’t trying to be happy, sad or thin. “I didn’t try to be anything other than what I was,” she wrote in the book.

While the Emmy Award-winning actress found love again in the arms of writer Mike Goodnough, the couple split in November after ten months of dating.

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