Valerie Bertinelli Shares Hard-Won Lessons From An ‘Emotionally Excruciating’ 8 Months

In a vulnerable Instagram post, the actor-turned-celebrity chef shared how she pushed through during a difficult year.

Valerie Bertinelli is opening up about what she’s learned in the wake of a series of personal and professional challenges over the past year.

The actor-turned-celebrity chef addressed what she described as “some of the most emotionally excruciating eight months of my life” in a lengthy post on Instagram last week, noting: “I don’t know that I would change any of it.”

“I started two jobs in different states and writing my new book all while going through some of the most emotionally excruciating eight months of my life. And I still got my exhausted, sleepless ass up in the morning, put on a good face, and showed up, when all I wanted to do was stay in bed and sob,” she wrote.

“This is not to say I feel sorry for myself because I don’t. Nobody has the market cornered on grief and heartache,” she continued. “People go through hard shit all the time. You just do what you have to do to get through what you have to get through.”

Bertinelli, whose Hollywood résumé includes the CBS series “One Day at a Time” and “Touched by an Angel,” steered clear of specifics throughout her post. In 2024, she began hosting the Game Show Network’s “Bingo Blitz” and joined “The Drew Barrymore Show” as a lifestyle expert. She also unveiled a new cookbook, “Indulge.”