Valerie Bertinelli.Photo: Dave Kotinsky/Getty
Valerie Bertinellipenned a thank you note to her loved ones over the holiday season.
The Food Network star, 62, posted a lengthy note on Instagram next to a cartoon illustration of what appears to be a steampunk Santa Claus reflecting on the importance of spending the holiday with those who “matter the most.”
“Merry Christmas, everyone! 🎄 As we end another year, I cannot help but feel grateful for the love and support of my family and loved ones. ✨ There’s nothing quite like spending time with the people who matter most, and I hope you all can do the same this holiday season,” she wrote.
“Let’s take a moment to appreciate the special moments we share with our loved ones and the joy and warmth they bring to our lives,” she continued. “Wishing you all a very Merry Christmas and a happy and healthy new year! Love, Valerie.”
On her Instagram story, she also posted a short video wishing her cats a “Merry Christmas” while giving them loving pats on the head on the stairs of her home.
This marked her first Christmas since her divorce from Tom Vitale. The pair, who were married for 10 years,settled their divorcein November. She called the day the"second best day"of her life.
Bertinellicelebrated Thanksgivingwith her sonWolfgang Van Halenand his fiancée, Andraia Allsop in Milan with other family members, including her brother, Patrick Bertinelli. On Turkey Day, she shared a video of a room full of people eating, joking that it was the “Italian way.”
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TheHot in Clevelandstarfiled for divorcein May, six months afterfiling for legal separationin November 2021. They officiallysettled their divorcein late November 2022.
Added Bertinelli: “On 11/22/22, I am officially f—— divorced.Happily divorced. Finally. It’s finally over.”
She ended the video with, “Yes!” Bertinelli also wrote the words “happily divorced” over her footage.
In June, the actress appeared on theTodayshow withHoda Kotband got emotional when asked if she ever wanted to look for love again, responding, “Oh, God no.”
“Because of the challenges that I’m going through right now, because divorce sucks. I can’t imagine ever trusting anyone again to let into my life. So I have some trust issues that I’m sure I’m going to have to get past,” Bertinelli added.
In court documents from the initial divorce filing, Bertinelli cited “irreconcilable differences” as the reason for the dissolution of their marriage.
source: people.com
