Valérie Bertinelli has been seen for the first time since announcing she had found love again with a mystery man, two years after her divorce from Tom Vitale in November 2021.
While shopping at Gelson Market on Tuesday, the One Day at a Time star, 63, appeared in good spirits as she carried her shopping bags back to her car.
For her casual outing in West Hollywood, the actress cut a relaxed figure in a black tee, leggings and matching sneakers.
She completed her sporty ensemble with a pair of oversized sunglasses and could be seen carrying her cell phone, protected in a black and white checkered case.
Valerie Bertinelli was seen for the first time since announcing she had found love again with a mystery man, two years after her divorce from Tom Vitale in November 2021
The mother-of-one chose to wear her shoulder-length brunette locks in loose waves, which cascaded down her back and shoulders.
Last week, Bertinelli, who was forced to pay Vitale $2.2 million following their split, revealed to USA today that she “met someone” new.
“I am incredibly grateful to him. This is unlike any relationship I’ve ever had with a man,” she exclaimed.
She continued, “I don’t want to say too much, but I feel incredibly blessed and lucky to have met him, because I didn’t expect it!”
“He wasn’t on my radar. I was going to die with my six cats and my dog and I was incredibly happy to do it,” she confessed. “So it came out of left field, and I’m grateful for it. It’s very special .
She chose to share the news on her Instagram Story by poking fun at an old TikTok video she made, in which she insisted she had no plans to start “dating” again ” anytime soon.
“It hasn’t aged well,” she mused, letting her fans know she was no longer on the market.
When asked about her decision to announce their relationship on social media, she admitted: “I can’t help it. When I’m happy, it’s everywhere for me, and he’s one of the main reasons.
While shopping at Gelson Market on Tuesday, the One Day at a Time star, 63, appeared in good spirits as she carried her shopping bags back to her car.
“I really want women and men to understand that it’s the work you do (on yourself) that can lead you to meet someone like I was lucky enough to meet right now. wouldn’t have happened three years ago, four years ago, or last year – it wouldn’t have happened. And I feel incredibly lucky to have met him and connected with him.” , she said.
Valerie’s first husband was legendary rock star Eddie Van Halen, with whom she shares a now 32-year-old named Wolfgang.
She has been candid about her rocky marriage to Eddie, which ultimately caught fire in 2001 as his addictions took a toll on the relationship.
Valerie’s first husband was legendary rock star Eddie Van Halen, with whom she shares a now 32-year-old man named Wolfgang; Valérie and Eddie photographed in 1987
She began dating Tom Vitale in 2004 and married him in 2011, becoming a stepmother to his two sons and two daughters; they are photographed in 2012
Valerie told Rob Lowe on his podcast that while she was with Eddie, she indulged in drugs herself “for a few years until I couldn’t take it anymore.”
Eddie got sober in 2008, the year after his divorce from Valerie was finalized, but he died in late 2020 at the age of 65 after a battle with throat cancer.
She began dating Tom Vitale in 2004 and married him in 2011, becoming a stepmother to his two sons and two daughters.
A decade later, Valerie filed for divorce due to irreconcilable differences, and the separation was finalized on November 22, 2022 – which she happily called on social media the “second best day of my life.”
In 2023, Valerie spoke cryptically about “healing” from a relationship with a “narcissist” who called her “fat and lazy” in texts she “found.”