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Valerie Bertinelliis spreading love.
Monday marks Bertinelli’s firstValentine’s Daysince herdivorce from Tom Vitalewas settled late last year — and she shared a sweet message of love for her followers to mark the holiday.
In an Instagram Story, Bertinelli reshared a post from author Nanea Hoffman, who runs@SweatpantsAndCoffee.
“Just a reminder that you experience love every single day if you’re paying attention,” Hoffman’s words read. “It doesn’t have to be chocolates and flowers and a fancy dinner with a partner. Love is when you get lost something that lights you up.”
Bertinelli shared a gif alongside the post that read “feel my hugs.”
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The actressfiled for divorcefrom Vitale in May 2022, six months afterfiling for legal separationin November 2021. In November 2022, sheshared on Twitterthat she was celebrating what she called the “second best day of my life,” when she became officially divorced from Vitale. (She was also married to the lateEddie Van Halenfrom 1981 to 2007.)
TheHot in Clevelandalum has been open about her healing journey and trauma from past relationships on social media. Most recently, she opened up late last month about"finding texts" and being called “fat and lazy"in the past. While updating fans on her Dry January status, she shared how she was feeling emotionally, too.
“I have been screamed at so many times and told how fat and lazy I am,” Bertinelli said in an Instagram video. “I realize…that was someone just projecting on me whatever they needed to project on me, but my part in all of it was believing it, and I don’t believe it anymore. But it still doesn’t stop the feelings from coming up and the hurt.”
Bertinellihas saidthat through “journaling, therapy and especially humor,” she is healing.
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source: people.com
