Celebrity chef Valerie Bertinelli is celebrating the two-year anniversary of her divorce from Tom Vitale.
“Today marks two years of freedom. Two years of walking through self doubt and doing my best to get to the other side. Two years of knowing that I didn’t deserve to tolerate the intolerable,” she captioned an Instagram post on November 22.
“I want to be the best, most authentic version of myself heading into this last chapter of my life. I am learning that until I love myself and accept myself, all of me, my dark and light sides, I can never give someone else the love and emotional vulnerability that they need and deserve. You must give it to yourself first so that you can share it. Whoo boy. I’m workin on it,” she added.
Bertinelli married Vitale in 2011. The two finalized their divorce in November 2022.
Valerie Bertinelli Had a Tough Time in the Aftermath of Her Split
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Bertinelli first filed for legal separation from Vitale in November 2021, citing irreconcilable differences, according to People magazine. Six months later, Bertinelli filed for divorce.
“I’ve been going through some yucky stuff lately,” she said on a TikTok in May 2022. She received a great deal of support in the comments section.
“We grew apart. The decision has nothing to do with my love for Ed. I wish Tom the best and I know he feels the same way about me,” Bertinelli told People, referring to her first husband, Eddie Val Halen.
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