03/23/2026
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2024 wasn't a good year for Valerie Bertinelli. In fact, according to the actor and former Food Network star, it was one of her worst.
"I had four surgeries, I was going through emotional turmoil with some people in my life," Bertinelli tells TODAY.com during a sit-down interview.
Yet, despite being difficult, she says it was exactly what she needed to hit the reset button. That period of reflection and renewal prompted her latest book, "Getting Naked: The Quiet Work of Becoming Perfectly Imperfect," part memoir, part self-help guide.
"I wanted it to be a little book people could tuck in their purse and bring out for inspiration," she says of the book's initial premise.
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