Valerie Bertinelli It’s staying out of the spotlight, at least for now.
On Friday, the actress and former Food Network star announced plans to take a break from social media due to mental and emotional exhaustion and urged her followers not to “worry.”
“The last 6 weeks or so… have been really tough,” she wrote on Instagram alongside a selfie. “And while I’m incredibly grateful for your support of my book and all the people I’ve been lucky enough to meet, this introvert in extrovert clothes needs a mental health break. I need it.”
Valerie Bertinelli moves on with new boyfriend after dramatic divorce from ex-husband Tom Vitale
“I know, I know, this isn’t an airport so I don’t have to announce my departure. I just know that some people will worry about me if I don’t post often enough.” she continued. “But I’m fine with it. Honestly, it’s good to have a little social media cleanse, detox and take a mental health break, and I’m fully aware of when in my life I’m grateful to be in a state of awareness.” I feel overwhelmed and mentally/emotionally exhausted. ”
“Everyone please be careful,” she concluded. “I’ll be back before you know it.”
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The hiatus comes nearly a month after Bertinelli introduced her new boyfriend, Mike Goodnow, on social media.
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Bertinelli and Goodnow are in a long-distance relationship, with Goodnow living on the East Coast as a writer and Bertinelli living on the West Coast in Los Angeles.
Valerie Bertinelli introduced new boyfriend Mike Goodnow in April. (Dominique Bindle/Getty Images/Hoarse Whispers/Instagram)
‘Hot in Cleveland’ actress opens up about herself for the first time was in a new relationship March. However, she kept his name a secret. The two announced their relationship on social media on April 20, with Bertinelli posting a photo of them together with the caption, “I drink according to your opinion. I got high smoking your jokes all night.” I posted a photo.
“It’s unlike any relationship I’ve ever had with a man,” she told USA Today in March, explaining that she “didn’t expect” to be in a relationship again after her divorce from Tom Vitale.
Prior to her marriage to Vitale, the “One Day at a Time” actress was married to musician Eddie Van Halen from 1981 to 2007.
Valerie Bertinelli announced a hiatus from social media due to mental and emotional exhaustion. (ABC/Heidi Guttmann)
After that, her journey to find true love took time.
“I want to be clear that this process has taken a long time,” she told People magazine last month. “I started being more intentional about my healing, and that meant taking lots of walks together.” [my dog] Luna, it’s been a lot of therapy sessions and a lot of learning, but I deserve to feel better. ”
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“I have to work first.” she continued. “Why I thought I didn’t deserve to be loved. Why I was using food to numb my emotions. All the drama I couldn’t handle about Ed and her last marriage. trauma.”
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Fox News Digital’s Lori Bashian contributed to this post.
