Valerie Bertinelli may be most recently known for her role as the Jenny Craig spokesperson (see ya, Kirstie!), but now she's sharing the backstory of her rocker-like lifestyle, starting with an appearance on Oprah.On Monday's show, ET says, the actress will discuss her new book, Losing It: And Gaining My Life Back One Pound at a Time, in which she reveals her cocaine use, infidelity and other personal hurdles. Bertinelli played Barbara Cooper on One Day at a Time but also had a rocky marriage for 24 years to Eddie Van Halen. The actress capitalized on the Jenny Craig op, telling Oprah, "I just figured that if they are going to watch me lose 40 pounds... and there's going to be fat-ass pictures of me with my butt hanging out in Hawaii, I thought, 'Why not let the inner me out, too?'" Kirstie Alley, meanwhile, who was the Jenny Craig spokesperson for the past three years, is starting her own weight-loss brand, with which she promises to make "fat America back into a fit America." Not ...
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Pink and Carey Hart by John Shearer/WireImage.com
"Divorce is just around the corner" for Pink and biker-hubby Carey Hart, a source tells the New York Daily News, explaining that the popstress has had her fill of their alleged "Don't Ask, Don't Tell"/Feel Free to Play While I'm Away on Tour policy. In related news, Prison Break's Dominic Purcell has split from his wife. See the TV Guide News Report for details.... Valerie Bertinelli has signed on as a "celebrity content buddy" for Rachael Ray, starting on Oct. 23 with a "girls' guide to the gridiron".... David Copperfield's lawyer rebuts last week's rape accusation as "false," saying his client "has never forced himself on anyone".... September Dawn arrives on DVD Jan. 2.... Court TV's Star Jones continues its seven-week series on the deadly sins today at 3 pm, with sloth.
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Valerie Bertinelli
America's perennial sweetheart, Valerie Bertinelli, opens up to TV Guide about her new TV-movie, her dramatic weight loss, her new love and the advice she has for Lindsay and Paris.
TV Guide: In your new TV-movie, Claire, you play a mother with psychic powers. What was it about the role that called to you? Valerie Bertinelli: I love Medium. It's such a believable relationship. This script had a lot of that in there — the husband, the wife, the way they move around the kitchen, how the children are not just extras but an important part of life. But the main part for me was that it was going to be shooting in town. I didn't have to leave my son [16-year-old Wolfie Van Halen]. That's always
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Valerie Bertinelli courtesy Jenny Craig, Inc.
Valerie Bertinelli is penning a memoir covering her teenhood before the TV camera, her 20-year marriage to Eddie Van Halen, and her battles with depression and weight/self-esteem issues.... Emmy-winning writer-producer Rich Appel, who to date has worked his magic on Fox's The Simpsons, King of the Hill and Family Guy, now has joined American Dad as exec-producer/show-runner, says the Reporter.... Veteran character actor Charles Lane died on Monday at age 102. You may remember him from Petticoat Junction (as Homer Bedloe) and numerous appearances on I Love Lucy.... Which new fall series are you psyched for? Check out our list and vote here (bottom right).
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Valerie Bertinelli and Eddie Van Halen
One of Hollywood's longest-running unions is officially coming to an end, as Valerie Bertinelli and Eddie Van Halen have announced their divorce after 24 years of marriage, citing irreconcilable differences. "It's amicable," Bertinelli's spokesperson tells the Associated Press, also confirming that the couple has been separated for four years, meaning they surely did take it — you saw this coming, yes? — one day at a time.
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