Actress, cookbook author and Emmy-winning host\u00a0Valerie Bertinelli\u00a0is launching a new chapter with\u00a0Valerie\u2019s Place, a digital platform designed to connect her more directly with fans. The subscription-based community, powered by Visible Things and available now via the App Store, Google Play and ValeriesPlace.com, features fan-favorite content from\u00a0Valerie\u2019s Home Cooking<\/em>\u00a0alongside new original programming, live cook-alongs and exclusive experiences.<\/p>\n The launch comes as Bertinelli releases her new book, Getting Naked<\/em> (March 10), which explores aging, self-acceptance and healing. As she also prepares for her upcoming Lifetime film Love, Again<\/em>, premiering May 9, we caught up with the beloved star to talk about her latest projects, wellness routine and why recharging her battery is always key.<\/p>\n \u201cIt\u2019s very hard in this day and age to get a show sold, shot and on the air, and I\u2019ve missed doing cooking content. Plus, the algorithm has always frustrated me, as it has everyone else. I would do cooking videos, and half the people I wanted to see them wouldn\u2019t see them in their feed. Now I can do three cooking shows, a book group and a podcast, and anyone who wants to see has one place to go. If you like my content, you have a place to go, Valerie\u2018s Place! If you don\u2019t like my content, you don\u2019t have to visit.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cIt is so<\/em> much easier with my own platform. We work with a smaller group. I can work in my own home, with my animals roaming in and out of the kitchen. I have the same culinary producer that I\u2019ve had for a long time, Sophie Clark. And now I have a way to actually engage with my audience. We can do live cooking segments together. We can talk about books together. We can actually have a conversation, not just DMs.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cYour beauty really is in your heart. It is how you treat yourself. It\u2019s how you treat others. It\u2019s how you light up the world when you\u2019re feeling good about yourself. Our bodies are going to age; there\u2019s no getting around it. Why not enjoy the process and enjoy the ride? Our brains are so much smarter; we have so much life experience to tap into and share. Let\u2019s be grateful and enjoy ourselves!\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cI really don\u2019t have a choice! My skin is crepey. It\u2019s sagging more. I\u2019ve spent far too many years hating my body for no reason whatsoever, except my internal self-loathing. Self-loathing that had nothing to do with my body and everything to do with my emotional health and trauma. I\u2019m just not gonna do that anymore.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cTalking about my experience with EMDR and digging deep into my sexual trauma. The steps in growing more grounded in who I am and the love I have for that little girl that I would protect now. And that little girl is me. And how dare I not love myself\/her again.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cI had a lot of experience with grief to bring to that role. The heart is an incredibly resilient muscle. It feels great pain and great joy, and you can feel them both at the exact same time. That\u2019s the wonder of being human, holding two dialectically different emotions at the same time. It was such a wonderful role to play, and it came at the perfect time for me. I put my whole heart into it. The script was just brilliant by Nancy Silvers.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cNo. I don\u2019t have a dating life, and I don\u2019t know when I will again. I\u2019m pretty gun-shy at the moment.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cI\u2019ve noticed a huge difference in my skin. I slather large amounts of cream all over my neck, just trying to keep it from looking like a turkey. Haha. I try to stay as hydrated as possible. I\u2019ve never been great at a skin-care routine per se, but I suppose it\u2019s never too late to learn.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cThat we\u2019re never done until we say we\u2019re done. I\u2019m a bit of a scrapper. I have many interests and enjoy doing many things. I also love doing nothing. As AC\/DC so well put it: \u2018Doing nothing means a lot to me.\u2019 I like to work hard, and I like to rest hard. Don\u2019t you ever let anyone tell you that when you\u2019re at rest, you\u2019re lazy. We are not lazy. We are recharging our battery.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\nValerie\u2019s Place seems like a deeply personal space. What inspired you to build this kind of community?<\/h2>\n
After decades in traditional television, how does connecting directly with your audience through your own platform change the way you show up? Is there\u00a0anything\u00a0that is particularly difficult about the creative process?<\/h2>\n
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<\/figure>\n<\/div>\nYour memoir dives into aging, menopause, relationships and generational trauma. What did \u2018getting naked\u2019 emotionally teach you about beauty and self-worth?<\/h2>\n
You\u2019ve spoken about letting go of the pressure to be perfect. How has that shift changed the way you see yourself?<\/h2>\n
This feels like your most vulnerable book yet. Was there a moment in writing it that truly transformed you?<\/h2>\n
In your new film, \u2018Love, Again,\u2019\u00a0on Lifetime, your character navigates love in the face of early-onset Alzheimer\u2019s. How did stepping into that role reshape your understanding of long-term partnership and resilience?<\/h2>\n
The story also explores enduring love and unexpected connection. Does that reflect your own personal dating life at the moment?<\/h2>\n
Has menopause shifted your approach to skin care, beauty treatments or even the way you define feeling beautiful?<\/h2>\n
When women see you launching new projects, starring in films and writing so candidly about your life, what do you hope they understand or take away from it?<\/h2>\n