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Valerie Bertinelli Opens Up About Childhood Trauma

3/5/2026

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  • Valerie Bertinelli revealed in an interview promoting her memoir Getting Naked that she was sexually abused at age 11, with the book set to release on March 10.
  • She said discussing her trauma was a decade-long process and that she had no plans to reveal it.
  • She described healing and credited her cooking passion and her son Wolfgang Van Halen with aiding recovery.