Valerie Bertinelli said she is in no rush to date right now
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The Food Network star has been through two divorces with exes Eddie Van Halen and Tom Vitale, as well as a split from ex Mike Goodnough
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Still, Bertinelli admitted, "There's something about intimate love that I would love to have"
Valerie Bertinelliisn't rushing to find a new love interest.
While attending the premiere of her latest film,Love, Again, the 66-year-old actress was asked if she is ready to re-enter the dating scene. Her response? “Oh, hell no."
“2024 sucked the life out of me,” Bertinelli, whosplit from ex-boyfriend Mike Goodnoughthat November, toldPause Rewind. “I sleep with a black cat. That tells you everything you need to know about me. And I love that furry little 11 lbs."
“I sleep with Batman,” she continued, referring to her cat she named after the iconic superhero. “What do I need?”
Further explaining that she's previously touched on the topic in her memoir,Getting Naked: The Quiet Work of Becoming Perfectly Imperfect, Bertinelli admitted, though, that she “would love to have a great special love” in her life.
“I have special loves in my life,” the Food Network personality said. “I have my son. I have my daughter-in-law. I have my brothers. I have my family. I have my girlfriends. I love them. But there's something about intimate love that I would love to have.”
“But I'm also really gun-shy, because, like I said, 2024 sucked the life out of me,” she added. “So, I'm gonna have to be really, really careful.”
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Bertinelli was previously married toVan HalenfrontmanEddie Van Halenfrom 1981 until 2007. She and the late rocker shared 35-year-old sonWolfgang Van Halen.
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Bertinelli latermarried financial planner Tom Vitalein 2011. Theyseparated in 2022.
During a conversation with Jenn Harris at the 2026L.A. TimesFestival of Books in April, theHot in Clevelandactress admitted that one obstacle in putting herself back on the dating scene is that it's “scary to be vulnerable with people.”
"I have yet to put some things into action in personal relationships, intimate relationships, because I'm really scared of dating right now," she said. "I've had, you know, two [divorces]. ... I'm just scared."
Still, Bertinelli recently told PEOPLE that she is “very happy being single” and isn't in a rush to jump into something new.
"I want calm. I don't want butterflies," she said, adding: "There's so many great men out there. I love men, but I don't want them to make me crazy, and I don't want to make them crazy.”
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