Valerie Bertinelli radiated confidence when she stepped out on the red carpet and showed off her slimmed-down figure at the Hollywood premiere of her latest Lifetime movie, Love, Again, on Thursday, April 30.
The One Day at a Time star, 66, attended the premiere.
The television personality turned heads in a silky two-piece set, featuring wide-leg trousers and a long-sleeved button-up shirt, layering a black oversized jacket over the outfit and completing the look with round glasses.
Bertinelli wore her light brown hair in loose waves, with her signature bangs softly swept to the side.
Bertinelli, who’s been open about her struggles with weight loss and body positivity, has only continued to flaunt her confidence in recent months.
The Emmy-winning actress, Food Network star, and all-around TV darling shed 50 pounds—from 172 to 122—in her 60s.
Valerie Bertinelli didn’t drop 50 pounds overnight, didn’t chase a number, and didn’t follow the Hollywood crowd popping Ozempic like breath mints.
“I got tired of treating my body like the enemy,” Valerie said in a recent interview. “I wasn’t trying to get skinny—I just wanted to stop feeling like I was failing at something every day.”
After dealing with judgment her entire life starting from when she was a young girl, she took a long time to realize that her judgment, with patient discernment, is the only judgment that counts, as she captioned her December 2024 post on Instagram.
“For the first time in my life, I love my body as it is.”
The transformation marked a turning point in how Bertinelli approached her health and self-image.
While she recently dropped 10 pounds in a quick 14-day “Dry January” reset, her total journey has seen a release of over 50 pounds, though she now focuses on how she feels rather than the specific number on the scale.
Bertinelli admitted she felt more self-assured during the recent photo shoot than in 2009, when she took bikini-clad snaps right after losing 40 pounds.
Her return to the red carpet was particularly significant for career reasons as well.
The project marked Bertinelli’s return to acting in nearly 10 years, with her last onscreen appearance dating back to Hot in Cleveland in 2015.
The Touched by an Angel actress was all smiles as she posed with her costar Henry Czerny on the red carpet.
Bertinelli also won two Daytime Emmy awards for her Food Network show, Valerie’s Home Cooking, in 2019.
In a candid interview earlier this year, Bertinelli had opened up about the deeper meaning behind her journey.
Last month, the sitcom actress opened up about how she made the “terrifying” decision to pose nude for the cover of her most recent memoir, Getting Naked. “It’s like when I was on the phone with my editor and I was saying, ‘I think because I’m calling it Getting Naked, I need to actually be naked on the cover. So I wanna try and explore that,'” she said during a live Q&A event on April 18.
The memoir reflected her journey of self-acceptance and learning to value her body beyond appearance.
Fans on social media have been vocal about their support for her transformation.
Throughout her decades-long career, Bertinelli has been remarkably transparent about the ups and downs of weight management in Hollywood.
Actress Valerie Bertinelli, 65, claimed a diet company fired her as its spokesperson after she gained weight, which she discussed during her appearance on The Drew Barrymore Show, where hosts pulled up a photo of the former Food Network host in a short-sleeved white dress from her 2012 Hollywood Walk of Fame ceremony.
Barrymore told Bertinelli, “You look stunning,” to which she responded, “And I felt so horrified.”
The stark contrast between that moment and her current confidence illustrated how far she had come in her mindset.
At a certain point, she had gained and lost so much weight that her breasts were down to her belly button. She explained, “I was like, ‘I just want my small boobs back.'”
Beyond physical changes, Bertinelli emphasized the mental shift that accompanied her journey.
In interviews, she described focusing on internal health markers rather than just the scale.
Bertinelli, known for her vibrant personality and successful career in television, took on the challenge of weight loss with a focus on long-term health benefits rather than quick fixes, with her journey being a comprehensive overhaul of her lifestyle, emphasizing the importance of health over appearance.
The Emmy winner’s journey resonated particularly with fans because she remained authentically open about struggles many people face.
Her decision to return to acting after a decade-long hiatus on the heels of her transformation sent a powerful message about second chances and reinvention.
The Love, Again premiere appearance demonstrated that Bertinelli was ready to step back into the public eye on her own terms.