Opinion
Barry Artiste, Now Public Contributor
Wow, this will be the must read Book of the year, full of mystery and suspense on a forgotten star of TV. Valerie's claim to fame will go down in History as the wife of Eddie Van Halen of the Rock Group "Van Halen" period.
Final Thought
I think an "Excerpt from her yet to be published book would begin, I auditioned for a TV show called "One day at a time", married "Rock God, Eddie Van Halen" had a kid called "Wolfgang", had an affair with a "Kitchen Fork", resulting in gaining 200 pounds. "Eddie Divorced Me", Now I work as a spokesperson for "Jenny Craig".
Oh Crap, I think I just informed Now Public Readers the entire contents of her memoirs. The rest of the memoirs will be just crossword puzzles, a photo of her fridge and Eddie's Guitar.
Valerie Bertinelli working on a memoirUpdated Wed. Jul. 11 2007 8:37 AM ET
Associated Press
NEW YORK -- Valerie Bertinelli, whose life spans the different worlds of television and rock 'n' roll, is working on a memoir.
"Losing It: And Gaining My Life Back One Pound at a Time," which also documents her fight to lose weight, will be published in April 2008 by the Free Press, an imprint of Simon & Schuster.
"Writing a book is an exciting new adventure for me," Bertinelli said in a statement issued Tuesday by the Free Press.
"I've grown up in and out of the public eye, survived some tough times, learned some important lessons, and come out -- as has my entire family -- in a great place. I think it's a recipe for a good book. Ironically, as there's less of me, I have more to say."
Bertinelli, 47, starred as the wholesome Barbara Cooper in the 1970s sitcom "One Day at a Time," then joined a far wilder world when she married rock guitar god Eddie Van Halen in 1981. They divorced in 2005.
According to the Free Press, Bertinelli will discuss her years as a teenage star, her marriage, "her struggles with depression, and her life-long battle with weight and self-esteem issues."
Bertinelli is currently a spokeswoman for the Jenny Craig weight loss program.


