Valerie Bertinelli’s memory is a little hazy when it comes to the ’80s.
The « One Day at a Time » star appeared on « The Drew Barrymore Show » Monday, looking back on photos from the decade, including one taken following her marriage to the late Eddie Van Halen.
« I look at that and I think: ‘That is a puffy face, and someone who needs to start taking care of herself,’ » she said.
While looking back at photos like the one on the left during an appearance on « The Drew Barrymore Show, » Valerie Bertinelli said she barely remembered the 1980s. (Aaron Rapoport/Corbis/Weiss Eubanks/NBCUniversal via Getty Images)
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Bertinelli added, « I mean, that was the ‘80s though. I don’t remember that. I don’t remember anything about the ‘80s. »
The former Food Network host admitted she had some regrets about some of her behavior at the time as well.
« For the longest time, I always felt guilty about the things I experimented with and what I tried when I was a young girl, » she said.
Bertinelli was married to rock star Eddie Van Halen from 1981 to 2007. (Photo by Ron Galella/Ron Galella Collection via Getty Images)
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Barrymore gently teased her, saying she sounded like « an ABC Afterschool Special, » adding she had starred in one called « 15 and Getting Straight. »
« By the way, I was also the ‘Just Say No’ girl with Nancy Reagan, » she noted, with a pause before saying, « until I just said yes. »
Bertinelli said she’s made peace with her past decisions, acknowledging Barrymore has as well.
The ‘One Day at a Time’ star said she’s made peace with her past. (Zach Pagano/NBC/NBCU Photo Bank via Getty Images)
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« Listen, I forgive us [for] all of that, » she said. « We coped the way we knew how to cope with a really challenging, strange life. And also, we have to start giving ourselves grace for just trying to learn through stuff. »
« I mean, that was the ‘80s though. I don’t remember that. I don’t remember anything about the ‘80s. »
Barrymore agreed, « We hurt ourselves far more than others. »
Bertinelli celebrated a year of sobriety earlier this year after doing her first Dry January in 2024.
Bertinelli celebrated a year of sobriety in January. (Weiss Eubanks/NBCUniversal via Getty Images)
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« I have decided to go Dry January. I like it so far, » Bertinelli announced on her Instagram story at the time. « I’m doing it for two reasons. One, I want to try and cut down the cravings for my sugar. And I think alcohol exacerbates that. »
Secondly, she said, « I want to calm down the cortisol in my body that has been raging for the last five, six years. I’ve been in fight, flight, freeze, fawn mode. And I want to go into rest and digest, » she shared. « I think cutting alcohol will help me do that. »
The 64-year-old shared her decision to quit alcohol on social media. (Dia Dipasupil/WireImage/Getty Images)
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One month later, Bertinielli was already thrilled with her results, sharing on TikTok that she had lost weight.
« These jeans that I’m wearing were so tight a few months ago that I couldn’t comfortably button them. Now, they’re so loose it’s time for me to go down a size, » she said in a video at the time.
In 2022, she also admitted to trying drugs during her marriage to Van Halen, telling Rob Lowe on his « Literally » podcast, « I am a prude now, but I [partook] as well for a few years there until I just couldn’t take it anymore. Cocaine was everywhere and easy to get. »
