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Valerie Bertinelli, then: bubbly sitcom star and America's Sweetheart turned tabloid headline and rock star wife. Now: actress, single working mother of teenage rock star, and weight-loss inspiration to millions.Most of us knew and loved Valerie Bertinelli years back when she played girl-next-door cutie Barbara Cooper in the hit TV show "One Day at a Time," and then starred in numerous TV movies. From wholesome primetime in America's living spaces, Valerie moved to late nights with the hardest-partying band of the decadent eighties when she became, at twenty, wife to rock guitarist Eddie Van Halen. Losing It is Valerie's frank account of her life backstage and in the spotlight. Listed below are the pros and cons of teen stardom, of her complicated marriage to a brilliant, tormented musical genius, and of her very public have a problem with her weight.Surprising, uplifting, and empowering, "Losing It" takes you behind the scenes of Valerie's acting career and marriage, recalling the comforts, friendships, and problems of her tv set family, her close relationships with her parents and brothers, the stress and worries to be the wife of your rock star, and the joys of motherhood. Like many women, Valerie often remembers the state of her life by the food she ate and the numbers on her behalf scale. So despite her celebrity, Valerie's voice is so down-to-earth, genuine, and appealing that you'll feel as if you're communicating with a girl over coffee. Funny and candid, Valerie recounts her attempts to maintain a healthy self-image while dealing with social pressures to look and act a certain way, and also to overcome career insecurities and relationship problems, tending to be familiar to the thousands of women who struggle every day with these same issues.From marital turmoil to the joys of a new career, from being named among "Penthouse"'s ten sexiest ladies in the entire world to overhearing whispers about her weight gain in the supermarket, this is Valerie's inspiring journey as she finds new love, raises a good kid, and motivates other women as a spokesperson for Jenny Craig.
