"I'm Happy Today"Valerie Bertinelli Opens Up About Her Weight Loss Struggles
You go, girl!
Eight years after Valerie Bertinelli wowed her fans by debuting her 40-pound weight loss, the 55-year-old actress’ figure is again sparking headlines — but this time, it’s for her recent weight gain.
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Valerie in 2003 (left) and 2015 (right).
But Valerie — who now has her own Food Network show called Valerie’s Home Cooking — has decided to stop obsessing over the numbers on her scale, and is instead paying more attention to how she feels on the inside.
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“Do I want my jeans to be a little looser? Hell yeah!” she told Entertainment Tonight in a new interview. “But I’m happy today.”
Click through the gallery below to see Valerie’s weight loss transformation through the years!
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![Valerie bertinelli 2007](https://www.closerweekly.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/valerie-bertinelli-2007.jpg?fit=800%2C1204&quality=86&strip=all)
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![Valerie bertinelli 2010](https://www.closerweekly.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/valerie-bertinelli-2010.jpg?fit=800%2C1201&quality=86&strip=all)
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