Valerie Bertinelli
Drama Queens
iHeartPodcasts
4.9 • 24K Ratings
🗓️ 4 March 2026
⏱️ 54 minutes
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Summary
For decades, actress and author Valerie Bertinelli was seen by millions—but never quite as herself. And that’s a journey Sophia wants to dive deep on with Val, for herself and for all of you!
Find out what this wise woman really means when she says she’s “getting naked,” and the thing she refuses to hide any longer. Plus, Valerie opens up about what she would have done differently with ex Eddie Van Halen if she knew then what she knows now. Her perspective is a gift!
Read Valerie's book "Getting Naked" March 10th and learn all about her new digital platform "Valerie's Place" here.
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| 0:00.0 | This is an I-Heart podcast. |
| 0:02.3 | Guaranteed Human. |
| 0:04.5 | Hi, everyone. It's Sophia. |
| 0:06.8 | Welcome to Work in Progress. |
| 0:18.8 | Welcome back to Work in progress, friends. |
| 0:21.3 | Today we are joined by a woman who is the definition of a trailblazer, someone that inspires |
| 0:27.6 | me so much in my industry and beyond because she's a truly honest, vulnerable, beautiful person. |
| 0:36.5 | And she's having the kinds of conversations with us that I |
| 0:41.2 | think we need more of. We're joined today by none other than Valerie Vertnelli. She has been |
| 0:48.5 | famous for almost 50 years. But in this phase of her life, she's not just stepping into another spotlight. She's |
| 0:57.4 | actually stepping out from behind everything that she used to hide, everything that she used to |
| 1:02.6 | perform. We watched her grow up on one day at a time. She was that effortlessly lovable |
| 1:08.3 | girl next door. We've seen her be married to a rock star. |
| 1:13.4 | We've seen her have an empire of cooking shows. |
| 1:16.5 | We've watched her picture perfect life. |
| 1:19.6 | But many of us didn't know how quickly that type of life in the public eye can shape a person |
| 1:26.1 | and can turn you into a good little performer |
| 1:29.6 | who is everything that everyone else expects you to be before you've decided who you are. I know that |
| 1:38.0 | Valerie's not the only woman in my industry who feels that way. I know I feel that way. And I also |
| 1:43.6 | know that so many women |
| 1:45.1 | in so many different walks of life do too. In this chapter that feels rebellious and raw, |
| 1:53.9 | she's chosen to do something different. She's written us a book called Getting Naked. She is |
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