Popular actress, Jenny Craig spokeswoman, and America\'s sweetheart Bertinelli reveals in this courageous and candid memoir her complicated past and how she has taken control of her own Life to gain self-esteem and happiness.
Surprising, uplifting, and empowering, Losing It chronicles Valerie\'s journey as she finds new love, raises a terrific kid, and motivates other women to take Back their lives..
Losing It is Valerie\'s frank account of her Life backstage and in the spotlight: the ups and downs of teen stardom, her complicated marriage to a brilliant, tormented musical genius, the joys of motherhood, and her very public struggle with her weight.
From wholesome prime Time in America\'s living rooms, 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.
We all knew and loved Valerie Bertinelli years ago when she was girl-next-door cutie Barbara Cooper in the hit TV show One Day at a Time , and more recently when she starred in numerous TV movies and co-starred in Touched by an Angel .
Now: actress, single working mother of teenage rock star, and weight-loss inspiration to millions.
Valerie Bertinelli, then: bubbly sitcom star and America\'s Sweetheart turned tabloid headline and rock star wife.
Losing It is popular actress, Jenny Craig spokeswoman, and America\'s sweetheart Valerie Bertinelli\'s headline-making account of her complicated past and how she took control of her own Life to gain self-esteem and happiness.
The New York Times #1 bestseller (3 weeks running) is now available in paperback. 8 pages of b&w photographs.
Popular actress, Jenny Craig spokeswoman, and America\'s sweetheart Bertinelli reveals in this courageous and candid memoir her complicated past and how she has taken control of her own Life to gain self-esteem and happiness