Valerie Bertinelli knows the hardships of struggling with body issues. The and Food Network star got candid about her «toxic relationship» with her weight and why she is no longer buying into diets while chatting with ET's Nischelle Turner.In her new memoir, (out now), the 61-year-old actress touches on feeling judged whenever gaining weight and how it affects her life.«It's a very toxic relationship and I think that being judged on your size is never OK,» she expressed. «But I learned at a very young age that I was unlovable if I gained weight — and that's a lie.
It's a lie that all of us have learned or a lot of us have learned and we need to get that out of us. We are all lovable in and of ourselves.»Just last month, Bertinelli posted an emotional video of herself crying after having a bad body image day.
She admitted that she is «still coming out on the other side» of feeling down about her appearance.«I still have my weak moments.
Just a couple weeks ago I posted something on Instagram 'cause I was having one of those self-loathing moments. I felt myself spiraling and I think that’s when we stop ourselves and start to look at all the beautiful gifts we have in our life,» she shared. «Go outside in the rain, go take a walk with your dog or go pet your cat.
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