FOOD Network star Valerie Bertinelli has flaunted her curves in a steamy purple bikini.
Valerie, 63, uploaded a throwback photo from 2014 in an Instagram post.
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In the snapshot, the former Food Network star took a dip in the swimming pool.
Eddie Van Halen‘s ex-wife showed off her backside as she stretched out her long legs.
Her brunette hair was slicked back and soaking wet as she turned her head halfway.
The One Day at a Time alum teased her booty while covering her eyes with black sunglasses.
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In the following snap, the Hot in Cleaveland alum leaned against the edge of the pool and extended her bare arms.
She flaunted her bikini figure while soaking up the sun.
“I don’t weigh myself anymore because this is considered overweight by who’s standards I don’t know,” Valerie captioned the post.
“It’s stupid, and I believed them for far too long. I now, finally, know that I am a kind, considerate, funny, thoughtful woman,” she continued.
“So please remember, who you are and what your character is should never be overshadowed by what size you are or how much you weigh.
“You are enough. Just the way you are. F**k ‘em,” she concluded.
‘HER DEAL WAS UP’
Valerie’s bikini post came after the Food Network cut her from the Kids Baking Championship.
In mid-January, news spread online about how the TV star reportedly “wanted to continue” on the network, but the negotiations supposedly stalled.
A source told People that when her last contract ended, her return to Kids Baking Championship was “absolutely discussed.”
However, Valerie and her team “decided they wanted more, and talks stalled.”
“Her deal was up, and [Food Network] chose not to renew. They did not make a new offer, but Valerie very much wanted to continue,” another insider revealed.
‘NEVER ANY TALKS’
Valerie took to X, formally Twitter, and addressed the tweet by the outlet to set the record straight.
“This is a tad misleading,” she replied.
“There were never any talks. So no talks could be stalled.”
“I got an inkling I might not be asked back when I saw I was not in the holiday specials,” she continued.
“I got a text from a third party on Friday that told me I would not be back.”
“Lots of laughs. I was basically ghosted,” she claimed.
“I have zero ill will toward anyone at Food Network. I enjoyed every single moment I worked for them, and they are all lovely, kind, hard-working people,” Valerie went on.
“And I understand business is business. But I won’t tolerate lies. I am a lot of things, but I am not greedy, nor am I a liar.”
In an Instagram video, the axed TV host claimed she was not “asked back” to the Kids Baking Championship because of “budget cuts.”
Valerie and her ex-husband, Tom Vitale, finalized their divorce on September 28, 2022.
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