num_pages: 288
description: Valerie Bertinelli then: bubbly sitcom star and America's Sweetheart turned tabloid headline and rock star wife. Now: actress single working mother of teenage rock star and weight-loss inspiration to millions. We all knew and loved Valerie Bertinelli years ago when she played girl-next-door cutie Barbara Cooper in the hit TV show One Day at a Time and then starred in numerous TV movies. From wholesome primetime 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. Losing It is Valerie's frank account of her life backstage and in the spotlight. Here are the ups and downs of teen stardom of her complicated marriage to a brilliant tormented musical genius and of her very public struggle with her weight.
language: English
title: Losing It: And Gaining My Life Back One Pound at a Time
publisher: Free Press