Valerie Bertinelli revels in the new year.
The Food Network star took to Instagram to celebrate New Year’s Day 2023 with a video of her smiling from ear to ear while Taylor Swift’s “Clean” played in the background.
“This New Year’s Day comes so much happier than last year,” Bertinelli, 62, began her caption.
She continued: “From a young age, New Year’s Day was one of my absolute favorite days, for the last 5-6 years it’s been one of the saddest. No more.”
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“There’s so much to look forward to now that before it just seemed infinitely sad, scary, lonely and stressful,” Bertinelli said. “I have no idea what’s coming and I’m not worried. I am free.”
“This New Year’s Day, 2023, is the first day of the rest of my life! I wish you all every bit of joy and happiness and kindness that you claim. It’s all yours. Get it!” she said.
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Valerie Bertinelli appears on the “Today” show. (Nathan Congleton/NBC/NBCU Photobank/File)
Last year, Bertinelli was delighted after her divorce from ex-husband Tom Vitale was finalized. She exclaimed: “Happily divorced. God. Finally. It’s finally over. YES!”
Bertinelli captioned her Twitter video at the time, “11/22/22, second best day of my life.”
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The two married on New Year’s Day 2011 after beginning a relationship in 2004.
Valerie Bertinelli filed for divorce from her second husband Tom Vitale in May 2022. In November she was declared legally single. (Gregg DeGuire)
Before Vitale, Bertinelli was married to the late rocker Eddie Van Halen from 1981 to 2007 (they separated in 2001), with whom she shares their son, Wolfgang “Woflie” Van Halen.
Fox News Digital’s Caroline Thayer contributed to this report.
Mariah Haas is senior entertainment editor at Fox News Digital.