Longtime Food Network star and actor Valerie Bertinelli has some thoughts about the network’s direction.
In a post shared to Threads on April 9, Bertinelli responded to a post that reminisced about “actual cooking shows” on the network.Sign up for NBC New York newsletters.
“I fell in love with Food Network two decades ago because of all the amazing ITK shows. 30 minute meals, Ina , Giada …the list goes on,” she wrote. “I learned so much. It’s sad it’s not about cooking and learning any longer. Oh well, that’s just business, folks.”Bertinelli’s comments are to no surprise, as the “Hot in Cleveland” star was let go from her two Food Network shows in the past year.
“So this is it. This is the final season,” she continued. “I have loved making this show. It was such a dream come true. Every single part of it brought me so much joy. I love the crew. I loved everybody in production. They loved making this show for you.”“And I know it’s not supposed to. Logically, I know that it’s business, budget cuts, right?” she said at the time. “But it really hurt my feelings to know that I’m not going to be asked back to be on ‘Kids Baking Championship.’ Really sucks.
She added that while filming her final season on the show in the summer of 2022, she had been going through her “apex year of hell.” from her ex-husband Tom Vitale in May 2022, though the court records stated that they had been separated since 2019. Their “It’s a seesaw of emotions because I was adamant I was never falling in love again,” she said, not revealing her new beau’s identity.
“I was supposed to die with my six cats and my dog, and very happily live the rest of my years alone — I’m good alone,” she told People. “My belly is flip-flopping. This was not supposed to happen.”Brittany Mahomes lets go of her signature blond locks for a ‘spicy’ new look
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