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Valerie Bertinelli is speaking out for the first time about her experience of being sexually abused when she was just 11 years old.“It’s taken me 10 years at least,” Bertinelli told the outlet regarding her decision to come forward more than 50 years later.
“The very first time I said it out loud to my therapist, I thought ‘I’m going to feel better now.'”Valerie Bertinelli is speaking out for the first time about being sexually abused at 11 years old.The “One Day at a Time” alum opened up about the incident during a new interview to promote her upcoming memoir, “Getting Naked.”Valerie Bertinelli stuns fans with dramatic blond makeover: ‘New hair who dis?’ Valerie Bertinelli reflects on the ‘loud absence’ of her late ex-husband Eddie Van Halen: ‘Some days I really do miss you’ Although the “Touched by an Angel” alum admitted that “it got worse before it got better” and she “maybe ate a little bit more” and “drank a little bit more” to distract herself, she ultimately decided to “deal with” her feelings. “You can deal with them or not. And I chose to deal with them,” she said. “I don’t feel shame about it anymore. I’m pissed off that it happened. Nobody deserves that.” But Bertinelli also shared that she “had no plans to reveal” she was sexually abused at the age of 11, and “Getting Naked” – which is out March 10 – was initially supposed to be a “book about teaching people how to love themselves.”“I don’t feel shame about it anymore. I’m pissed off that it happened. Nobody deserves that,” Bertinelli said.Bertinelli also shared that she “had no plans to reveal” she was sexually abused at the age of 11.“I guess because I’m healing from it, it’s not so scary anymore,” she told People. “I can say it out loud. I was sexually assaulted. It doesn’t feel like it owns me anymore.” The Golden Globe winner also discussed why she “purposely” opened the chapter of her book about her sexual assault with a picture of herself at 11. “Because that was the little girl that was sexually abused,” she explained. “And it boggles my mind that this little girl was taken advantage of that way.”The Golden Globe winner discussed why she “purposely” opened the chapter of her book about sexual abuse with a picture of herself at 11.“It boggles my mind that this little girl was taken advantage of that way,” Bertinelli said of herself at 11.She added, “It boggles my mind because it’s still happening … and I’m furious about it. And we need to start speaking up and saying, ‘Enough.’”If you or someone you know is affected by any of the issues raised in this story, call the Sexual Assault Hotline at I tried the sculpting facial practically every celebrity swears byAnnabel Schofield, supermodel and 'Dallas' star, dead at 62Kaley Cuoco name-drops rude A-lister who snubbed her on TV set Elisabeth Hasselbeck Claps Back After Sunny Hostin Called Her Out On ‘The View’ For Voting For Trump: “I Proudly Voted For Trump”Tia Mowry on embracing aging and her secret to a ‘nice, radiant glow’Harry Styles shows off his tattoos in leopard short shorts on Runner’s World coverValerie Bertinelli is speaking out for the first time about being sexually abused at 11 years old.The"One Day at a Time" alum opened up about the incident during a new interview to promote her upcoming memoir,"Getting Naked.""I don't feel shame about it anymore. I’m pissed off that it happened. Nobody deserves that," Bertinelli said.Bertinelli also shared that she"had no plans to reveal" she was sexually abused at the age of 11.The Golden Globe winner discussed why she “purposely” opened the chapter of her book about sexual abuse with a picture of herself at 11."It boggles my mind that this little girl was taken advantage of that way," Bertinelli said of herself at 11.
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