Valerie Bertinelli Finds Love "That Happens Once Every Few Lifetimes" in New Boyfriend Mike Goodnough

After two failed marriages, actress Valerie Bertinelli has found love again with writer Mike Goodnough. The star of "One Day at a Time" and "Hot In Cleveland" met Goodnough through a mutual friend and began a long-distance relationship.

Actress Valerie Bertinelli has found love again with writer Mike Goodnough, her first relationship since her divorce from Tom Vitale in 2022. Bertinelli recently shared a video on Instagram of herself and Goodnough laughing together on the couch, set to Taylor Swift's song "The Alchemy."

"I LOVE THIS SO MUCH FOR YOU! You both look like LOVESTRUCK TEENAGERS and it is giving me life," one fan wrote in Bertinelli's comments.

Goodnough also documented his trip to Los Angeles on his Instagram account, posting a photo of Bertinelli looking out at the sunset. "Some days seem to last forever. Others seem to go so quick," he captioned the photo. "So long, SoCal. Under a week was too little. Thanks for the parting sunset. Wish it hadn’t gone so damn fast."

Bertinelli and Goodnough are in a long-distance relationship, with Goodnough living on the east coast and Bertinelli residing in Los Angeles. The actress first revealed she was in a new relationship in March, but kept her boyfriend's name private until their public announcement on April 20.

Bertinelli wasn't expecting to start a new relationship following her divorce from Vitale. "It’s unlike any relationship that I’ve ever experienced with a man," she told USA Today in March. "He was not on my radar. I was going to die with my six cats and my dog and be incredibly happy doing it. So this came out of left field, and I’m grateful it did. He’s very special."

Vitale and Bertinelli were married from 2011 to 2022. Prior to her marriage to Vitale, Bertinelli was married to musician Eddie Van Halen from 1981 to 2007.

Bertinelli has said that she had to heal from the trauma of her two failed marriages in order to find happiness in her new relationship. "I got more intentional about my healing," she told People magazine. "That meant a lot of walks with [my dog] Luna, a lot of therapy sessions, a lot of learning that I deserve to feel good."

"First came the work," she continued. "Why I thought I didn't deserve to be loved. Why I was using food to numb my feelings. All the drama and trauma I hadn’t dealt with — with Ed and my last marriage."

In an excerpt of her cookbook, "Indulge," released by People, Bertinelli expanded on those feelings, writing, "The more I let myself cry, the better I felt. I wasn’t trying to be happy or sad or thin. I wasn’t trying to be anything other than who I was."

Bertinelli's fans are thrilled for her newfound happiness. "You deserve all the love and happiness in the world," one fan wrote on her Instagram post. "I'm so happy for you, Valerie!"