Overview
- The memoir, Getting Naked: The Quiet Work of Becoming Perfectly Imperfect, was published March 10 and Bertinelli is actively promoting it this week.
- Bertinelli discloses she was sexually abused at age 11, choosing not to share specifics but writing about reclaiming her story without shame.
- She credits Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing therapy with helping her process traumatic memories and says it “changed my life.”
- She writes that her final words to ex-husband Eddie Van Halen on his deathbed were “I love you” and recalls his efforts to make amends in his final year.
- She says she is not interested in dating right now, emphasizing self-acceptance, close friendships and time with her son, Wolfgang.