Valerie Bertinelli Says She Will ‘Never Take Any of This for Granted’ While Reflecting on 53 Years in Entertainment

The celebrity chef and actress wrote that there’s “still an excitement and clarity in it all” while detailing her schedule for her latest TV project.

Valerie Bertinelli in 2024 (left) and in an Instagram selfie posted on June 25.

Valerie Bertinelli is feeling grateful for a career that’s spanned five decades.

The celebrity chef, who’s been filming a new project in Vancouver, British Columbia, wrote that the excitement of being on set never gets old in an Instagram post on Wednesday, June 25.

“I’m beginning to like these hour long commutes in the morning,” she began the caption to a selfie.

“It’s a really nice time for reflection and meditation.

I listen to solfeggio or binaural music to ease any lingering anxiety that has gratefully subsided exponentially in the last few months.

I study my lines for the scenes ahead in the day.

I am for sure fatigued and exhausted from the hours, but it’s the exhaustion of a job well loved.”

Bertinelli began acting as a child and launched to fame playing Barbara Cooper on One Day at a Time, which ran from 1975 to 1984.

“Even after 53 years, there’s still an excitement and clarity in it all,” she added.

“The gratitude and camaraderie I feel to be working with so many talented and lovely artists in each and every department that makes up this crazy business is something that just feels like home.

I will never ever take any of this for granted.”.

Earlier this month, Bertinelli revealed that she was about to start work on a new production for Lifetime.

“It’s an amazing script written by an amazing writer and the cast is beyond my wildest dreams,” she wrote on Instagram.

“It’s a beautiful role where I must break down all my barriers, shut out the outside noise and be openly vulnerable.

It’s the only way to let the real, authentic emotions flow.”.

Bertinelli noted that she hadn’t acted in a single-camera production for “at least” four years.

She added that she saw “fear and doubt” in her eyes in some recent photos she’d taken.

Valerie Bertinelli in an Instagram selfie on June 24, 2025.
“I know, in reality, this is just my process and I’ll be fine,” Bertinelli continued.

”I’ve been doing this for over 50 years, (it’s like riding a bike, right?) but I just love this script so much and I wanna do it justice.

There’s always that thought that I’m gonna be the one that f—s up the whole project, right?”.

In an Instagram post on June 16, Bertinelli opened up about savoring simple pleasures before arriving early on set the next day.

“It’s the small things that can always make me happy and grateful,” she wrote.

“Dancing sunlight streaming through a window in the morning? Happy.😊”.

“4:18a call-time tomorrow morning?” she added.

“Maybe not happy per se, but I’m so grateful to be working 🥰”.