Actress Valerie Bertinelli has officially finalized her divorce from Tom Vitale, nearly a year after filing for legal separation. The 62-year-old celebrated the official end of her marriage on Tuesday, November 22.
She took to social media, sharing a video of herself at an airport on her way to see her son, 31-year-old musician Wolfgang Van Halen, and wrote, “My lawyer just called. The papers are all signed. They’re about to be filed. On 11/22/22, I am officially f—— divorced. Happily divorced. Finally. It’s finally over.”
Bertinelli had the words “Happily divorced” displayed over the video and captioned her post, “11.22.22 second best day of my life.”
11.22.22 second best day of my life
The Hot in Cleveland and Food Network star initially filed for legal separation on November 24, 2021, and later filed for divorce at the Los Angeles Superior Court of California on May 12, citing “irreconcilable differences” as the reason for the breakup.
The actress and financial planner Vitale got married in January 2011, after dating for several years. They don’t have any children together, and a prenuptial agreement is in place according to the documents.
The couple first announced their separation in November 2021, but they had actually been broken up since December 2019. Vitale is Bertinelli’s second husband; she was previously married to the late rock star Eddie Van Halen from 1981 to 2007.
