Valerie Bertinelli Reveals Her Bikini Body

Access Hollywood - March 25, 2009 1:36 PM PDT
Story photo: Valerie Bertinelli Reveals Her Bikini BodyValerie Bertinelli on the April 6, 2009 cover of PeoplePeopleAccess Hollywood

LOS ANGELES, Calif. -- Valerie Bertinelli is showing off her bikini bod.

The actress stripped down to a teeny bikini for the April 6 cover of People magazine, where she revealed she's lost almost 50 pounds from her 5'4" frame.

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Ripped and in shape at 48, Valerie the vixen - belly button ring and all - unleashed to the world what nine months of hard work and losing 49 pounds looks like on the new mag cover.

"It has been almost 30 years since Valerie last wore a bikini in public so this was a big deal," People Senior Editor Galina Espinoza told Access Hollywood.

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Valerie's journey to svelte-dom began nine months ago when the 5'4" star tipped the scales at 172 pounds.

"On Jenny Craig, she did lose 40 pounds to get down to 132 but for this bikini shoot she went even lower," Galina explained. "Workout wise, she amped things up."

Valerie lost an additional nine pounds before the shoot by lowering her 1,700 calorie per day diet to 1,200 calories. She also cut out salt and hit the gym for one hour, four to five times per week. Valerie believes a combination of cardio and strength training minimized her "jiggly bits," as she called them.

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"It's a much healthier relationship I have with food," Valerie previously told Access. "I appreciate it. It's more about nourishing my body than just soothing my discomfort."

Valerie will reveal her two-piece campaign next Wednesday on Oprah, a move reminiscent of her Jenny Craig counterpart Kirstie Alley .

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  • scrat
    vallerie can and has ben vavavoomin peaple for years now and alease a sexy mom
    report abuseposted October 31, 2009 8:54 PM PDT
  • Betty
    Valerie looks amazing! She seems to have lost 25 years along with the pounds. She's also a better actress than a lot of people realize. I especially like the Lesbian character she did.
    report abuseposted July 29, 2009 10:25 AM PDT
  • Wardell
    WOW Valarie, you look great, keep up the good work, you are a a+ all the way!!!!!!HOTTTTT.......
    report abuseposted May 6, 2009 10:24 AM PDT
  • delym
    ALWAYS talking about people age, somepeople should look at themselves, some are u were born fat,no matter how u eat,young or old.u r still fat, if all young people were skinny,then someting is wrong,but that' just the way it is,VARERIE LOOKS NICE
    report abuseposted May 1, 2009 10:07 AM PDT
  • who cares?
    Keep it up Valarie...you're my inspiration!
    report abuseposted April 30, 2009 3:25 PM PDT
  • Lucy
    She looks sooooo GOOD!! WOW!
    report abuseposted April 8, 2009 10:23 AM PDT
  • Joynessa
    My hat goes off to you Valerie! You look great! Congrats!!
    report abuseposted March 29, 2009 2:12 PM PDT
  • foreverheat
    this is news, well no wonder everyone hates us.
    report abuseposted March 29, 2009 10:37 AM PDT
  • travisg
    Someone at 48 can look great after wt, loss I losy 80 lbs, and worked out the whole time and am also 48 no celulite or flab. I am in better shape than whem I was 28
    report abuseposted March 29, 2009 10:00 AM PDT
  • Jack
    It's just pathetic! At 48 you'd think a woman would know how to keep her clothes on.
    report abuseposted March 29, 2009 8:08 AM PDT
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