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Valerie Bertinelli's mystery man has revealed his identity.
Writer Mike Goodnough, 53, announced Wednesday via his social media platforms that he is in a romantic relationship with the One Day at a Time star, 63.
Goodnough has racked up more than 412,400 followers on Twitter/X on The Hoarse Whisperer under the handle @TheRealHoarse, mostly for his musings on politics and news.
Goodnough went into detail on his Substack in a post titled 'Rumors, Rumors, Rumors...' in which he explained how his romance with the Wilmington, Delaware-born actress came to be.
'I am Valerie Bertinelli's boyfriend… and that may well be among the most surreal sentences I've ever pecked out,' Goodnough said in an extended essay on his page. 'But it's true… and nothing about our actual relationship seems surreal. It just seems… good… lucky… a gift.'
Valerie Bertinelli's mystery man has revealed his identity as writer Mike Goodnough, 53, who announced Wednesday via his social media platforms that he is in a romantic relationship with the One Day at a Time star, 63
He continued: 'Life is crazy, kids. It just is. It'll rain hellfire down on you for years and bring you to your knees… and then it'll open the skies to deep blue and love and calling someone "Honey" because you just love the absolute hell out of her and feel so very thankful for the gift of that feeling, the gift of her.'
Goodnough said that amid 'a certain bit of gossip' they were involved, he decided to 'address it head on' and consulted with Bertinelli 'out of respect' and 'reached out to [her] in question directly to discuss the matter with [her] prior to writing this.
Goodnough cited Bertinelli's impressive credentials over decades in show business, noting her successful TV career in both cooking shows and sitcoms, two Emmys, two Golden Globes, and six books.
'The whole thing is nuts,' Goodnough said. 'Nonetheless, with it getting out of hand, I figured I should say something about it.'
Goodnough said that he and Bertinelli 'had a humorous conversation about this whole thing,' and that 'she was lovely and warm and just exactly as you would imagine.'
Goodnough said he asked Bertinelli 'in a very reporterly voice "Anyway, Ms. Bertinelli, any truth to the rumor you are dating me? Care to comment?"'
'She said, "It’s true. I totally am. You’re my boyfriend." Then we both laughed and I said, "Wow. You’d think I’d remember
