Valerie Bertinelli.Photo:Zach Pagano/NBC/NBCU Photo Bank via GettyValerie Bertinelliwas in talks to continue onKids Baking Championshipbefore being let go on Friday.A source close to the show’s production told PEOPLE that when Bertinelli’s last contract ended, returning toKids Baking Championshipwas “absolutely discussed.” However, Valerie’s team “decided they wanted more and talks stalled.“A second source said of the negotiations, “Her deal was up, and [Food Network] chose not to renew. They did not make a new offer, but Valerie very much wanted to continue.“Food Network did not immediately respond to PEOPLE’s request for comment.Never miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.In an Instagram Story post on Saturday, Bertinelli, 63,cited “budget cuts” as the reasonshe was told she wouldn’t be co-hosting the next season of the culinary competition show alongsideDuff Goldman.“It really hurt my feelings,” she told her followers in a lengthy video statement.She went on to share that she filmed the current season in the summer of 2022 when she was going through a difficultdivorce from Tom Vitale. She said filming the show made her feel productive and like she was spreading kindness in the world.Valerie Bertinelli on Instagram.Valerie Bertinelli/Instagram"Without sounding like a drama queen, the show saved my life,” Bertinelli said, adding that it was “like a floatation device” in what she described as her “apex year of hell.““So it really hurts that I won’t be able to go back and see everybody and say, ‘Hey, I made it through,'” she added.Bertinelli had been hostingKids Baking Championshipsince its first season aired in 2015.
Valerie Bertinelli.Photo:Zach Pagano/NBC/NBCU Photo Bank via Getty
Zach Pagano/NBC/NBCU Photo Bank via Getty
Valerie Bertinelliwas in talks to continue onKids Baking Championshipbefore being let go on Friday.A source close to the show’s production told PEOPLE that when Bertinelli’s last contract ended, returning toKids Baking Championshipwas “absolutely discussed.” However, Valerie’s team “decided they wanted more and talks stalled.“A second source said of the negotiations, “Her deal was up, and [Food Network] chose not to renew. They did not make a new offer, but Valerie very much wanted to continue.“Food Network did not immediately respond to PEOPLE’s request for comment.Never miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.In an Instagram Story post on Saturday, Bertinelli, 63,cited “budget cuts” as the reasonshe was told she wouldn’t be co-hosting the next season of the culinary competition show alongsideDuff Goldman.“It really hurt my feelings,” she told her followers in a lengthy video statement.She went on to share that she filmed the current season in the summer of 2022 when she was going through a difficultdivorce from Tom Vitale. She said filming the show made her feel productive and like she was spreading kindness in the world.Valerie Bertinelli on Instagram.Valerie Bertinelli/Instagram"Without sounding like a drama queen, the show saved my life,” Bertinelli said, adding that it was “like a floatation device” in what she described as her “apex year of hell.““So it really hurts that I won’t be able to go back and see everybody and say, ‘Hey, I made it through,'” she added.Bertinelli had been hostingKids Baking Championshipsince its first season aired in 2015.
Valerie Bertinelliwas in talks to continue onKids Baking Championshipbefore being let go on Friday.
A source close to the show’s production told PEOPLE that when Bertinelli’s last contract ended, returning toKids Baking Championshipwas “absolutely discussed.” However, Valerie’s team “decided they wanted more and talks stalled.”
A second source said of the negotiations, “Her deal was up, and [Food Network] chose not to renew. They did not make a new offer, but Valerie very much wanted to continue.”
Food Network did not immediately respond to PEOPLE’s request for comment.
Never miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.
In an Instagram Story post on Saturday, Bertinelli, 63,cited “budget cuts” as the reasonshe was told she wouldn’t be co-hosting the next season of the culinary competition show alongsideDuff Goldman.
“It really hurt my feelings,” she told her followers in a lengthy video statement.
She went on to share that she filmed the current season in the summer of 2022 when she was going through a difficultdivorce from Tom Vitale. She said filming the show made her feel productive and like she was spreading kindness in the world.
Valerie Bertinelli on Instagram.Valerie Bertinelli/Instagram
Valerie Bertinelli/Instagram
“Without sounding like a drama queen, the show saved my life,” Bertinelli said, adding that it was “like a floatation device” in what she described as her “apex year of hell.”
“So it really hurts that I won’t be able to go back and see everybody and say, ‘Hey, I made it through,'” she added.
Bertinelli had been hostingKids Baking Championshipsince its first season aired in 2015.
source: people.com
