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Following her divorce from Tom Vitale, Valerie Bertinelli moved on with writer Mike Goodnough for less than one year.
The One Day at a Time actress, who shares son Wolfgang with her late ex-husband, Eddie Van Halen, revealed in March 2024 that she was dating someone “very special” for the first time after her split from Vitale in November 2021.
“It’s unlike any relationship that I’ve ever experienced with a man,” she shared in an interview with USA Today. “I don’t want to say too much, but I feel incredibly blessed and lucky to have met him, because I wasn’t expecting it!”
Two months after keeping her mystery man under wraps, Goodnough confirmed through his Substack that he is dating Bertinelli — and that they are very much in love.
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“I am Valerie Bertinelli’s boyfriend … and that may well be among the most surreal sentences I’ve ever pecked out,” Goodnough wrote on his Hoarse Whisperings Substack in April 2024. “But it’s true … and nothing about our actual relationship seems surreal. It just seems … good … lucky … a gift.”
While reports surfaced that Bertinelli and Goodnough split in November 2024, she didn’t publicly address the break up until March 2025.
Keep scrolling for more details on Bertinelli and Goodnough’s romance:
On March 14, Bertinelli shared that she had started dating someone “very special” and that she didn’t expect to find love again after splitting from Vitale after 11 years.
“I was going to die with my six cats and my dog and be incredibly happy doing it,” she said in an interview with USA Today at the time. “So this came out of left field, and I’m grateful it did. This would not have happened three years ago, four years ago, last year – it wouldn’t have. And I feel incredibly lucky to have met him and made a connection with him.”
Less than a month after Bertinelli revealed she had a new man in her life, she gushed over how she had fallen in love with him after meeting him online.
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“I’m in love,” she told People in an interview on April 1. “It’s a seesaw of emotions because I was adamant I was never falling in love again.”
Bertinelli explained that she had become friendly with Goodnough years prior after meeting via Instagram.
“It was strictly platonic but there was something about him that I connected with that felt familiar,” she told the outlet, adding that things didn’t turn romantic until they began speaking on the phone earlier this year. “It’s crazy the comfort level. It feels incredibly right. I found joy first, and then a man entered my life.”
A couple weeks later, on April 15, Bertinelli went into more detail on her romance.
“He’s amazing. He would like to think he’s complicated and brooding, but he’s thoughtful and kind and ridiculously talented,” she gushed on The Drew Barrymore Show. “He’s an amazing writer. He’s gorgeous, like, so hot. He does it for me.”
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Bertinelli went on to share that she met him in New York a month ago.
“I’m just gone,” she joked on the show.
On April 17, Goodnough finally confirmed that he was Bertinelli’s mystery man via his Hoarse Whisperings Substack.
“Life is crazy, kids. It just is. It’ll rain hell fire 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 thankful for the gift of that feeling, the gift of her,” Goodnough wrote. “So, the little rumor going around, consider it happily confirmed. I just adore her. I’m so glad we’re together. Valerie Bertinelli … dating … me?! I know. Ludicrous.”
Goodnough also acknowledged how he knows his relationship with Bertinelli will put him more in the spotlight, but he isn’t afraid of it.
“Along with being in a relationship with someone of Valerie’s accomplishments and renown come certain things,” he explained. “Among them is increased attention. I’ve already seen a bit of that here on Substack in the form of a little uptick in signups for free subscriptions. People read about someone, get curious, and go check them out. Totally natural. The net result is a growing community – which is good.”
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Bertinelli said she’s “irreversibly changed” by Goodnough “for the better” while confirming their split.
“I know I am becoming a much stronger and more benevolent human for having met him and spent time with him,” she said via Instagram. “Before I had the pleasure of meeting Mike, I was initially and immediately attracted to his writing. It’s heartfelt, authentic, smart, funny, sensitive, caring, and from the soul. And the way he puts words together is just sooo ridiculously beautiful. 
I’m a big fan, can you tell? And as luck would have it, the human being in person is exactly as heartfelt, authentic, sensitive and caring as his writing. And wickedly witty.”
Bertinelli gushed that she’s “so lucky” to have met Goodnough and to “soak up his insights.”
Later that month, Goodnough denied that the pair were feuding. “I am not communicating with Valerie via my posts,” he wrote via Instagram. “I am not engaging with the things she posts. While I am disappointed in the array of hostile, dishonest, and uncalled for backhanded swipes she continues to take at me, there is no war between us. She just won’t stop shooting. Valerie is in a war with her ghosts. I’m just the guy who catches the bullets. And that isn’t new.” Us Weekly reached out to Bertinelli’s rep for comment at the time.
It’s not an April Fool’s prank — Netflix really does have a slew of new, exciting, moving, and hotly anticipated shows coming to the platform this month.
Don’t miss the premieres of four brand new series or the final season of a beloved Netflix Original.
What to Watch recommends you check out these five shows as soon as they’re released in April and schedule future rewatches sometime in the summer.
Netflix is finally contributing an original show to the medical drama canon with Pulse. This heart-stopping new show stars Willa Fitzgerald (MTV’s Scream), Justina Machado (One Day at a Time) and Jessie T. Usher (The Boys) as doctors at a Miami emergency room.
Per Netflix, “The series will examine what happens when the people you work with become something like family (or, even more).” Pulse is perfect for fans of The Resident and Grey’s Anatomy, or for anyone who thinks Max’s The Pitt is too intense.
Watch Pulse when it premieres on Netflix on April 3.
Netflix’s hunkiest serial killer is returning for a final season of obsession, stalking and quippy narration. Joe Goldberg (Penn Badgley) is back in his native New York with a new wife and a life in the public eye.
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Season 5 of this sexy, funny, shocking drama promises an ending like you’ve never seen before. Joining the cast for the grand finale season are Madeline Brewer (The Handmaid’s Tale), Anna Camp (Pitch Perfect) and Griffin Matthews (She-Hulk).
Watch the final season of You on Netflix on April 24.
North of North is a new Netflix comedy about a young Inuk woman living in the Arctic. After marrying the town golden boy right out of high school, Siaja (Anna Lambe) is feeling stuck in her life. After an accident inspires Siaja to break up with her husband and strike out on her own, she must navigate the hilarious ups and downs of small town life and single motherhood.
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Can she reinvent herself in a tiny town where everyone knows everybody’s business? This Canadian comedy is a funny and heartwarming look at a community that’s rarely been seen on screen before.
Watch North of North on Netflix on April 10.
Airplane crashes seem to be in the news now more than ever before. This new Brazilian docuseries investigates the tragic disaster that took 199 lives in São Paulo in 2007. The plane, which was coming from the southern city of Porto Alegre, overshot the runway upon landing at Congonhas Airport in São Paulo, crossing a roadway and crashing into a building belonging to the same airline.
As Brazilian authorities examined the tragedy, viewers can learn more about the complexities of controlling airplane traffic and why crashes can still happen, despite modern, sophisticated equipment. This three-part docuseries shows how a shocking tragedy can impact a community for years to come.
A Tragedy Foretold: Flight 3054 premieres April 23 on Netflix.
A new true-crime docuseries from director Guy Ritchie offers a fascinating perspective of an attempted robbery. Featuring interviews with both the law enforcement and the criminals themselves, The Diamond Heist tells the tale of a daring theft that was attempted in the summer of 2000.
The plan was to use a bulldozer to ram-raid London’s newly-built Millennium Dome arena in broad daylight, steal the world’s second biggest flawless diamond in a haul worth $200 million and escape by speedboat down the river Thames.
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Unbeknownst to the criminals, Scotland Yard’s Flying Squad was watching them every step of the way. This fast-paced, action-packed docuseries is sure to bring all the thrills of a real-life Ocean’s Eleven.
Watch The Diamond Heist on Netflix on April 16.
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Valerie Bertinelli’s ex Mike Goodnough is sharing his side of the story after their split.
“I’ve been receiving messages and replies similar to the one above with increasing frequency over the last two months,” Goodnough wrote via Instagram on Monday, March 31. “The message common to all of them is that Valerie and I appear to be communicating with each other via our Instagram posts and stories. That is not the case.”
Alongside the caption, Goodnough shared a screenshot of a comment that read, “I’m no detective but you and VB have a lot in common … and your Instagram posts appear to be messages to each other. I read yours, look for her next post, vice versa!” the user wrote. “Can you please work it out? Your souls appear intertwined!”
Goodnough, however, denied the idea.
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“I have never at any time posted something on social media for the purposes of communicating with someone indirectly when I know them personally and have ample ways to reach them directly,” he wrote. “I have never at any time posted something for the purpose of getting a message to someone or getting reaction out of someone. I’ve never posted something in an effort to impact someone’s feelings about me privately or to influence others’ opinions of them publicly.”
Goodnough noted that he’s an adult and “very capable of communicating openly and directly with people I know and care about.”
“I care about Valerie,” he wrote. “I have love for her and I always will. I want her to be happy. It will bring me nothing but joy to see that she is. Exactly one year ago, Valerie and I were together for the launch of her book. It was one of the most joyful weeks of my life. Taking true deep joy from Valerie’s happiness and success was the easiest thing in the world. It is no harder now. Our relationship as partners ended. My caring about her did not.”
He continued, “Unfortunately, over the past two months, Valerie has been prone to lapsing into a place where she has been playing a one-woman tennis match thinking there is someone on the other side of the net. When in that place, she reads all of my posts, centers herself in them, takes offense over wholly imagined slights, and then lashes out angrily with a ‘response’ to things that were neither to her or about her.”
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Goodnough claimed that Bertinelli’s behavior has “created the impression” to users who follow them that the exes are “going back-and-forth.” However, Goodnough clarified, “We are not.”
“I am not communicating with Valerie via my posts,” he wrote. “I am not engaging with the things she posts. While I am disappointed in the array of hostile, dishonest, and uncalled for backhanded swipes she continues to take at me, there is no war between us. She just won’t stop shooting. Valerie is in a war with her ghosts. I’m just the guy who catches the bullets. And that isn’t new.”
Alongside the caption, Goodnough shared a quote that read, “One of the healthiest habits to learn: Take nothing personally.”
Us Weekly reached out to Bertinelli’s rep for comment.
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Bertinelli, 64, and Goodnough went public with their relationship in April 2024. (Bertinelli was previously married to Tom Vitale, whom she divorced in 2022, and Eddie Van Halen, who died in 2020 after a battle with throat cancer. The pair shared son Wolfgang, 33.)
While it was reported that Bertinelli and Goodnough split in November 2024, she addressed their breakup for the first time in March.
“I’m irreversibly changed by him for the better,” Bertinelli said via Instagram. “I know I am becoming a much stronger and more benevolent human for having met him and spent time with him.”
“Before I had the pleasure of meeting Mike, I was initially and immediately attracted to his writing. It’s heartfelt, authentic, smart, funny, sensitive, caring, and from the soul. And the way he puts words together is just sooo ridiculously beautiful. I’m a big fan, can you tell?” she continued. “And as luck would have it, the human being in person is exactly as heartfelt, authentic, sensitive and caring as his writing. And wickedly witty.”
Bertinelli gushed that she’s “so lucky” to have crossed paths with Goodnough and to “soak up his insights.”
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Brooks Nader’s date night outfits are seriously sexy.
The Sports Illustrated Swimsuit model, 29, showed off her curves in a sheer number while enjoying a romantic evening with her boyfriend and former Dancing With the Stars pro Gleb Savchenko. As the duo left Sartiano’s restaurant in New York City on Monday, March 31, she was seen wearing a black off-the-shoulder dress that exposed her thong.
Nader, who danced with Savchenko, 41, on season 33 of DWTS, glammed up her sultry look with a shiny corset that laced up the back. She teamed the waist-snatching style with a woven leather Bottega Veneta purse and sky-high platform peep-toes.
For glam, the model donned ethereal makeup, including skin so dewy her face glowed with rosy cheeks, glossy lips and soft eyeshadow, plus a touch of mascara. Nader’s honey blonde hair was parted down the middle and styled in a bombshell-worthy blowout.
Brooks Nader Wows in Sheer Top During Outing With Gleb Savchenko
Savchenko, for his part, kept things casual for their night on the town. As he held Nader’s hand and led her to their car, he wore blue jeans and a simple black sweater. He completed his getup with black-and-white Dior sneakers.
This isn’t the first slinky look Nader has donned on a date with her beau. In December 2024, she went braless in a completely see-through top while out and about in Los Angeles.
Nader teamed the look with a navy pinstripe pencil skirt and a matching blazer. She accessorized with a black Saint Laurent belt, complete with gold hardware and a matching purse. Meanwhile, Savchenko coordinated with his significant other in a fit navy bomber jacket and wide-leg pants.
The pair first met during season 33 of DWTS and started “hooking up” during the season, per a source.
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After he broke off their romance and then rekindled their flame, an insider exclusively told Us Weekly in February that “Brooks and Gleb are going strong right now and exclusively dating.” The insider continued, “They both have very busy lifestyles, and that works for them.”
The couple has since kept fans updated on their romance via social media, posting adorable TikTok videos, and Nader even joined Savchenko on the DWTS tour.
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Susan Crawford, a Democratically backed judge, beat back a well-funded GOP candidate to secure a seat on Wisconsin's Supreme Court, according to AP.
Why it matters: Crawford's win is a rebuke to President Trump and billionaire Elon Musk, who poured money into the race — and it and will maintain the court's liberal tilt in a key swing state.
The big picture: State Supreme Court races have historically been under-the-radar elections. But they've risen to national prominence, particularly after the U.S. Supreme Court's 2022 decision to overturn the Constitutional right to abortion.
By the numbers: A record $67 million had already been spent on the race as of last week, according to data from the tracking firm AdImpact.
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TikTok faces a Saturday ban if it is not sold to a U.S. owner — déjà vu.
The big picture: At least four groups have made offers to buy the app, but TikTok owner ByteDance would likely need Chinese government approval to sell.
State of play: President Trump signed an executive order on his first day in office delaying the app's ban by 75 days, and the Supreme Court upheld a ruling that the app needs to be sold to an American company or banned.
Flashback: The bill originally passed with broad bipartisan support and was signed by former President Biden in April 2024.
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Shark Tank host Kevin O'Leary and Project Liberty founder Frank McCourt submitted an official proposal to purchase TikTok in January.
By the numbers: McCourt told Axios' Sara Fischer in January that he got $20 billion in commitments to his bid.
MrBeast, born Jimmy Donaldson joined a bid with Employer.com founder Jesse Tinsley, per CNN.
Between the lines: Donaldson had previously considered joining McCourt's bid.
Artificial intelligence engine Perplexity made a bid in January to merge with TikTok, per CNBC.
What they're saying: "A TikTok rebuilt and powered by Perplexity would create the world's greatest platform for creativity and knowledge discovery," Perplexity said.
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Wisconsin will enshrine the state's voter ID law in the state constitution after voters approved the proposal on Tuesday.
The Associated Press called the vote at 9:48 p.m. EST.
Wisconsin already requires that voters have photo ID in order to participate at the polls, but the measure now elevates that law to a constitutional amendment.
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President Donald Trump celebrated the law being added to the state constitution on Truth Social after the vote was called Tuesday night.
"VOTER I.D. JUST APPROVED IN WISCONSIN ELECTION. Democrats fought hard against this, presumably so they can CHEAT. This is a BIG WIN FOR REPUBLICANS, MAYBE THE BIGGEST WIN OF THE NIGHT. IT SHOULD ALLOW US TO WIN WISCONSIN, LIKE I JUST DID IN THE PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION, FOR MANY YEARS TO COME!" the president wrote.
Nine states, including Wisconsin, require that voters present photo ID, though Wisconsin's requirements are the strictest, according to the National Conference of State Legislatures. There are laws in 36 states requiring or requesting that voters show some sort of identification, the NCSL said.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
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