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Bertinelli embodied the typical girl next door, including being happy, bright, and bubbly.
She was America’s sweetheart, first appearing on the show at just 15.
She grew up in the public eye, which can be a lot to carry.
Moreover, Bertinelli was in the limelight during her formative teen years, which can be damaging.
In a karmic twist, Eddie had already been thinking of her.
“I’d seen her on the show and thought…hmm, I’d like to meet her.
When she turned up, I was amazed.”
She recalled that she was modest like the character she played.
“There was also a kissing scene, my first one,” she wrote (viaCheat Sheet).
“The producers brought in Christopher Knight Peter on ‘The Brady Bunch’ as the guy.
Nothing against Chris, who seemed nice, but I hated kissing him.”
She writes that she hurried to brush her teeth as soon as the scene ended. "
Bertinelli recently penned another memoir in 2022, which she nearly canned because it was so difficult to write.
ThoughBertinelli and Van Halen’s relationshipwas complicated, Bertinelli still attests that Van Halen was her soulmate.
