Fox News Flash top entertainment and celebrity headlines are here. What initially started out as an experiment for Valerie Bertinelli has quickly become a lifestyle. The actress is reflecting on six months of being alcohol-free, a decision that was initially sparked by a desire to participate in ‘Dry January’ but also remedy her inclination to use both food and alcohol for self-soothing purposes.
She posted the milestone to Instagram earlier this month in a bold return to social media. "I don't think I ever really had a problem [with alcohol], and that's why it was a bit, I don't want to say easy, but it was an easier path for me to start with Dry January," she told People magazine, of what her life has looked like since the new year. "And then go, ‘Well, I'm halfway through February.
Now I might as well just keep going.' And now for me, I kind of make a game of it." VALERIE BERTINELLI EXPLAINS WHY SHE GAVE UP DRINKING: 'THERE WAS SO MUCH SADNESS IN MY LIFE' Valerie Bertinelli has been alcohol-free since initially participating in Dry January at the start of the year.
(JC Olivera/Getty Images for NATAS) Having been sober for six months, Bertinelli, who previously said weight loss had been a benefit of her sober lifestyle, has also noticed other changes from cutting out booze. "Even with life struggles and how life can be challenging, I find that it is easier to get myself clearer faster, about what I need to do and taking care of my life," the " Made in Cleveland " star.