Valerie Bertinelli reveals how she was 'mercilessly mocked' for her weight
Her pants were made for walking! Freshly divorced Valerie Bertinelli is taking pride in wearing a specific pair of pants which she was previously "mercilessly mocked" for donning. In a candid revelation to her Instagram Story, the "One Day at a Time" actress told her followers while on a walk, "I'm giggling because I had a small hidden bruise that was activated today," referencing endured trauma. "You can probably hear them ‘cause my pants are rubbing together and it makes this particular sound," she said of the slight noise. "It’s these particular pants. And I stopped wearing them because I was told, I was mercilessly mocked, you know, ‘I'm too lazy to do anything about it, they wouldn't rub together if you ….' Anyway, it doesn't matter now because it's in the past." "Hidden bruises are something that emotional, verbal, mental abuse do to you that people can't see.