It’s time for Valerie Bertinelli Children’s baking championship the end has come.
On Monday night, the Food Network aired the final episode of season 12, in which youth baker Lila Smethurst was named the winner of the competition. The finale, taped in the summer of 2022, was Bertinella’s last episode since she revealed in January that she would not be returning to the series in future seasons. The former host of the cooking show has been in the series since its beginning in 2015.
In celebration of the finale, Bertinelli’s co-host, Duff Goldman, shared two images from the Spirit and Science Day-themed episode. “Watch the kids make tie dye donuts, then get ready for a science fair!” he wrote on Instagram. “Lots of color and eruption in tonight’s episode.”
Goldman’s followers were quick to point out that this would be his last time with Bertinelli and wished her luck.
– It won’t be the same without Valerie! one person commented. “I love you and her together. It just won’t be the same. You two have natural chemistry as a hassle/sister and wonderful interaction with the kids.”
Valerie Bertinelli says she was cut off Children’s baking championship ‘It really hurts’: ‘The series saved my life’
Other fans also chimed in with their disappointment at Bertinelli’s departure. “I have to agree with so many comments about this being the last time with Duff and Valerie as judges,” a fan commented in part. “Their chemistry is genuine and they both have a special way of supporting children without coddling them.”
Valerie Bertinelli 2019.
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Bertinelli announced in January that she had learned she “will not be asked to come back to be involved.” Children’s baking championship.” At the time, the actress posted a video talking about why the network’s decision “really hurt my feelings.”
The twelfth season of the long-running series was filmed during Hot in Cleveland actress called “my peak year of hell”. (In 2022, she separated from husband Tom Vitale after more than a decade of marriage.)
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“Without sounding like a drama queen, the show saved my life,” Bertinelli said. She added that staying productive and being in an environment where she could spread kindness helped her through the divorce.
She added: “It was like a flotation device. So it really hurts that I won’t be able to go back and see everything and say, ‘Hey, I made it through.’ ”
Valerie Bertinelli ‘wanted to continue’ on Food Network, but ‘talks stalled,’ sources say
A source close to the production previously told PEOPLE that Bertinelli’s return was “absolutely discussed” after her contract expired. However, the star’s team “decided they wanted more and talks stalled”.
Another source said: “Her deal fell through, and [Food Network] decided not to renew. They didn’t make a new offer, but Valerie was very keen to continue.”
Bertinelli used her post at the time to share some advice for future contestants on the show.
“You’re here for a reason. You’re some of the best bakers in America right now,” she said. “And if you don’t make it to the next round, always remember this: It’s not because you’re not a good baker, you just had a bad day. So always, always believe in yourself. Please do it for me. And keep baking. I’ll miss you People.”
Bertinelli’s show Valerie’s Home Cooking was canceled in 2023.
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