Valerie Bertinelli is the newest member of the “Drew Crew”!
A former Food Network star joins The Drew Barrymore Show as a lifestyle expert. She will make regular appearances on the CBS-owned show, PEOPLE can exclusively reveal.
The fifth season premieres on September 9 and also features lifestyle experts Ross Matthews, Chris Appleton, Zanna Roberts Rassi and more.
Earlier this summer, Bertinelli told PEOPLE how he joined Barrymore’s talent cohort. “I’ll be a part The Drew Barrymore Show. I’m going to be a part of the Drew Crew and I’m really excited about that,” she said.
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Fans adore both Barrymore and Bertinelli for sharing their hearts and truths on the show and on social media.
Valerie Bertinelli on ‘The Drew Barrymore Show’.
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“I absolutely adore her,” Bertinelli told PEOPLE. “And all the people who work there are so great.”
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The Children’s baking championship alum, whose run on the Food Network ended in January after nine years, told PEOPLE that she had a “busy” summer juggling her upcoming projects.
“I’ll go to New York a lot and hang out with Drew and see where that takes me,” she said.
The cookbook author appeared on the daytime talk show during its fourth season in April – and made her first public appearance with boyfriend Mike Goodnough before filming the segment. She talked to Barrymore and Matthews about love and her cookbook Let yourself go.
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Drew Barrymore, Valerie Bertinelli and Ross Matthews.
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Bertinelli is not the only new addition The Drew Barrymore Show. Viewers will soon be watching a new segment called “Wellsdays,” according to a press release. In the segment, Barrymore will discuss a myriad of health and wellness issues.
Other fan favorites including Drew-Gooders, Design by Drew and The Weekender will also return.
The Drew Barrymore Show premiere on September 9.
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