Valerie Bertinelli Cut From Food Network’s ‘Kids Baking Championship’

The popular co-host told fans on social media that it “really hurt my feelings” not being asked back after starring on the show since 2015.
Valerie Bertinelli Cut From Food Network’s ‘Kids Baking Championship’
Valerie Bertinelli on a kitchen set. Getty Images | Michael Loccisano
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Valerie Bertinelli opened up about why she will not be returning to the Food Network’s popular “Kids Baking Championship.”

Ms. Bertinelli, 63, shared the news with fans on her Instagram account over the weekend, saying the network made a business decision not to renew her contract, which ended in 2022.

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