The TV star and cookbook author fell in love when she least expected it: "This was not supposed to happen," she tells PEOPLE A lot has happened to Valerie Bertinelli in the last two years.

Explore Valerie Bertinelli's net worth which is attributed to her show business career that spans five decades. Uncover how much she made as a Food Network host.

“That doesn’t even look like me,” Bertinelli said on 'The Drew Barrymore Show' Ron Galella Collection via Getty; Rodin Eckenroth/Getty If there’s one decade Valerie Bertinelli can’t tell ...