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Valerie Bertinelli 's boyfriend is no longer a red carpet "virgin" (her word!). Mike Goodnough was her plus-one and the man couldn't stop blushing like a high school teen floating on cloud nine. Bertinelli and Goodnough made their red carpet debut Friday night at the 51st Annual Daytime Emmy Awards at the Westin Bonaventure Hotel in Los Angeles, California, where the Food Network star couldn't help but shower him with so much praise he almost quite literally turned red.

It's easy to see why these two get along so well, as they fed off each other while speaking with ET's Deidre Behar, who asked them what it was like taking pictures for the gaggle of photographers snapping away as the couple posed for pics. "Well, he was a virgin until now," Bertinelli joked, to which Goodnough responded with, "I lost my innocence." Days after Goodnough confirmed the relationship on his Hoarse Whisperings Substack back in April, Bertinelli took to social media and made it Instagram official .



Since then, they've enjoyed each other's time together for the world to see and truly admire. "I kinda like him," Bertinelli said trying to play it coy. "A little bit.

" But in all honesty, Bertinelli couldn't stop gushing about the man in her life. "Oh my god. How much do you have?" she quipped before rattling off a list of his best traits.

"He's brilliant. He's smart. He's funny.

He's talented. Amazing writer. He's kind.

He's thoughtful. He's patient with me, God knows I need a lot of patience. I mean, lo.

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