Valerie Bertinelli shared sweet birthday wishes for her boyfriend on Saturday.
The actress, 64, who recently admitted that she cared for her partner Mike Goodnough through an ‘excruciating time’ as she dealt with a tragedy, showered him with love as she outlined their differences with a recent selfie of the two.
‘If there’s one thing about Mike (there are many things) he’s not fond of backlighting,’ she said referring to the snap in which she is kissing him on the cheek as he looks down into the camera with the sun behind them.
‘I, on the other hand, think backlighting is beautiful. As evidenced by this picture…that Mike took. Sometimes it pays to listen to your elders,’ she quipped.
‘Happy birthday Mike ♥️,’ she added. ‘You may be another year older, but you’re still younger than me.’
Valerie Bertinelli, 64, shared sweet birthday wishes for her boyfriend, Mike Goodnough, 54, on Saturday. ‘Happy birthday Mike ♥️,’ she wrote. ‘You may be another year older, but you’re still younger than me’
Goodnough, who goes by The Real Hoarse on social media answered back writing, ‘That picture is really backlit, ya know… but somehow you still look beautiful.’
He then delivered some good and bad news writing, ‘I gotta say, when you’re a crappy photographer, it really helps to have you as a model.’
The Indulge author posted another photo of Goodnough in her Instagram Stories wearing the same black suit as in the post, writing ‘Happy Birthday Mike’ across it.
‘Beautiful picture and love the backlighting!’ commented one fan, adding, ‘ Happy birthday Mike- I knew there was a reason I liked you- we share a birthday!’
‘I just love your love story! You are a beautiful couple. I hope he treats you like the Queen that you are ❤️,’ state another.
The couple began seeing each other in January after meeting on social media a few years ago.
‘It was strictly platonic but there was something about him that I connected with that felt familiar,’ she told People in April.
Another snap in her Instagram Stories said ‘Happy Birthday Mike’ and tagged him on social media
The couple met on social media a few years ago, but after platonic messaging, they decided to take a chance at romance earlier this year. It’s crazy the comfort level. It feels incredibly right’ she told People (Pictured in Los Angeles in June)
Once their feelings for each other became romantic she said, ‘It’s crazy the comfort level. It feels incredibly right.’
Bertinelli maintains a home base in California while Goodnough lives on the east coast.
The have established a ‘three-week rule’ meaning ‘We never go longer than that without seeing each other.’
In a loving post in June, the Hot In Cleveland star shared a photo of Goodnough calling him, ‘he most thoughtful, kind, gentle, intelligent, funny, and grateful man I’ve ever met.’
