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Valerie Bertinelli is living out everyone's childhood Muppet dreams.

In an Instagram post shared on Thursday, Dec. 4, the celebrity chef, 65, shared a three-image carousel of her wholesome meeting with everyone's favorite Sesame Street character: Elmo .

"Be still my heart," she wrote in the caption. "I am not embarrassed to say that I got crazy excited and even choked up with the opportunity to meet the one and only, @elmo ."

The Getting Naked author added that she's a "fan forever" of the beloved Muppet. Of course, Elmo i

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