The Life of Sitcom Star Valerie Bertinelli

In October 2020 Eddie Van Halen died from cancer at the age of 65. Although Valerie Bertinelli and Van Halen had been divorced for more than a decade, the news deeply affected her because they had remained close friends while raising their son Wolfgang.

Bertinelli later shared emotional reflections about Van Halen’s final days and the long history they shared. Their relationship had evolved over the years from marriage to friendship, and his death marked the loss of someone who had been a central figure in her life for decades.