Valerie Bertinelli Reveals How She Said Goodbye To Eddie Van Halen

Valerie Bertinelli didn't hold back in her new book "Enough Already: Learning to Love the Way I Am Today." In new excerpts of the book obtained by People, the actress opens up about saying goodbye to her ex-husband, Eddie Van Halen, during his final moments in October 2020. "I loved Ed more than I know how to explain," Bertinelli wrote. "I loved his soul." The "Hot in Cleveland" star revealed that as Van Halen was dying of cancer she told him, "Maybe next time. Maybe next time, we'll get it right." She was also in the room with her former husband as he drew his last breath, alongside their beloved son, Wolfgang. "'I love you' are the last words Ed says to Wolfie and me," she wrote, "and they are the last words we say to him before he stops breathing."

In the book, Bertinelli reveals intimate details about her life with Van Halen. "We were portrayed as a mismatch," she said. "The bad boy rock star and America's sweetheart but privately, Ed wasn't the person people thought he was and neither was I." Bertinelli called Van Halen her "soulmate,"  saying their 40-year relationship included "love, anger, frustration and friendship."

Despite their divorce in 2007, the actress says that the two remained close. "There is no greater love than what we had between the two of us and with that, we made this beautiful son," Bertinelli said.