Valerie Bertinelli’s marriage to Eddie Van Halen lasted for over 20 years before they separated in 2001 and divorced in 2007. The couple shared one son, Wolfgang Van Halen, 33, who kept their bond close up until Eddie’s death from throat cancer in 2020. 

While fans have always been led to believe that Bertinelli and Eddie were soulmates despite their marriage not working out, the 64-year-old actress is setting the record straight — and it’s rather shocking. She shared the revelation with her Instagram followers after watching Wolfgang’s recent episode of Behind the Music on Paramount+. She explained that watching the episode was “not easy” and she “stopped it many times because it was just too brutal to watch for many reasons.” Bertinelli added, “One, seeing Wolfie’s pain. Two, seeing what a better job I could have done as a parent even though he turned out magnificently. I made a lot of mistakes. And three, seeing what I had turned of Ed’s and my relationship — into some sort of fantasy, soulmate recreation of history.”