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Eddie Van Halen and Valerie Bertinellionce appeared to have one of the more successful marriages in Hollywood.

Unfortunately, behind closed doors, things were far from perfect between them.

Valerie Bertinelli smiles at Eddie Van Halen

“He was done.”

“I just wanted somebody to touch me and love me.

And I wasn’t getting it at home.

Valerie Bertinelli and Eddie Van Halen smiling

Now, that’s not an excuse,” she shared.

Then, six years later, they divorced.

Van Halen diedin October 2020 of throat cancer.

He was just 65 years old.