Valerie Bertinelli on why her book got 'raw,' ‘vulnerable' about Eddie Van Halen: 'I wish he were still here'

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Valerie Bertinelli discussed her complicated relationship with ex-husband and rocker Eddie Van Halen prior to his death at age 65.

The "Hot In Cleveland" actress appeared on the "Today" show Tuesday where she discussed writing about her life and her marriage in her new book "Enough Already: Learning to Love the Way I am Today." In it, she describes both the good and the bad days of her marriage to Van Halen as well as their reconciliation prior to his death in 2020.

Speaking to Hoda Kotb, an emotional Bertinelli explained that she didn’t set out to write about sad book about her grief. However, once she started putting pen to paper, she realized how vital it was to her life’s story. "When I wrote it and when I did it, it was very cathartic to go through it.

I didn’t intend to write a book that had all the grief in it. It was about joy," she explained. "But if I left that part out, it wouldn’t show you the path to joy and how to find that even through the depths of the biggest grief you can feel." Valerie Bertinelli discussed her relationship with Eddie Van Halen in her new book "Enough Already."  (Manny Hernandez/Getty Images) She added: "I know a lot of people have been feeling that across the country and throughout he world, we’ve all dealt with a lot of grief in the last couple of years." The star said that she was aware while she was writing her memoir that things were getting "raw" and "vulnerable." However, she had to acknowledge ot herself that those parts were also "honest and real." Although they both remarried, Kotb commended Bertinelli on finding her soulmate and lamented the fact that he passed away.To that, the actress replied that she believes there are more than one soulmate in her life, including her.