Former One Day at a Time and Hot in Cleveland star Valerie Bertinelli has recently filed
for divorce from husband Tom Vitale, whom she’s been married to for over a decade.
Few were all that surprised by the announcement, as the pair had been separated since 2019
and legally separated in 2021.
It seems that Valerie might still be too hung up on her late ex-husband, Eddie Van Halen,
to make her marriage to Tom work.
Join Facts Verse as we take a look at how Valerie Bertinelli is officially divorced,
but she’s not finished yet.
Valerie Bertinelli Just Filed for Divorce Valerie Bertinelli has recently filed for
divorce from second husband Tom Vitale, with the former One Day at a Time and Hot in Cleveland
star citing irreconcilable differences as the reason.
The papers were officially filed on May 12, 2022, though those that have been paying attention
will know that Valerie and Tom have been separated since 2019.
Valerie Bertinelli is now 62 years old, and Tom Vitale is slightly younger, with his age
being 59.
They married in early 2011 and spent around nine years together before their relationship
soured and they separated in late 2019.
In November of 2021, that separation was legally officiated.
It seems that there isn’t going to be all that much fuss about who gets what in the
proceedings, as it appears that the pair have a rock-solid prenuptial agreement in place.
As well, the couple never had any kids during their marriage.
Valerie Bertinelli is still going strong in her career with her Food Network show Valerie’s
Home Cooking being on its 13th season.
The actress is certainly pleased with her lot in life, though she has expressed that
she has suffered a good deal of loss in the past few years.
Valerie’s mother and father passed away shortly before the death of her first husband,
which affected the actress quite a bit despite the fact that her and her first husband had
been divorced for over a decade by the time of his passing.
Valerie’s first husband was rock star Eddie Van Halen, whom she had a fairly tumultuous
relationship with for over two decades.
Valerie Is Still Grieving Her First Husband Eddie Van Halen passed away in 2020, and the
death affected Valerie a great deal.
It seems that Valerie will always care about her first husband more than she cares about
Tom Vitale, with the actress claiming that she feels that Eddie was her true soul mate.
The actress certainly had a positive relationship with Tom Vitale and continues to view the
man favorably, though it seems that she considers him to be more of a brother than a lover.
According to Tom himself, there were few romantic sparks during the relationship’s inception,
but the pair were able to relate to and help each other because they were both going through
similar things.
Some may wonder how Valerie Bertinelli can view the late Eddie Van Halen to have been
her soul mate when the relationship was so tumultuous, but it seems that the actress
has a fairly sophisticated view of the term.
According to Valerie, a soul mate might not necessarily be someone that you’re meant
to spend your entire life with, but instead, someone that you’re meant to share specific
experiences with that will help the both of you grow.
While Valerie and Eddie’s marriage may have been rocky, it’s inarguable that each of
them learned a great deal over the course of it.
For Valerie, one of the main reasons that she still considers the late Eddie Van Halen
to be her soul mate is because he is the man who fathered her only child.
That child is Wolfgang Van Halen, who is now in his 30s.
Wolfgang followed in his father’s footsteps by becoming a musician, with Wolfgang’s
preferred instrument being the bass guitar.
Wolfgang even toured with his father shortly before the latter’s death, serving as his
band’s bassist.
Valerie May Never Love Again!
When asked today, Valerie claims that she doesn’t think that she’ll ever be able
to love someone the same way that she loved Eddie Van Halen.
The actress says that she still feels a connection with her late first husband and that the connection
that she feels with Tom Vitale can’t match this.
One might imagine this hurts the feelings of Tom Vitale, but it seems that Valerie’s
second husband is incredibly easygoing and holds no grudge.
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Valerie Still Considers Tom to Be Family Valerie Bertinelli recently wrote a book detailing
her personal life, and the stories about her first husband Eddie Van Halen drastically
outnumber the stories about her second husband Tom Vitale.
Still, there were many fans that thought that Valerie had found true love with Tom and that
the couple were going to be together for much longer than they ended up being.
Many were surprised upon the pair’s 2019 separation, and were hoping that the couple
were going to be able to patch things up.
Valerie gave some false hope to those fans, as she said during this time period that she
still had strong feelings of love for her second husband.
However, it seems that many took this remark the wrong way, as it’s obvious that the
only love that Valerie has ever really had for second husband Tom Vitale is platonic.
Valerie Bertinelli may still love Tom Vitale as a friend, but it appears that the actress
wants to be alone in her romantic life for the time being.
It seems that Valerie is still very much hung up on her first husband, even in the wake
of his 2020 death.
Valerie still seems to be grieving a great deal, and the aforementioned loss of her mother
and father a few years prior have only made this grieving harder on the actress.
Valerie Bertinelli first met second husband Tom Vitale in 2004, while she was still technically
married to first husband Eddie Van Halen.
Valerie met Tom through her brother.
Though Valerie and Eddie were still married and wouldn’t officially divorce until 2007,
Valerie was on the outs with the rock star at the time that she first met Tom, and found
him to be a much more stable alternative to rock star Eddie.
Eddie Van Halen Also Remarried Valerie and Tom went on to tie the knot in
the aforementioned year of 2011.
However, Eddie Van Halen had already beaten the actress to the punch when it came to getting
remarried.
In 2009, Eddie married his own second spouse, who was a dancer by the name of Janie Liszewski.
Valerie and Tom had been invited to Eddie and Janie’s wedding ceremony, and Eddie
and Janie were subsequently invited to theirs.
Although Valerie and Eddie had a hard time making things work during their marriage,
they ended up finding a good deal of success as co-parents.
They were, in a way, closer than ever upon Eddie’s 2020 passing.
Valerie Bertinelli was only 20 years old at the time that she met Eddie Van Halen, and
he wasn’t all that much older.
The pair were inexperienced when it came to life and love, but they were big stars with
lots of money.
Because of this, the early years of Valerie and Eddie’s marriage were plagued with unhealthy
excess, with the pair leading a debaucherous lifestyle that included illicit substances
and other wild antics.
By the time of the birth of their son Wolfgang, Valerie was ready to leave this debaucherous
lifestyle behind.
However, Eddie had a hard time catching up with his spouse.
Valerie and Eddie married in 1981, during what was arguably the height of both of their
fame.
Valerie was almost through with her tenure on One Day at a Time, while Eddie Van Halen
was one of the biggest rock stars in the world.
The two seemed as if they were from completely different worlds, but they ended up hitting
it off.
Valerie didn’t know much about rock music, and Eddie didn’t know much about television,
but the two found some unlikely common ground in their attitudes towards both life and their
own celebrity status.
Valerie and Eddie Couldn’t Find Peace in Their Marriage
Following the few years where Valerie and Eddie’s marriage consisted of debaucherous
excess, the two never really found a way to make the relationship sustainable.
By the beginning of the 2000s, Valerie had put up with enough of her husband’s rock-star
antics and wanted out.
The pair separated in 2001.
Eddie was initially angry with Valerie, though Valerie remained calm and Eddie eventually
accepted.
The transition went smoothly, to the point where neither star felt the need to finalize
their separation until 2007.
The pair continued to be close after their 2007 divorce.
Tom Vitale was always understanding about the way that Valerie felt about Eddie Van
Halen during their marriage.
In fact, it was this level of understanding that allowed Valerie and her second husband
to bond.
Valerie found a reprieve in Tom, who was a much more stable spouse than Eddie.
Sadly, it seems that Tom may have been a little bit too stable of a spouse, as Valerie’s
second husband didn’t have the rock-star personality to make romantic sparks fly.
Eddie Van Halen was still married to second wife Janie Liszewski at the time of his passing,
though it seems that it was Valerie and Wolfgang that received most of the rock star’s attention
during his final days.
Valerie and Wolfgang were there with Eddie during his final moments, and the rock star’s
final words to his son and ex-wife were “I love you”.
Valerie Isn’t Finished Yet!
It seems that Valerie’s marriage to Tom Vitale was just a very grand rebound relationship
that lasted longer than it likely should’ve, and that Valerie is now ready to move on for
good.
With all of the loss that the actress has suffered in the past few years, she is ready
to turn a new page.
Perhaps, if she plays her cards right, the 62-year-old celebrity will manage to find
another great love somewhere down the line.
Although Valerie Bertinelli was married to second husband Tom Vitale for over a decade,
it seems she never really moved on from her late first husband, Eddie Van Halen.
Now it’s time to hear from you: did you know that Eddie Van Halen told Valerie Bertinelli
that he loved her right before he died and that the Hot in Cleveland actress views second
husband Tom Vitale as more of a brother than a spouse?
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