Valerie Bertinelli Had the Best Response When Asked How Eddie Van Halen Would Feel About Wolfie's Music
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Valerie Bertinelli loves to share how proud she is of all the things her son Wolfgang "Wolfie" Van Halen has accomplished. But Valerie wishes one important person were here to see Wolfie's recent achievements, and it's someone who meant a lot to her family.
While promoting her new cookbook Indulge: Delicious and Decadent Dishes to Enjoy and Share, the Food Network alum appeared on Good Morning America to discuss the project and whip up some recipes for the audience. As she stood alongside Lara Spencer during the April 3 taping, the subject quickly switched to Valerie singing high praise for all of Wolfie's success as a musician. This led Lara to ask Valerie how she thinks her late ex-husband Eddie Van Halen would feel about their son, given how he was once a member of the legendary rock band Van Halen. Upon hearing the question, Valerie shared how Eddie would likely hold the same amount of love she has for Wolfie.
"How proud would his dad be of what he's done?" Lara asked Valerie in a clip posted on GMA's TikTok.
"Oh, so proud," Valerie replied. "I do wish Ed were here just so we could go, 'Look, look at our kid. That's so cool!"
As fans may remember, Valerie and Eddie were married in 1981 and welcomed Wolfie a decade later in 1991. The couple later divorced in 2007, but maintained a long-standing friendship until Eddie's death in October 2020.
While Valerie and Wolfie have both experienced ups and downs in their lives, neither are letting Eddie be forgotten. As Wolfie explained to People in an article published on April 4, he got into music because of seeing his dad perform.
"The reason I do what I do is because of my dad," he said. "So if I didn't [salute him on stage] or at least think about him throughout the process, I'd be doing a disservice to my existence. I think it's very important to establish that to thank my dad every night, every time I'm on stage. Just to thank my father and to know that he's always there with me every night."
Clearly, Eddie's talent has rubbed off on Woflie, as he's now the frontman of his own band, called Mammoth WVH. He also was a part of the team that got nominated for Best Original Song at the 2024 Oscars, thanks to his work on the nominated song "I'm Just Ken"from Barbie.
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