In the show, the actors portrayed a brother and sister.
The CBS sitcom only lasted for 13 episodes, but the series affected the stars.
“In the early 1990s, there was no one more attractive than Valerie.
In the book, Perry detailed the moment he thought Bertinelli’s feelings might have been reciprocated.
He was at her home with her husband, and Van Halen seemingly drank a little too much.
With him passed out a few feet away, Perry decided to shoot his shot.
When the book was published, Bertinelli responded with a Taylor Swift lyric posting aTikTokwith “Anti-Hero” playing.
She had already found love with Eddie Van Halen.
During a writer’s strike in 1980, Bertinelli went to stay with her parents in Louisiana.
“So I went, and there we go.
It was love at first sight, for sure.”
Eight months later, they were married.
All was not smooth sailing throughout their marriage.
He had drug problems, she was dealing with issues with food.
“The love we have always had for each other proved stronger and more resilient than anything else.
We chose to remain friends and family.”
Van Halen passed away in 2020 after a battle with cancer.
Bertinelli was by his side, remembering the good times and supporting her former partner.
“I was immediately taken by her (how could I not be?)
“She was the one that reached out the most.
You know, I’m really grateful to her for that,” he toldPeople.
Sadly,Perry passed away on October 28, 2023, at 54.
