United Kingdom, March 5 -- Valerie Bertinelli regrets not being a better friend to the late Eddie Van Halen after their divorce.

The former One Day at a Time star was married to the rocker - who died in October 2020 after suffering a stroke while battling cancer - from 1981 until 2007 and looking back on their relationship now, she wishes she had shown more compassion as he struggled with drug and alcohol addiction during the "era of real rock stars".

Speaking to Sophia Bush on her Work in Progress with Sophia Bush podcast, Valerie said: "You know, it was crazy in a personal way because the frustration of wanting him to get well, you know, and me not being mature enough to know how to deal with that.

"And, because knowing what I know n...