Al Roker’s ex-wife Alice Bell has died at the age of 77, according to a heartbreaking post by their daughter.
Courtney Rocker Laga shared the news on Instagram on Monday, sharing images of Bell and writing: ‘She was my mother, my heart, and the most loving grandmother to Sky.
‘I was with her for her last breath, and I will carry her love with me always.’
Bell’s cause of death remains unclear, but she was seen hooked to an oxygen tube in a post Courtney shared in February.
Roker, 70, and Bell were married from 1984 until 1999, and adopted 38-year-old Courtney in 1987, as reported by People.
Al Roker ‘s ex-wife Alice Bell has died at the age of 77, according to a heartbreaking post by their daughter, seen above
The weatherman missed Tuesday’s episode of Today following Bell’s death
The former couple’s daughter Courtney shared the above image of her mother Alice Bell and daughter Sky
The legendary weatherman missed Tuesday’s episode of Today following Bell’s death. Meteorologist Dylan Dreyer filled in for the star.
He has not yet commented publicly on Bell’s death.
Roker has been married to Deborah Roberts since 1995 and they share two children – Leila and Nicholas.
In 2022, Courtney shared a Mother’s Day post honoring both Bell and Deborah.
‘Happy Mother’s Day to the three most important women in my life,’ she wrote.
‘My mom Alice, my stepmother Deborah and my mother in law Barbara.’
Alice also had a son, Gregory, in 1970.
The NBC star and his daughter Courtney published a cooking book together last y ear
Al and Bell became grandparents in 2023 when Courtney and her husband Wesley Laga welcomed their first baby, Sky
Roker and Bell became grandparents in 2023 when Courtney and her husband Wesley Laga welcomed their first baby, Sky.
Last year, the NBC star and Courtney published a cooking book together, titled ‘Al Rocker’s Recipes to Live By.’
Roker has recently opened up about battling a food addiction and how healthy habits helped him change his life.