Alice Bell, Ex-Wife of Al Roker and Mom to Courtney Roker Laga, Dead at 77 – E! Online
Al Roker and his family are mourning a devastating loss.
Alice Bell, the Today show anchor’s first wife with whom he shared daughter Courtney Roker Laga, has died, Courtney confirmed on social media. Alice was 77.
“She was my mother, my heart,” Courtney—who is mom to daughter Sky, 19 months, with husband Wesley Laga—wrote on Instagram Feb. 10. “And the most loving grandmother to Sky. I was with her for her last breath, and I will carry her love with me always.”
Her post was accompanied by a series of images of her mother, including two framed images of a young Courtney with Alice, followed by two of Alice holding Sky. In the latter two images, Alice appeared to be hooked up to oxygen.
Among those sharing well wishes in Courtney’s comment section was former Today cohost Tamron Hall, who wrote, “Sending our love.”
Alice’s family have not shared any details about her cause of death and Al was absent from the Feb. 11 Today broadcast.
