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More than a twelvemonth aft Suzanne Somers’ death, her widower, Alan Hamel, is dating again.
Hamel precocious reconnected with Joanna Cassidy, Somers’ erstwhile "Hollywood Wives" costar, whom helium told Fox News Digital helium has known for much than 45 years.
"Joanna was a impermanent prima connected ‘The Alan Hamel Show’ successful Canada successful the 70’s," helium explained. "She was a large guest, and it was a dynamic show, and we liked each other, not romantically, but chiefly with respect. Both of america were joined astatine the time."
Hamel joined Somers successful 1977 aft they met successful the precocious 1960s portion moving connected the crippled amusement "The Anniversary Game," and were joined for 46 years until Somers died.
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More than a twelvemonth aft his precocious woman Suzanne Somers’ death, her widower, Alan Hamel, has recovered romance again with histrion Joanna Cassidy, right. (Pascal Le Segretain/Getty Images; Matthias Nareyek/Getty Images)
Hamel said his producer, lad Stephen Hamel, met Cassidy astatine a movie screening recently, "and aft a agelong conversation, suggested to Joanna that she and maine would get on and should meet. Stephen did not cognize we knew each other."
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"We got unneurotic and I told Joanna I’d ne'er been with an 80-year-old," helium said. "She replied that she’d ne'er been with an 89-year-old. But it was surely property appropriate. Joanna is highly accomplished. She is easy the hardest moving and astir progressive histrion successful Hollywood for good implicit 50 years."'
Suzanne Somers and Alan Hamel, seen present successful 1980, joined successful 1977. (Harry Langdon/Getty Images)
During the accumulation of "Hollywood Wives" successful the 1980s, Hamel said helium ran into Cassidy galore times. "It was precise cordial," helium added of the meetings connected the set.
Somers and Cassidy costarred successful the 1985 miniseries, which was based connected a Jackie Collins book. It besides starred Anthony Hopkins, Candice Bergen and Angie Dickinson.
Suzanne Somers and Joanna Cassidy costarred successful the miniseries "Hollywood Wives" successful 1985. (American Broadcasting Companies via Getty Images; Mario Casilli /American Broadcasting Companies via Getty Images)
Hamel besides praised Cassidy arsenic a parent and for her fundraising enactment for archetypal responders.
"She is No Hollywood BS and we laughter a lot," helium said. "During Suzanne‘s past fewer days, she told maine doubly to ‘don’t mope around. Live your life. We volition spot 1 different aft you transverse over.’ I’m fortunate to person Joanna successful my life. Most men would emotion to person a Joanna successful their life."
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He said helium doesn’t cognize wherever the narration is going, "but what I bash cognize is that being successful the cocktail hr of my life, I americium blessed with a magnificent household acknowledgment to incredible Suzanne, a privileged life, and our concern that we created 50 years ago."
Hamel praised Cassidy arsenic a parent and for her career. (David Crotty/Patrick McMullan via Getty Images; )
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Somers died successful October 2023, a time earlier her 77th birthday, pursuing a conflict with bosom cancer.
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