Suzanne Somers passed away at the age of 76 following a lengthy battle with cancer.
She passed one day before her birthday, and she died with her son, Bruce Somers Jr., at her side. Somers starred in 'Three's Company", a sitcom that aired from March 1977 to September 1984, in which she portrayed the character Christmas "Chrissy" Snow from Seasons 1-5.
The Californian fought cancer throughout her life, from as early as her 30s and in her 70s before she finally lost her battle against breast cancer that she had first been diagnosed with in 2000.
She received her second diagnosis for the condition in July 2023 and passed away just months later on October 15, 2023.
She is survived by son, Bruce Jr., and three granddaughters and her second husband, Alan Hamel, married in 1977. Hamel brought two children, Stephen and Leslie, to their 46 years-long marriage.
"Suzanne Somers passed away peacefully at home in the early morning hours of Oct. 15. She survived an aggressive form of breast cancer for over 23 years," her publicist R. Couri Hay, said to 'Page Six'.
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"Suzanne was surrounded by her loving husband, Alan [Hamel], her son, Bruce, and her immediate family."
Who is Bruce Somers Jr.?
Somers Jr. was born in 1965 when his mother was just 19 years of age, his father was her first husband whom she was married to between 1965-1968.
Close with her son, she needed therapy to help her family recover from the trauma of him being struck by a car aged six, although he survived.
"Bruce Jr. had terrible nightmares and night sweats for months afterward," Somers said in 1992. "I finally took him to a psychiatrist."
He followed his mother into the acting industry and graduated from UCLA following a course studying film and would go on to become an executive producer and own a production company, according to LinkedIn.
He is married to Caroline Somers, and the pair married in 1994 after dating in 1988/1989 through college. They welcomed their child, called Camelia in 1995 and a second daughter named Violet in 1998.
Camelia went on to star as Charlotte in 'The Bold and the Beautiful' on CBS.
Somers' step children
As for her stepchildren, Suzanne became mother to Stephen and Leslie Hamel after marrying Alan.
Stephen is a movie producer, best known for his work on 'Passengers' in 2016 and 'Replicas' in 2018.
As for Leslie, she is a costume designer who was worked with the likes Madonna, Barry Manilow and more.
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