{"id":169558,"date":"2025-08-23T16:25:14","date_gmt":"2025-08-23T16:25:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/169558\/"},"modified":"2025-08-23T16:25:14","modified_gmt":"2025-08-23T16:25:14","slug":"alan-hamel-joanne-cassidy-get-candid-about-romance-after-suzanne-somers-death","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/169558\/","title":{"rendered":"Alan Hamel, Joanne Cassidy get candid about romance after Suzanne Somers’ death"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

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Alan Hamel was mourning the loss of his wife, Suzanne Somers, when he crossed paths with a familiar face.<\/p>\n

The former television host recently confirmed his new romance with “Blade Runner” actress Joanna Cassidy, who was a guest on his show decades ago. Cassidy, 80, also starred with Somers in the 1985 miniseries “Hollywood Wives.” According to Hamel, 89, the pair ran into each other months ago.<\/p>\n

“There was that connection,” he told Fox News Digital. “And we\u2019ve spent a lot of time being with each other, which is great. And I\u2019m almost 10 years older than her, so I\u2019m Joanna\u2019s older man. She\u2019s always wanted an older man. And I came along\u2026 We have both been very active in the entertainment business most of our lives, so neither one of us has anything to prove. We\u2019ve both relaxed into what I refer to as the cocktail hour of our lives.”<\/p>\n

SUZANNE SOMERS’ WIDOWER FINDS ROMANCE WITH LATE WIFE’S ‘HOLLYWOOD WIVES’ COSTAR<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

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Alan Hamel (left) and actress Suzanne Somers are seen here enjoying one of their many outings together in 2017. The couple married on November 19, 1977, and their union lasted until her passing on October 15, 2023. (Emma McIntyre\/Getty Images)<\/p>\n

Somers, who famously starred as Chrissy Snow in the sitcom “Three\u2019s Company,”<\/a> died in 2023 at age 76. The actress battled breast cancer for over 23 years. She and Hamel were married from 1977 until her death.<\/p>\n

Hamel admitted that “it was odd” stepping into the dating scene after enjoying a happy marriage for so long.<\/p>\n

“Suzanne and I used to go out on dates once a week, sometimes twice,” he shared. “We\u2019d get dressed up, go to a nice restaurant, order a nice bottle of wine, and sit there, enjoying the evening and each other. That went for 55 years, even before we were officially married. So, I was used to dating. I love dating. So, when I felt ready to date again, I did not want some gossip [magazine] saying, \u2018Alan is now dating.\u2019”<\/p>\n

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“So, what I did was invite a lot of female friends,” he shared. “I\u2019m not romantically involved with any of them, but I would invite two of them who know each other really well to go on a date with me. The three of us went on a date. If someone looked at the three of us, obviously, they knew it wasn\u2019t a romantic date. But those were the first dates I took on. And it felt good. I remembered how much fun dating was.”<\/p>\n

As Hamel quietly grieved, he was encouraged to meet up with Cassidy. The connection was instant.<\/a><\/p>\n

“It was quite natural,” Cassidy told Fox News Digital about their first date. “I found myself falling into a place that felt very comfortable. I felt very much at ease… I think our first date lasted three days.”<\/p>\n

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Joanna Cassidy and Alan Hamel have been dating for several months. (Courtesy of Alan Hamel)<\/p>\n

“I also believe that, energetically, you can draw the right people to you,” she shared. “I mostly don\u2019t call Alan \u2018Alan.\u2019 I call him \u2018Ah.\u2019 It also happens to be his initials. It just seems like the right name for our mystical get-togetherness. And look, I was quite prepared to move along. I\u2019ve lived alone for a long time. I\u2019ve met people, but no one really floated my boat like Alan did. I just met him, and I went, \u2018Wow, this is a solid connection. This is great.\u2019”<\/p>\n

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Actress Joanna Cassidy attends the premiere of “The Uppercut” on January 17, 2025, in Berlin, Germany. (Matthias Nareyek\/Getty Images)<\/p>\n

Hamel is also fulfilling a promise he made to his late wife during the last days of her life.<\/p>\n

“When we knew the end was near, she said to me, \u2018Once I\u2019m gone, I don\u2019t want you to mope around,\u2019” Hamel recalled. “\u2019I want you to live your life.\u2019 I told her OK. But then she looked at me and said, \u2018I\u2019m serious. I don\u2019t want you to mope around.\u2019 Again, I said OK.”<\/p>\n

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Suzanne Somers and husband Alan Hamel pose for a portrait in 1980 in Los Angeles, California. Shortly before her death, the actress told her husband she wanted him to live his life. (Harry Langdon\/Getty Images)<\/p>\n

“When Suzanne passed, I was suddenly living alone,” he said. “But I have this incredible family. There\u2019s not one dud among them \u2013 three kids and six grandkids. I see some of them weekly\u2026 And after Suzanne passed<\/a>, they made sure I was never alone for the first two and a half months. We would sit around, tell stories about Suzanne, have all the big laughs, look back at photographs and hundreds of hours of tapes. It\u2019s been wonderful\u2026 And along came Joanna. She has been my only date since she arrived on the scene, which I\u2019m grateful for.”<\/p>\n

“If a relationship is long and happy, and suddenly your partner disappears, I think there can still be hope,” he reflected.<\/p>\n

Hamel noted the modern approach to dating has never felt right to him.<\/p>\n

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Alan Hamel is seen here in the ’60s. Joanna Cassidy was a guest on his show decades ago. (ABC Photo Archives\/Disney General Entertainment Content via Getty Images)<\/p>\n

“I\u2019ve never been on a dating site,” he said. “What I keep hearing is that they\u2019re dangerous. People put pictures of themselves that were taken 40 years ago. It\u2019s hard to believe anything anybody says on a dating site. Now I\u2019m sure there are legit sites, but I have no interest in them at all.”<\/p>\n

And Cassidy is different, he chuckled.<\/p>\n

“Joanna is very active in things that I would never attempt to do, like air bungee. She also takes these classes where she\u2019s inside a silk envelope upside down, suspended in the air doing yoga. Who thinks this stuff up? Meanwhile, I\u2019m into relaxing. I\u2019m an expert at sitting still. I love putting my brain in neutral and just staring. When people say, \u2018What are you thinking about?\u2019 The answer is nothing. But Joanna\u2019s brain is the antithesis of mine. It\u2019s going 24\/7. The expression, \u2018ants in your pants,’ applies to her. She\u2019s constantly in motion. She never stops. I\u2019m just sitting.”<\/p>\n

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Joanna Cassidy on the set of “Blade Runner” directed by Ridley Scott. (Sunset Boulevard\/Corbis via Getty Images)<\/p>\n

“I have a landscaping business,” Cassidy boasted. “I\u2019m a photographer, designer, gardener, animal rescuer, and I still work in show business. I have a movie coming out in October, “Killing Faith” with Bill Pullman<\/a>. And I just finished a film with Beverly D\u2019Angelo\u2026 It\u2019s very hard for me to sit still. I have to constantly keep busy, constantly be in motion. And there are lots of things that I love to do, things that bring my life joy every day. I think that\u2019s very important to have. And Alan knows that.”<\/p>\n

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“When we knew the end was near, she said to me, \u2018Once I\u2019m gone, I don\u2019t want you to mope around,\u2019” Alan Hamel recalled to Fox News Digital. (Jamie McCarthy\/Getty Images)<\/p>\n

Hamel also keeps busy making sure Somers\u2019 legacy is kept alive. He and his family are hands-on in running SuzanneSomers.com<\/a>, where fans can purchase her beauty and wellness products. They’re active on her social media accounts and share her words of wisdom when it comes to health. They are also in the process of launching a “Suzanne AI” where fans can “interact with her one-on-one.”\u00a0<\/p>\n

Hamel and Cassidy are happily enjoying their blossoming romance. They remained coy when asked if love was in the air.<\/p>\n

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Alan Hamel told Fox News Digital he’s enjoying “the cocktail hour” of his life. (David Crotty\/Patrick McMullan via Getty Images)<\/p>\n

“I love love,” said Hamel. “I cherish love \u2013 all kinds of love. I have friends I love. There are so many different kinds of love. But in terms of romantic love, I don\u2019t think there could be anything greater than when two people suddenly find that they\u2019re attracted to one another in many different ways. There\u2019s an uncovering of layers.”<\/p>\n

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Suzanne Somers and Joanna Cassidy costarred in the miniseries “Hollywood Wives” in 1985.\u00a0 (American Broadcasting Companies via Getty Images; Mario Casilli \/American Broadcasting Companies via Getty Images)<\/p>\n

“I think that love is when you\u2019re willing to really put yourself aside and make that other person your focus,” chimed Cassidy. “I think it has to do with the ego going away and dissolving. It\u2019s about really being able to listen to someone else. I find that you go into a state of awe. I\u2019ll go, \u2018Wow, I am really present with this person.\u2019 And you won\u2019t hear me say the word \u2018love\u2019 a lot. I am very quiet about that. It\u2019s because it means so much to me. It has to be really true.”<\/p>\n

And it\u2019s never too late to embark on a new romantic journey, she insisted.<\/p>\n

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Joanna Cassidy told Fox News Digital it’s never too late to embark on a new romance. (Taylor Hill\/FilmMagic\/Getty Images)<\/p>\n

“Don\u2019t give up,” she said. “There are billions of people on the planet. It\u2019s difficult to trust people. But I think if you stay in a very hopeful place and have positive thoughts, life can open up to you in unexpected ways.”<\/p>\n

Stephanie Nolasco covers entertainment at Foxnews.com.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Alan Hamel was mourning the loss of his wife, Suzanne…\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":169559,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[33],"tags":[185,27945,171,18075,67,132,68],"class_list":{"0":"post-169558","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-celebrities","8":"tag-celebrities","9":"tag-couples","10":"tag-entertainment","11":"tag-marriage","12":"tag-united-states","13":"tag-unitedstates","14":"tag-us"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@us\/115079015975368601","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/169558","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=169558"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/169558\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/169559"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=169558"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=169558"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=169558"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}