Suzanne Somers’ Husband Gave Her A Special Birthday Gift A Day Before She Died
An on-screen legend. Suzanne Somers died on October 15, 2023 and her cause of death has been revealed.
Somers began her acting career with small roles and one of her breakthroughs was starring as “Blonde in the white Thunderbird” in American Graffiti which led to many more appearances on The Tonight Show With Johnny Carson. She gained prominence on Three’s Company where she played Chrissy Snow. After the success of the show, Somers demanded a salary increase from $30,000 to $150,000 to match lead actor’s John Ritter’s pay — as well as 10% of the show’s profits, per The Guardian. She left the show once her contract was up and starred in Step By Step. She was also the spokeswoman for the ThighMaster infomercials, and hosted her daytime show called Suzanne Somers.
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Suzanne died a day before what was supposed to be her 77th birthday. In an interview with People, she talked about what she would have done with her family for the celebration. She said she was planning to be with her “nearest and dearest” on her special day, including her “beloved husband Alan [Hamel], our three children, Leslie, Stephen, and Bruce, [his wife] Caroline, plus our six wonderful grandchildren. I heard Caroline is making her famous short rib tacos and I have asked for copious amounts of cake,” she said.
So what was Suzanne Somers’ cause of death? Read more to find out.
What was Suzanne Somers’s cause of death?
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What was Suzane Somers’s cause of death? According to her daughter-in-law Caroline Somers to The New York Times, Suzanne Somers’s cause of death was breast cancer.
Her longtime publicist R. Couri Hay also confirmed her death to People. “Suzanne Somers passed away peacefully at home in the early morning hours of October 15th. She survived an aggressive form of breast cancer for over 23 years,” Hay wrote in a statement.
“Suzanne was surrounded by her loving husband Alan, her son Bruce, and her immediate family,” the statement continued. “Her family was gathered to celebrate her 77th birthday on October 16th. Instead, they will celebrate her extraordinary life, and want to thank her millions of fans and followers who loved her dearly.”
Hay wrote a separate statement to People that the actress died in her “beautiful house” as spending her final moments in there was “one of her dreams.”
“There were all these plans and she was always working and dreaming and had brought her family into the business, and the grandchildren and step-children were all part of the business,” her publicist said, adding that she was “very engaged right to the end.”
Hay also wrote that Somers’s husband Alan Hamel gave her peonies and a poem as a birthday gift. The two married in 1977 after ten years of dating. He gave the poem to her “a day early and she read the poem and went to bed and later died peacefully in her sleep.”
The poem reads in all caps: “LOVE I USE IT EVERY DAY, SOMETIMES SEVERAL TIMES A DAY. I USE IT AT THE END OF EMAILS TO MY LOVING FAMILY. I EVEN USE IT IN EMAILS TO CLOSE FRIENDS. I USE IT WHEN I’M LEAVING THE HOUSE.”
“THERE’S LOVE, THEN LOVE YOU AND I LOVE YOU!! THEREIN LIES SOME OF THE DIFFERENT WAYS WE USE LOVE. SOMETIMES I FEEL OBLIGED TO USE LOVE, RESPONDING TO SOMEONE WHO SIGNED LOVE IN THEIR EMAIL, WHEN I’M UNCOMFORTABLE USING LOVE BUT I USE IT ANYWAY.”
“I ALSO USE LOVE TO DESCRIBE A GREAT MEAL. I USE IT TO EXPRESS HOW I FEEL ABOUT A SHOW ON NETFLIX. I OFTEN USE LOVE REFERRING TO MY HOME, MY CAT GLORIA, TO THINGS GLORIA DOES, TO THE TASTE OF A CANTALOUPE I GREW IN MY GARDEN. I LOVE THE TASTE OF A FRESHLY HARVESTED ORGANIC ROYAL JUMBO MEDJOOL DATE. I LOVE BITING A FIG OFF THE TREE. I LOVE WATCHING TWO GIANT BLACKBIRDS WHO LIVE NEARBY SWOOPING BY MY WINDOW IN A POWER DIVE. MY DAILY LIFE ENCOMPASSES THINGS AND PEOPLE I LOVE AND THINGS AND PEOPLE I AM INDIFFERENT TO.”
Hamel wrote: “I COULD GO ON AD INFINITUM, BUT YOU GET IT. WHAT BRAND OF LOVE DO I FEEL FOR MY WIFE SUZANNE? CAN I FIND IT IN ANY OF THE ABOVE? A RESOUNDING NO!!!! THERE IS NO VERSION OF THE WORD THAT IS APPLICABLE TO SUZANNE AND I EVEN USE THE WORD APPLICABLE ADVISEDLY.”
“THE CLOSEST VERSION IN WORDS ISN’T EVEN CLOSE. IT’S NOT EVEN A FRACTION OF A FRACTION OF A FRACTION. UNCONDITIONAL LOVE DOES NOT DO IT. I’LL TAKE A BULLET FOR YOU DOESN’T DO IT. I WEEP WHEN I THINK ABOUT MY FEELINGS FOR YOU. FEELINGS… THAT’S GETTING CLOSE, BUT NOT ALL THE WAY.”
“55 YEARS TOGETHER, 46 MARRIED AND NOT EVEN ONE HOUR APART FOR 42 OF THOSE YEARS,” he shared. “EVEN THAT DOESN’T DO IT. EVEN GOING TO BED AT 6 O’CLOCK AND HOLDING HANDS WHILE WE SLEEP DOESN’T DO IT. STARING AT YOUR BEAUTIFUL FACE WHILE YOU SLEEP DOESN’T DO IT.”
He concluded: “I’M BACK TO FEELINGS. THERE ARE NO WORDS. THERE ARE NO ACTIONS. NO PROMISES. NO DECLARATIONS. EVEN THE GREEN SHADED SCHOLARS OF THE OXFORD UNIVERSITY PRESS HAVE SPENT 150 YEARS AND STILL HAVE FAILED TO COME UP WITH THAT ONE WORD. SO I WILL CALL IT, ‘US’, UNIQUELY, MAGICALLY, INDESCRIBABLY WONDERFUL ‘US.’”
Somers will have a private burial on the week of October 16, 2023 and a memorial service in November, her publicist confimed.
How did celebrities react to Suzanne Somers’s death?
How did celebrities react to Suzanne Somers’s death? Barry Manilow, who was one of Somers’s closest friends and her neighbor in Palm Springs, told People in a statement on Sunday. “Suzanne and I were friends for decades. She was the sister I never had and my close confidant forever,” “We shared triumphs and heartaches. Her fame in so many fields overshadowed her real talent as one of our greatest comedic actors, a loving mother, an amazing homemaker, and one of the world’s best cooks. I will miss her dearly and hope that she is now out of pain and at peace.”
Khloe Kardashian posted on her Instagram story, “This one hurts my heart. I love you @suzannesomers. I’ll never forget your positive loving outlook on life. Your sweet heart and gentle spirit! Rest, dance, smile in paradise…”
Viola Davis also posted, “RIP Suzanne Somers. I grew up watching Three’s Company. You were a joy and forever young. Rest well.”
Tadio personality Adam Carolla wrote on X, formerly Twitter, that he was “devastated to hear” Somers had died. “A true icon and overall amazing human being. You will be greatly missed, my friend.”
Bethenny Frankel posted a video on her Instagram story, “Suzanne Somers has passed away, which is such tragic news. I’ve had the pleasure of getting to know her. She is a force, she is groundbreaking, she is love. She was married to her soulmate, best friend, they were inseparable. She’s a family person, she’s about research and fighting for what she believes in when that takes tremendous courage and it’s not popular. Wow, I really, really had so much respect for her…what a wonderful person.”
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