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Suzanne Somers recently passed away just a day before her birthday. At the beginning of October, she teased fans about what would occur during her birthday month.
Somers was an actress, and in the early 1970s, she landed minor roles in film and television. The star finally bagged a gig in an ABC hit sitcom. She was cast in "Three's Company," wherein she starred as Chrissy Snow alongside Joyce DeWitt, Priscilla Barnes, John Ritter, and Richard Kline.

Publicity portrait of Suzanne Somers, 1977 | Source: Getty Images

Publicity portrait of Suzanne Somers, 1977 | Source: Getty Images
However, she was reportedly fired from the show after she asked for a raise during the fifth season. Somers then went to Las Vegas, where she performed continuously in the mid-1980s.
She later got another role as Carol Foster in the television series, "Step by Step," in 1991, alongside Patrick Duffy. In addition to being an actress, she was credited as a composer and producer.

Suzanne Somers during Larry King's Toast to 50 Years in Broadcasting at CNN on April 4, 2007 in Los Angeles, California. | Source: Getty Images
Somers' longtime publicist, R. Couri Hay, announced her passing on her Instagram account alongside a picture of the star smiling while looking directly at the camera with her blue eyes:
"Suzanne Somers passed away peacefully at home in the early morning hours of October 15. She survived an aggressive form of breast cancer for over 23 years."
According to Hay, the California native was surrounded by her loved ones, including her longtime husband, Alan Hamel, and her son from her previous marriage. She had previously discussed her cancer battle in an Instagram post.
In July 2023, Somers revealed her cancer had come and gone throughout the years after being diagnosed over two decades ago, adding she beat it every time. The veteran star shared she had undergone the best treatments to combat the disease and described herself as a "fighter."
Most importantly, she divulged her spouse Hamel had been her rock as she posted a photo of the happy couple being cozy and wrote:
"I can’t even explain how much he has done for me. If it’s even possible, we are even closer than ever."

Publicity portrait of Suzanne Somers and Alan Hamel, 1980 | Source: Getty Images
Somers sadly died in Palm Springs, California, just a day shy of what would have been her 77th birthday. Her husband, whom she married in 1977 after dating for ten years, had given her an early birthday present.

Suzanne Somers and Alan Hamel at the premiere of "Passengers," 2016 | Source: Getty Images
Hamel, 87, reportedly penned a poem for his beautiful wife of 46 years, which she read the evening before she took her last breath. It was a handwritten love poem that the Canadian television host had wrapped in his spouse's favorite pink peonies.

Suzanne Somers and Alan Hamel visit Hallmark's "Home & Family" at Universal Studios Hollywood on December 15, 2017 in Universal City, California. | Source: Getty Images
Just two weeks before her death, Somers had hinted at "many exciting things happening" during her birth month. She posted a picture of herself in a sequin dress and asked her Instagram followers to join her on her Facebook LIVE "for the REVEAL of this month's SUZANNE Selects Box."
Somers also shared she would be offering a "special gift." Her family had planned on gathering for her birthday, but she unfortunately could not live to see the day.
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