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Alan Hamel Begins Romance With Former Co-Star Joanna Cassidy

Suzanne Somers urged him before her death not to mope around, wanting him to embrace life again.

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Overview

  • Alan Hamel, 88, confirmed he has been dating Joanna Cassidy, 79, for several months.
  • Cassidy co-starred with Somers in the 1985 miniseries Hollywood Wives and first met Hamel on The Alan Hamel Show in the 1970s.
  • The pair were reintroduced by Hamel’s son Stephen at a film screening and have been photographed arm-in-arm in Malibu wearing matching hats.
  • Somers died of breast cancer on Oct. 15, 2023, just before her 77th birthday, after a 12-year battle with the disease.
  • Hamel says Somers urged him to find happiness after her passing and that he values Cassidy’s companionship as he enters the ‘cocktail hour’ of his life.