Overview

• Alan Hamel, 88, confirmed to Page Six that he is in a relationship with 79-year-old actress Joanna Cassidy.
• The pair have known each other for over 45 years, first meeting on Hamel’s Canadian talk show in the 1970s and reuniting on the set of the 1985 miniseries Hollywood Wives.
• Hamel’s son Stephen facilitated their renewed connection after meeting Cassidy at a film screening and suggesting they might be compatible.
• Suzanne Somers, who died at 76 from metastatic breast cancer in October 2023, had encouraged Hamel to seek happiness after her passing.
• While Hamel expressed joy in this new chapter, he admitted he is uncertain about where the relationship will lead.