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Alan Hamel Confirms Romance With Late Wife’s Co-Star Joanna Cassidy

His son arranged the Malibu outing that reunited the former co-stars decades after their first meeting on his talk show

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Overview

  • Hamel, 88, told Page Six he’s dating Cassidy, 79, though he says he doesn’t know where the relationship is headed.
  • Paparazzi photos show the pair walking arm in arm in Malibu at Broad Street Oyster Company wearing matching baseball caps.
  • The two first met in the 1970s on his Canadian talk show and later appeared together in the 1985 miniseries Hollywood Wives.
  • Cassidy is known for her roles in Blade Runner and Who Framed Roger Rabbit and was previously married to Dr. Kennard Kobrin from 1964 to 1974.
  • Hamel recalls his late wife of 46 years, Suzanne Somers, encouraged him before her death in October 2023 to move on and embrace life.