Overview

• Hamel, 88, told Page Six he is dating 79-year-old Joanna Cassidy, who co-starred with Suzanne Somers in the 1985 miniseries Hollywood Wives.
• Paparazzi photos from Malibu show the couple walking arm in arm in matching caps during a lunch at Broad Street Oyster Company.
• Their friendship spans more than 45 years, beginning with Cassidy’s guest appearance on his Canadian talk show and renewed during the Hollywood Wives production.
• Hamel credited his son, Stephen, with playing matchmaker by proposing that he and Cassidy meet again after decades apart.
• Before her death in October 2023, Somers encouraged Hamel to move forward and he has described experiencing comforting signs that he attributes to her spirit.