Overview

• Alan Hamel confirmed in late June that he is dating Joanna Cassidy, a connection that began when she appeared on The Alan Hamel Show in the 1970s and deepened on the set of Hollywood Wives.
• Cassidy has built a distinguished career as a model-turned-actress, starring in Blade Runner and earning Emmy and Screen Actors Guild nominations for her role in Six Feet Under.
• In her final days, Suzanne Somers implored Hamel to “live your life” after her passing, advice he says propelled him back into the dating world.
• To deflect negative headlines, Hamel briefly dated two married friends simultaneously following Somers’s death, framing their outings as business-like gatherings.
• He describes his relationship with Cassidy as “wonderful” and hopes it will continue to flourish as he honors his late wife’s parting request.