Overview

• TV star Suzanne Somers passed away on October 15, 2023, due to 'breast cancer with metastasis to the brain,' a diagnosis confirmed through a biopsy.
• Somers had been battling breast cancer for over 23 years and also lived with hypertension and hydrocephalus, which are underlying conditions that contributed to her death.
• She had also undergone a procedure for hydrocephalus or 'intracerebral ventricular shunt' in July 2022 to drain excess fluid from the brain.
• Somers, best known for her work on 'Three’s Company', had an extensive career in television including shows like 'Step by Step', 'She’s the Sheriff' and 'Starsky and Hutch.'
• She was surrounded by her loving husband, Alan Hamel, her son Bruce, and her immediate family at the time of her death. Rather than her 77th birthday on Oct. 16, her family celebrated her extraordinary life.