Suzanne Somers Dead at 76 Following Breast Cancer Battle
Suzanne Somers has died. She was 76.
“Suzanne Somers passed away peacefully at home in the early morning hours of October 15th. She survived an aggressive form of breast cancer for over 23 years,” the actress’ longtime publicist, R. Couri Hay, told Us Weeklyin a statement. “Suzanne was surrounded by her loving husband Alan, her son Bruce, and her immediate family.”
Hay further noted that Somers’ family plans to “celebrate her extraordinary life” on what would have been her 77th birthday, Monday, October 16. “[They] want to thank her millions of fans and followers who loved her dearly,” the statement concluded. “A private family burial will take place this week, with a memorial to follow next month.”
Somers’ husband, Alan Hamel, announced earlier this year that her cancer had recurred.
“Suzanne has lived with cancer all her life,” Hamel, 87, told Page Six in July, noting that she had “two hyperplasia” in her 20s, which he described as the “waiting room for cancer.”
