“Blade Runner” star Joanna Cassidy opens up about relationship former costar Suzanne Somers’ widower: ‘It is going nicely’

Joanna Cassidy is opening up — albeit reluctantly — about relationship the widower of her former costar Suzanne Somers.

Throughout a latest look on the Still Here Podcast With Steve Kmetko, the host requested the Blade Runner star if he may ask about her relationship life, and he or she hesitantly replied, "You possibly can."

After a little bit prodding, the 80-year-old actress admitted, "Properly, I’m relationship somebody. Truly, he's a widow, and it's actually fascinating as a result of I didn't date for a very long time. I simply, truthfully, I don't know, it simply didn't enter my life and Lord is aware of I'm on the market."

Kmetko then minimize in to ask, "Oh actually? You're open?"

"Certain, I'm all the time trying," she mentioned, including, "however this man I ran right into a 12 months in the past and it's going nicely."

When it appeared like that was all she has to say on the matter, Kmetko additional prodded her for a reputation and requested if she was prepared to share it.

"Oh gosh, the place is that this going to air?" she laughed. "I'm sorry, I'm so non-public."

Abruptly, she had a change of coronary heart and mentioned, "Properly, his title is Alan Hamel, who was married to Suzanne Somers for a few years."

Kmetko then requested if the Six Toes Below star knew Somers, and if that makes it awkward in any respect in relation to her relationship with Hamel.

"By no means, not for me," she mentioned.

Hamel, a producer, was married to the Three's Firm actress from 1977 till she died in 2023. Somers and Cassidy costarred on the 1985 miniseries Hollywood Wives, which was primarily based on a Jackie Collins novel, alongside Candice Bergen, Stefanie Powers, and Angie Dickinson.

Whereas Cassidy could also be a little bit hesitant to share particulars on her non-public life, Hamel, 89, beforehand opened up about their budding romance final 12 months, together with how he's recognized Cassidy for many years.

"I’ve recognized Joanna Cassidy for over 45 years," he defined to Web page Six. "Joanna was a visitor star on [talk show] The Alan Hamel Present in Canada within the '70s. She was an excellent visitor and it was a dynamic present, and we favored one another, not romantically, however primarily with respect. Each of us have been married on the time."

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He advised the outlet issues have been "very cordial" between him and Cassidy once more when she labored on Hollywood Wives with Somers, however the sparks actually flew after they have been reintroduced extra lately after they have been each single.

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"My son [from a previous marriage] met Joanna at a screening and after a protracted dialog instructed to Joanna that she and me would get alongside and may meet," Hamel defined. "Stephen didn’t know we knew one another."

In a distinct interview with Web page Six in 2024, Hamel shared his perception that Somers would have wished him to search out love once more after her dying.

"Since Suzanne was my solely date for over 50 years, I'm a virgin dater," he advised the outlet. "Suzanne advised me once we knew the tip was close to to not 'mope round' and stay my life."

Cassidy was beforehand married to Kennard Kobrin from 1964-1974.

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