Suzanne Somers' official cause of death has been revealed less than two weeks after she passed away on October 15 at the age of 76 at her Palm Springs home.
Last July, the late actress underwent ventriculoperitoneal shunt surgery to help siphon the excess cerebrospinal fluid. Somers' longtime publicist confirmed that the TV icon was surrounded by family at her California home when she died. Now at rest, she is survived by husband Alan Hamel, 87, 57-year-old son Bruce, and two adult children and six grandchildren - all of whom had been present ahead of her birthday, her publicist confirmed.
The publicist confirmed that a private family burial would take place the week of her death, with a memorial for the acting icon slated for some time next month. She appeared in many television shows in the 1970s, including 'The Rockford Files,' 'Magnum Force' and 'The Six Million Dollar Man,' but her most famous part came with 'Three's Company,' which aired on ABC from 1977 to 1984 - though her participation ended in 1981.
'The show's response was, 'Who do you think you are?'' Somers told People in 2020. 'They said, 'John Ritter is the star.' This time, Somers - who wed second husband Alan in 1977 - stayed for the entire stint, during which she enjoyed a lengthy resurgence. Even now, more than two decades later, she remains one of the most recognizable figures of the small screen.
The red carpet fixture - who also appeared in early George Lucas work American Graffiti in 1973 - did not specify what type of cancer she had been battling at the time, but from her publicist's statement, it is apparent it was the same malady that claimed her life Sunday. In fact, just a few days earlier, she told the outlet that she was looking forward to being with her 'nearest and dearest' on her special day, including her 'beloved husband Alan , our three children, Leslie, Stephen, and Bruce, Caroline, plus our six wonderful grandchildren.'In an exclusive interview with DailyMail.com, Somers' widower spoke about her last few days as she lost her battle with breast cancer.
'Suzanne and I were so close that she said when I wasn't in the room she would miss me and I would miss her too - even though we were in the same house. We would actually go to sleep holding each other's hands which was so special to me,' he said.Somers had an 'aggressive' form of breast cancer that began plaguing the actress more than 23 years ago; seen in 2017
'There's just too many stories about people dying and coming back and having stories it just can't be a hoax and it actually is comforting to know that someday I may come in contact with Suzanne again.'The last two days before Suzanne died she was not alert: 'She just laid there and didn't move, she couldn't do anything for herself, so I sat down next to her and I told her stories and I talked to her for many, many hours.
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