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Suzanne Somers, ‘Three’s Company’ Star, Dies At 76

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Suzanne Somers, best known for her roles in TV’s Three’s Company, Step by Step and, She’s the Sheriff, has died at the age of 76. She would have turned 77 on Monday.

Somers’ longtime publicist R. Couri Hay shared a statement on behalf of the iconic 70’s star’s family with the news of her passing on Sunday.

The statement obtained by PEOPLE read, “Suzanne Somers passed away peacefully at home in the early morning hours of Oct. 15th. She survived an aggressive form of breast cancer for over 23 years. Suzanne was surrounded by her loving husband Alan, her son Bruce, and her immediate family. Her family was gathered to celebrate her 77th birthday on Oct. 16th. Instead, they will celebrate her extraordinary life, and want to thank her millions of fans and followers who loved her dearly.”

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According to Hay, a private family burial will take place this week, and a memorial will be held sometime in November.

The actress, author and fitness guru recently revealed she had a cancer setback and was looking forward to sharing her birthday with her beloved husband, Alan Hamel, her three children, Leslie, Stephen, and Bruce, (his wife) Caroline, plus their six grandchildren.

One of her grandchildren, Camelia Somers, appeared in a recurring role on The Bold and the Beautiful as Forrester fashion intern, Charlotte, starting back in 2015. In story, Charlotte hit the sheets with Thomas Forrester, then played by Pierson Fode’.

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Suzanne’s husband, Alan Hamel, a former TV host himself, shared his sentiments on Suzanne learning over the summer she was having a second bout with cancer: “Suzanne and I just returned home from the Midwest where Suzanne had six weeks of intensive physical therapy. Even after our five decades together, I still marvel at Suzanne’s amazing determination and commitment.” Somers first battled breast cancer two decades ago.

In addition to her numerous TV sitcom and dramatic roles, Somers hosted The Suzanne Show on Lifetime. The talker focused on topics related to health and fitness.  In the 90’s Suzanne also was known as the spokeswoman for the Thighmaster exercise equipment and brand.  She also appeared as a celebrity contestant on Dancing with the Stars in 2015. As an author, Somers wrote ten books mostly centered around health and wellness.

Share your condolences for Suzanne and her family and loved ones, and let us know your remembrances of this iconic TV star, who fought cancer valiantly, for many years via the comment section below.

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She was such a fighter. She always seemed so honest and down to Earth whenever I would see her in an interview. May she rest in peace and my thoughts are with her family. I know this must be very hard for her husband because they’ve seemed inseparable for 50 years. They seemed like each other’s best friend in addition to each other’s spouse.

I couldn’t have said it better Carrie. So sad to hear this news. She was indeed a real fighter to have battled this for so long. I loved her in Three’s Company and even then she was ahead of her time in standing up for what she felt was her due. I admired her accomplishments following her acting roles and she was so genuine. May she RIP

Suzanne was so good on Three’s Company. RIP

Suzanne was a hit just like Farrah was on Charlie’s angels oh Hollywood!! The difference in pay does blow my mind and yet we scream and yell for women’s rights but yet the same people say hey it’s old for a male wearing a skirt to play in women’s sports you people are absolutely f up!! Suzanne you fought the good fight against breast cancer you threw other alternatives out there that did not make you a bad person it made you a warrior I a breast cancer survivor until you have this you don’t have a clue what you are talking about! Thank you Suzanne for everything you fud

Unless you are a cancer survivor you have no idea what age went thru so please don’t judged she fought the fight her way let it go

You get that statement you have cancer and you just go nuts dos I applaud her she fought the good fight as we all do

Michael, I don’t understand your lack of reporting of the death of Dark Shadows great Lara Parker

I hope you are well !! You do a great job take care of you

Hope you are well Michael, thanks for the reply

Michael
Hope you’re on the mend. Kind of you to reply to readers comments while you’re recuperating.

Know that your posters appreciate all you give to this site. Okay, maybe not so much the wrestling, but almost all.

Ahh—Chrissy!!— grew up watching all your reruns. I idolized you!! RIP, sweet lady. Thank you for the laughter.❤️

Face the facts! Suzanne Somers, WAS Three’s Company. The show was never really the same without her. She was courageous back then to fight for equal pay with John Ritter. Even if it cost her that job. She fought cancer too. How could you not admire that! Rest in peace and thanks for the memories.

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Haley Pullos Receives 90-Day Jail Sentence Following DUI Charge And Wrong-Way Car Crash

Former General Hospital actress, Haley Pullos (ex-Molly Lansing-Davis) is going to be doing time in jail, exactly one-year after her arrest from a hit and run wrong-way car collision.

The crash resulted in bodily harm and damages to the other driver, and now Pullos who pleaded “no contest” to the charges and will serve 90 days in jail. She was taken in custody on Monday, April 29th, after the ruling.

According to Haley’s attorney, Mark Daniel Melnick, the 25-year-old actress struck a plea deal and after her three months in jail will be sentenced on July 29th. As part of that sentencing, she must serve five years probation, 200 hours of community service and pay $8,260 in restitution to Courteney Wilder, the other driver in the crash and her driver’s license is revoked for a year.

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According to TMZ, the plea deal for Pullos has the “no contest” to one DUI, while the judge dropped the felony DUI causing bodily injury and misdemeanor hit and run charges.

Melnick said in a statement to PEOPLE, “Haley is very grateful to the court for a minimum sentence and for recognizing her remorse and the strides she has made in her sobriety.”

Pullos had played the daughter of Alexis Davis (played by Nancy Lee Grahn) on the ABC soap opera since 2009, but after her car crash and DUI she was replaced by three different actresses until the show finally settled on the current Molly, Kristen Vaganos.

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Back in April 29 of 2023, and at the scene of the crash, the police found edibles and mini-bottles of tequila in Pullos’ vehicle and that she was intoxicated. As it turned out, this was to be the second hit and run in the evening for Pullos who had an earlier collision with another car.

The courts decision follows a year-long legal battle with Haley’s pleas changing throughout it, ranging from “not guilty” to “no contest”. She sought treatment for her drinking at a rehab following the crash.

Nancy Lee Grahn, who portrayed Pullos’ on-screen mom took to X on Monday night, April 29th and shared on the sentence and the specific jail, Haley will be serving time: “As Haley’s TV mom I can tell some truths about her as I’ve loved her since she was little girl. She made a HUGE mistake, knows it, owns it & has spent the last yr doing EVERYTHING imaginable to take responsibility 4 it. It’s not that I oppose jail. It’s that I oppose this jail.” The jail in question by Grahn is the L.A. county jail.

So, what do you think about Haley Pullos serving a 90-days jail sentence, and the other rulings that will be part of her sentencing? Comment below.

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Marla Adams, The Young and the Restless’ Dina Mergeron, Dies at 85

Marla Adams, best known for portraying matriarch, Dina Abbott Mergeron on CBS’ The Young and the Restless for 37 years, died on April 25, 2024, in Los Angeles. The news came from Y&R’s Director of Media and Talent, Matt Kane.

Throughout her veteran soap opera career, Marla appeared had appeared on Secret Storm (in her other longest running soap role as Bell Clemens from 1988-1974), The Bold and the Beautiful (ex-Beth Logan), Days of our Lives (ex-Dr. Claire McIntyre), Generations (ex- Helen Mullin), General Hospital (ex-Mildred Deal) and Capitol (ex-Myrna Clegg).

However, it was her role as Y&R’s upper crust Dina, who abandoned her children and her marriage to John Abbott (the late Jerry Douglas) that was her most memorable role. Throughout the years, Dina would have several romantic reunions with John, but in 2017, the character returned to Genoa City to reunite with her estranged family. Dina was the on-screen mother to Ashley Abbott (Eileen Davidson), Traci Abbott (Beth Maitland) and Jack Abbott (Peter Bergman).

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As for Adams, she joined Y&R in 1982, but left the soap three years later her contract expired. She returned to Genoa City for stints in 1991, 1996 and 2008 before being asked by then Y&R head writer-producer Sally Sussman to return in 2017, which would begin the top-rated daytime drama telling the story of Alzheimer’s disease. Through Dina, the show shed light on a person going through the perils of the illness, and how the family copes and tries to come to terms with its fate.

In fact, Marla took home the Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Daytime Drama Series in 2021 for her work in the storyline, She had previously been nominated in 2018.

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Speaking with Michael Fairman TV, Marla shared on her final scenes on Y&R when Dina passed away and was reunited with John Abbott, “It was heart-wrenching for me.  In the story, Dina died when she went outside and to the front door of the Abbott home.  They did not tell me before-hand, and that’s why it was so wonderful.  I hope they came in for a closeup of that because I had no makeup on, it was beautiful, and then, Dina said, “Oh, John.”  I’ve done everything from movies, to daytime, to nighttime, to Broadway, but that was the iconic moment for me, to do this gig with wonderful, wonderful actors and friends, and to do this particular storyline.

Born in Ocean City, New Jersey, on August 28, 1938, Adams’ love for the stage was ignited after winning the Miss Ocean City and Miss Cape May pageants and finishing as a runner-up in the Miss New Jersey pageant. She also fondly remembered being the Miss Diamond Jubilee Queen during the 1954 celebration of the 75th anniversary of Ocean City’s founding.  A student at the American Academy of Dramatic Arts, Adams appeared on Broadway in the 1958 production of The Visit at the Morosco Theatre with Alfred Lunt and Lynn Fontanne and starred as June in the 1961 feature film, Splendor in the Grass

Over the span of her decades long career, Adams starred in more than 40 productions including television’s: The Golden Girls, Hart to Hart, The Love Boat, The New Dick Van Dyke ShowHarry OAdam-12Starsky and HutchMarcus Welby, M.D.Barnaby Jones, and the feature film, Beneath the Leaves.

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In a statement, Y&R’s current head writer and executive producer, Josh Griffith expressed, “On behalf of the entire company of The Young and the Restless, we send our deepest sympathies to Marla’s family. We’re so grateful and in awe of Marla’s incredible performance as Dina Mergeron as both Marla and Dina made an unforgettable mark on Y&R.

Marla is survived by her daughter, Pam Oates, son, Gunnar Garat, grandchildren, Gefjon and Stone, and her great-grandson, Remi.

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Michael Fairman TV sends our condolences to Adam’s family, friends and co-stars. Now below, share your remembrances of Marla Adams, and watch a few of our interview with Marla from the set of Y&R during the show’s 45th anniversary celebration and on the red carpet at the Daytime Emmys below.

 

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REPORT: Nicholas Chavez Not Returning to General Hospital

For those who were holding out hope that Daytime Emmy winner and fan favorite, Nicholas Chavez would be returning to General Hospital after filming his leading role in Ryan Murphy’s Monsters anthology, it looks like those hopes have been dashed.

According to a report from TV Line, although unconfirmed from General Hospital or a representative for Chavez, the actor will not reprise his role as Spencer Cassadine on the long-running ABC soap opera and continue the love story of Sprina opposite Tabyana Ali (Trina, GH).

Chavez was cast as Lyle Menendez over the the summer of 2023 for the second season of Murphy’s limited Monsters series on Netflix. In the upcoming season, the series will focus on the the case of Lyle and Erik Menendez, the two well-to-do Beverly Hills brothers accused of murdering their parents in 1989.

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After word from Chavez casting was revealed, GH fans were concerned over the fate of the Sprina story, a spokesperson for GH shared,  “We support Nicholas’ endeavors and look forward to having him return to General Hospital once this project is wrapped.”

In story, the series “killed off” Spencer when he went overboard with Esme to the steely waters below after being injected with a drug, thanks to Esme and falling into the Seine River in France. However, his body was never recovered, and believed to have drowned or washed away. Thus, leaving an opening for Spencer to return in the form of Chavez or be recast down the line.

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TV Line shared that ‘multiple sources’ are confirming that Chavez is not returning to the ABC soap opera, which is what many had suspected might be the case once he left for this major starring role in a Ryan Murphy project. Chavez has been relatively quiet on social media for months.

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The Michael Fairman Channel spoke with Nicholas Chavez for a virtual interview when he first joined the show in 2021, and spoke to him right after when he won the Daytime Emmy in 2022 – you can see those below.

No word yet on when Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menéndez Story will debut on Netflix, but it is assumed later this year.

So, what do you think about the news of Nicholas Chavez not returning to his role as Spencer Cassadine on General Hospital? Comment below.

 

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