Suzanne Somers.
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Actress Suzanne Somers, best known for her role on the television show Three’s Company and for fitness and health ventures, died on Sunday at the age of 76, according to a statement from her rep.
“Suzanne Somers passed away peacefully at home in the early morning hours of October 15,” Somers’ spokesman R. Couri Hay said in a statement.
“Suzanne was surrounded by her loving husband Alan, her son Bruce and her immediate family,” the statement continued. “Her family was gathered on October 16th to celebrate her 77th birthday.” Instead, they will celebrate her extraordinary life and would like to thank her millions of fans and followers who loved her dearly.
The New York Times reported that Somers died at her home in Palm Springs, California.
Somers, who rose to fame as Chrissy Snow on the popular 1970s sitcom, was diagnosed with breast cancer in 2000 and announced in late July that it had returned.
“I had breast cancer two decades ago and every now and then it comes back and I continue to fight it,” she said in a July 31 Instagram post. “This is not new territory for me. I know how to put on my combat gear and I’m a fighter.”
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