Suzanne Somers, 75, pitched Three’s Company redo with a HOLOGRAM version of the late John Ritter, wants Jenny McCarthy to play her and thinks sex with her husband, 85, is ‘great’ in wild and wide-ranging interview
Suzanne Somers wanted to star again on Three’s Company, the hit 1970s sitcom about three roommates living by the beach in Los Angeles.
And the 75-year-old actress’ idea was to use a hologram version of John Ritter – who died in 2013 – as well as his son, actor Jason Ritter, 42.
Also in her wide-ranging Behind The Velvet Rope With David Yontef podcast interview, the blond bombshell said that her sex life with her husband Alan Hamel, 85, makes her feel like she’s ‘having an affair’ and she wants Playboy star Jenny McCarthy to play her in a story of her life.
Not a bad idea: Suzanne Somers wanted to star again on Three’s Company, the hit 1970s sitcom about three roommates living by the beach in Los Angeles. And the 75-year-old actress’ idea was to use a hologram version of John Ritter – who died in 2013 – as well as his son, actor Jason Ritter, 42; seen this week on Instagram
As far as a Three’s Company reboot that would star John Ritter’s son and a hologram of John Ritter (who played Jack Tripper), she said, ‘I had suggested a show where you would imagine that Chrissy Snow and Jack Tripper eventually got married and they had a child and the child was Jason Ritter.
‘And I had suggested this to Jason’s people and that the show would be me and Jason, but that John would appear as a Hologram because it’d be like he was back and alive, but Jason doesn’t want to do anything reminiscent of what his father did. ‘
She said that was the last time she got ‘turned on by thinking about doing a series again’
The host said maybe another actor besides Jason could do it.
A hit! She came to fame with John Ritter on Three’s Company which debuted in 1976; also seen here are Joyce DeWitt, Norman Fell, Richard Kline and Audra Lindley
And Suzanne replied: ‘The marketing is so much better. Suzanne Sommers and John Ritter, son, Jason. And I guess that’s what he didn’t want, but that’s a marketer’s dream. Suzanne Sommers and Fred Schmoe is not a marketer’s dream. You know what I mean?’
She wants Jenny McCarthy to play her in a movie of her life.
‘Oh, I’m so glad they’re doing the movie of Cher’s life. I don’t know. Gosh, maybe Jenny McCarthy. Yeah. Yeah. Jenny and I have a similar rhythm. So maybe, maybe. I don’t know. I’ve never given it a thought until just this moment.’
Suzanne also shared that her sex life is so good with her husband that she feels like she’s ‘having an affair.’
‘I talk about my sex life, but I’m not going to put it on tape,’ she said. Suzanne and Alan Hamel have been married since 1977.
Hot stuff: Here the siren is seen on the beach in LA in 1982. She has made a business of staying young looking
‘You asked about that. Why do I talk about my sex life? I talk about my sex life, not for the shock value, but so that, my brand is my age. I don’t hide my age. I liked my age. I like that I’m aging the way I’m aging. And most people think at my age and my husband’s age, that that part of your life is over.
‘And I talk about it to let them know that when you restore yourself, remember aging is about worn out parts and you put back what you’ve lost in the aging process you get you back and you get you back sexually too.
‘So I talk about it so that people will know that it ain’t over. And I don’t see any signs of anything slowing down. It’s kind of incredible. I’m having, like, I’m in love with Alan Hamel and I’m having, I feel like I’m having an affair. It’s so fantastic. Yeah.’
No sex tape: Suzanne also shared that her sex life is so good with her husband that she feels like she’s ‘having an affair.’ ‘I talk about my sex life, but I’m not going to put it on tape,’ she said. Suzanne and Alan Hamel have been married since 1977. Seen with husband Alan Hamel in 2018
She also said she did not fully enjoy starring on Dancing With The Stars.
‘Well, I did as you know, Dancing With The Stars and I liked it. Didn’t love it. Cause again, I wasn’t in control of how I was put out there and I like to be the best at everything I do.
‘And there’s no way you can be the best when you’re dancing with professional dancers when you’re not a professional dancer. But I had a good partner, Tony Dovolani and he took care of me and it got me in shape to get ready for my residency. I, you know, I, I really, I went to my room that I had in Vegas in the best shape I’ve been in my entire career. So it was good for that. Forced exercise, six, seven, sometimes nine hours a day. I mean, it’s exhausting. Yea, but it’s good.’
Her twin: She wants Playboy cover girl Jenny McCarthy to play her in a movie; seen on The Masked Singer
She has kept her looks over the decades.
The Step By Step actress shared to Park magazine that she eats only organic and also used fresh herbs that are like ‘medicine.’
‘It’s as though nature knew we’d be bombarded with free radicals and chemicals coming into our bodies all the time,’ she explained.
‘Bringing these antioxidants into your food helps eliminate free radicals.’
Somers likes fresh herbs and spices, like rosemary, thyme, tarragon, mint, turmeric, chives, cayenne, cumin and cinnamon.
She does not age: Somers promoting the Cerebral Palsy Telethon in Central Park 1978
And she said to ingest omega-3 oils like olive, flax, or coconut oil, to help keep cell membranes pliable, ‘allowing air and water to flow through and flush chemicals that enter the body from food or the environment.’
Showstopper: The siren has still managed to retain her natural good looks
One of her favorite dishes is organic chicken with olive oil, rosemary and thyme. She adds sea salt.
‘When I eat this meal, I think it’s like healthy medicine I’m eating,’ she said. ‘It’s just so delicious.’
In her fifties she was diagnosed with breast cancer and that made her turn to clean eating.
‘I have to say that since I embraced health, I have never enjoyed life more,’ the northern California native shared.
‘I like the way I look. I like the way I feel. I like my energy. I have wisdom. I have perspective, and I can tell you that aging can be so incredible if you know how to approach it.’
The ThighMaster queen added it takes work.
‘Aging is amazing,’ she said. ‘Aging is something you should aspire to and look forward to and want.’
But a healthy life is crucial.
‘It’s about health; about shifting your thinking and understanding what it is that’s making us sick and how we can combat it.’
And when women over 50 feel achy, Suzanne said listen and heal it.
‘We have to learn the language of our bodies: Itching, b***ing, lack of sleep, sweating, bloating, forgetfulness, being dried up; that’s the body talking.
Bright light in the 70s: Seen here in 1979. The Step By Step actress shared that she eats only organic and also used fresh herbs that are like ‘medicine.’ ‘It’s as though nature knew we’d be bombarded with free radicals and chemicals coming into our bodies all the time,’ she explained
TIPS FOR LOOKING YOUNGER
EAT ORGANIC
Eat only organic and also used fresh herbs that are like ‘medicine.’
‘Bringing these antioxidants into your food helps eliminate free radicals.’
USE HERBS
Somers likes fresh herbs and spices, like rosemary, thyme, tarragon, mint, turmeric, chives, cayenne, cumin and cinnamon.
INGEST OILS
And she said to ingest omega-3 oils like olive, flax, or coconut oil, to help keep cell membranes pliable, ‘allowing air and water to flow through and flush chemicals that enter the body from food or the environment.’
COOK AT HOME
One of her favorite dishes is organic chicken with olive oil, rosemary and thyme. She adds sea salt.
LISTEN TO YOUR BODY
‘We have to learn the language of our bodies: Itching, b***ing, lack of sleep, sweating, bloating, forgetfulness, being dried up; that’s the body talking.’
BALANCE HORMONES
‘You can’t sleep unless you balance your hormones. When you don’t have hormones, you don’t care about sex. I mean, you can do it, but you’d rather have a smoothie. I didn’t like being there. I used to really like it, and I had three miserable years.’
‘Listen to your body. You can’t sleep unless you balance your hormones. When you don’t have hormones, you don’t care about sex. I mean, you can do it, but you’d rather have a smoothie. I didn’t like being there. I used to really like it, and I had three miserable years.’
The cover feature includes exclusive images from celebrity photographer Ron Galella, from her nights at Studio 54, her stints on Broadway as well as candid shots with husband Alan.
She told Park that between 1977 and 1980, she and Alan were regulars at Studio 54.
‘Even when it was happening, we knew that this was going to be historic, which of course it is,’ said the American Graffiti star.
‘We always stayed at the Morgan Hotel in the penthouse suite, which was filled with large bouquets of fragrant red roses.
‘We would sit on the outdoor terrace and on beautiful nights, having a glass of wine while mesmerized by the spires of Manhattan.’
Her favorite NYC restaurant was Rao’s! ‘The first time we were there, many, many, years ago, the waiter came to the table, and I requested the wine list. He looked at me, and with a heavy New York accent, he said, ‘I am the wine list. Do you want red or white?’
‘Another evening, our dear, dear, old friend Don Rickles was at Rao’s and two wise guys walked in, impeccably dressed in gray silk suits with just enough cuff, the perfect Windsor knot, and every hair in place. Plus, they were not smiling.
‘Don got everyone there to loudly hum the Godfather theme. We thought they were going to ‘take care of’ Don, but instead they broke up, their posture changed, they were laughing hysterically, and it was Don Rickles’ night.’
Park Magazine is the ‘newest premier luxury publication for Manhattanites.’
Somers’ most recent book is A New Way to Age: The Most Cutting-Edge Advances in Antiaging.
SOME OF SUZANNE’S BEST MOMENTS IN HOLLYWOOD
1973
Somers played the mysterious blonde in a white Thunderbird car in the 1973 classic film American Graffiti from George Lucas.
Somers played the mysterious blonde in a white Thunderbird car in the 1973 classic film American Graffiti from George Lucas
1976
She played a passenger on the first episode of The Love Boat.
She played a passenger on the first episode of The Love Boat in 1976
1977
She made a splash as the ditzy but darling blonde beauty Chrissy Snow on the sitcom Three’s Company that was considered racy because a straight man (played by John Ritter) was living with two single women (Suzanne and Joyce De Witt).
John Ritter, Joyce Dewitt, Suzanne Somers Three’s Company – 1977
1977
She had a guest starring role as a pinup in the ABC TV movie Ants! The star filmed the show in Qualicum Beach, Canada in 1977.
Here she is seen with nothing on under a beige sheet in a bed.
Somers appearing in the ABC tv movie Ants! in 1977
1978
Somers promoting the Cerebral Palsy Telethon in Central Park 1978. She wore a pink bathing suit which won the attention of onlookers.
Somers promoting the Cerebral Palsy Telethon in Central Park 1978. She wore a pink bathing suit which won the attention of onlookers
1979
The California native is seen here in a skimpy bikini for a segment on the popular late night show The Tonight Show with Johnny Carson.
On The Tonight Show with Johnny Carson for a skit as she wore a skimpy bikini
1979
She took to doing bathing suit photo shoots on the beach in the late 1970s to boost her career.
Here she had on a strapless one piece with her hair in a side ponytail, the look of the day.
She had a toned figure which led to her being the spokesperson for ThighMaster which made a fortune.
Get ready to surf! She modeled swimsuits on the beach to show off her incredible shape
1979
She made a name for herself with pinup photos with goofy hair styles. Here she is seen in a Three’s Company publicity photo.
In a beige workout outfit for a publicity shoot for her hit show Three’s Company
1980
The beauty in 1980 on the episode of Three’s Company titled Lee Ain’t Heavy, He’s My Brother. Jack (Ritter) disapproved of his visiting brother’s relationship with Chrissy (Somers).
She was fired during season five when she asked for a big pay raise.
The show ran from 1977 until 1984.
Lee Ain’t Heavy, He’s My Brother was the name of this episode for season four in 1980. Jack (Ritter) disapproved of his visiting brother’s relationship with Chrissy (Somers)
1991
In 1991 she was on the hit TV show Step By Step with costar Patrick Duffy of Dallas fame.
In 1991 she was on the show Step By Step with costar Patrick Duffy of Dallas fame. This episode was called Rules of the House and it aired on October 4, 1991
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