More than a year after Suzanne Somers death, her widower, Alan Hamel, is dating again.Hamel recently reconnected with Joanna Cassidy, Somers former "Hollywood Wives" costar, whom he told Fox News Digital he has known for more than 45 years."Joanna was a guest star on The Alan Hamel Show in Canada in the 70s," he explained. "She was a great guest, and it was a dynamic show, and we liked each other, not romantically, but mainly with respect. Both of us were married at the time."Hamel married Somers in 1977 after they met in the late 1960s while working on the game show "The Anniversary Game," and were married for 46 years until Somers died.SUZANNE SOMERS' HUSBAND CREATES LATE WIFE'S AI TWIN MODELED AFTER THREES COMPANY' CHARACTERHamel said his producer, son Stephen Hamel, met Cassidy at a film screening recently, "and after a long conversation, suggested to Joanna that she and me would get along and should meet. Stephen did not know we knew each other."CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR THE ENTERTAINMENT NEWSLETTER"We got together and I told Joanna Id never been with an 80-year-old," he said. "She replied that shed never been with an 89-year-old. But it was certainly age appropriate. Joanna is extremely accomplished. She is easily the hardest working and most active actress in Hollywood for well over 50 years."'During the production of "Hollywood Wives" in the 1980s, Hamel said he ran into Cassidy many times. "It was very cordial," he added of the meetings on the set.Somers and Cassidy costarred in the 1985 miniseries, which was based on a Jackie Collins book. It also starred Anthony Hopkins, Candice Bergen and Angie Dickinson.THREES COMPANY' STAR SUZANNE SOMERS, HUSBAND ONCE FOUGHT LIEK MAD DOGS BUT THEIR PASSIONATE LOVE ENDUREDHamel also praised Cassidy as a mother and for her fundraising work for first responders."She is No Hollywood BS and we laugh a lot," he said. "During Suzannes last few days, she told me twice to dont mope around. Live your life.We will see one another after you cross over. Im fortunate to have Joanna in my life. Most men would love to have a Joanna in their life."LIKE WHAT YOURE READING? CLICK HERE FOR MORE ENTERTAINMENT NEWSHe said he doesnt know where the relationship is going, "but what I do know is that being in the cocktail hour of my life, I am blessed with a magnificent family thanks to incredible Suzanne, a privileged life, and our business that we created 50 years ago."CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APPSomers died in October 2023, a day before her 77th birthday, following a battle with breast cancer.