Suzanne Somers was reunited with her widower, Alan Hamel, via artificial intelligence.
A robotic replica of the late actress — who died in October 2023, just one day before her 77th birthday — was created by Realbotix Corp in partnership with Hollo.AI.
According to Us Weekly, Hamel, 88, worked with Realbotix to create a “digital twin” of the “Three’s Company” star capable of recalling their special moments as a couple.
“Meeting you was like a breath of fresh air,” Somers’ robot told Hamel in a video of a public demonstration obtained by the US Sun on Monday.
“Your energy is so uplifting. It always makes my day connecting with wonderful people like you.”
One of the demonstrators on the stage then asked Somers’ robot, “Do you remember the name Alan Hamel?”
She replied, “Of course I do! Alan Hamel is my husband of 55 wonderful years. He’s my partner in everything from life to love, and we shared so many beautiful memories together.”
Notably, the two were married for 46 years.
Hamel then asked Somers’ robot about her “favorite memory” they shared together.
“There’s so many! One of my favorites is when Alan and I were filming a cooking segment together a long time ago,” she responded.
“We had a little mishap with the blender. Let’s just say it didn’t go as planned, and we ended up wearing more of the smoothie than we actually made! We laughed so hard, and it became a running joke in our house. It’s those lighthearted moments that really bring us closer together.”
Us Weekly reported that Somers’ robot, which features her signature blond hair, imitates both her voice and speech patterns using recordings and footage taken from throughout her life.
Realbotix used a platform known as Hollo.AI to give “human-like conversational AI a physical form in a Realbotix robot,” per the outlet. The companies believe it’s the first-of-its-kind collaboration between robotics and AI developers.
A few months before she died, Somers had a breast cancer relapse, and the disease metastasized to her brain.
“Suzanne Somers passed away peacefully at home in the early morning hours of Oct. 15. She survived an aggressive form of breast cancer for over 23 years,” her longtime publicist, R. Couri Hay, told Page Six at the time.
“Suzanne was surrounded by her loving husband, Alan, her son, Bruce [Somers Jr.], and her immediate family.”
Hay noted that Somers’ loved ones had planned to gather on what would have been her 77th birthday.
“Instead, they will celebrate her extraordinary life and want to thank her millions of fans and followers who loved her dearly,” he shared.
“A private family burial will take place this week, with a memorial to follow next month.”
A friend added that the “Step by Step” star died “in her sleep with her loving husband by her side,” with another source revealing that Hamel had given his wife an early birthday present — a “handwritten love poem wrapped in her favorite pink peonies” — shortly before she passed.
They wed in 1977.
Somers’ first marriage was to Bruce Somers, with whom she shared her only child.
Hamel, for his part, shares son Stephen Hamel and daughter Leslie Hamel with his first wife, Marilyn Hamel.
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